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title: How to Add Oxygen to a Space Engineers Server
description: Learn how to enable oxygen usage on your Space Engineers server by updating your world’s configuration file in the Nodecraft dashboard.
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/space-engineers/how-to-add-oxygen-to-a-space-engineers-server"
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published: "2026-11-09T20:53:00.757Z"
updated: "2026-11-09T20:53:00.757Z"
---

# How to Add Oxygen to a Space Engineers Server

Learn how to enable oxygen usage on your Space Engineers server by updating your world’s configuration file in the Nodecraft dashboard.

In this guide we are going to cover how you can enable oxygen usage on your Space Engineers server.

## Enabling Oxygen

1. Open your [Dashboard.](https://app.nodecraft.com/dashboard)
2. Locate your Space Engineers server and click on the **Manage** button.
3. Stop your server before editing the configuration file.
4. Under **Files & Backup**, click on **Server Files**.
5. Navigate to **/config/Saves/World**.  
  ![Dark file manager with a left folder tree showing World under config/Saves, and a right pane listing files like Alien-1904...vx2 and Sandbox.sbc.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/823x625/90483de8d6/space-engineers-console-ftp-world-files.png/m/)
6. Double-click on **Sandbox\_config.sbc** to open the file.
7. Look for the following line, which should be around halfway through the file: **<EnableOxygen>false</EnableOxygen>**
8. Change **false** to **true** so the line looks like this: **<EnableOxygen>true</EnableOxygen>**  
  ![Code config toggles: EnableToolShake, EnableOxygen, EnableOxygenPressurization, Enable3rdPersonView, EnableEncounters; VoxelGeneratorVersion 4.x](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/548x107/028bff6596/space-engineers-console-file-editing-oxygen.png/m/)
9. Click on **Save Changes** to save the file.
10. Start/Restart your server to apply the change.

## Conclusion

You have now enabled oxygen on your Space Engineers server by updating your world’s configuration file. Players will now be held to oxygen usage and requirements while playing on the server.