What is a "Steam ID"? Just about everything that is on Steam's game launcher has a unique ID number associated with it, like the license plates on cars. Every game, every mod in the workshop, every community group, and every player account. Many games can use those Steam ID numbers for player accounts to quickly and easily identify players on your server. Those...
Starbound is one of the easier games to modify your server's settings for. If you want to edit the raw config file you can find it under the /storage/starbound_server.config file. Use the File Manager to quickly make changes to this file. There are a lot of options in this file, but these below are the highlighted options that we recommend making changes to. ...
First, you will need to copy your Dedicated IP Address from the Overview page of your control panel. It will be found under Server Information. Where to find the Dedicated IP Address on your control panel Start up your server, and open Starbound. Click on Join Game. Starbound Join Game Select or create your character, then paste the Dedicated IP...
Get the Mods Non-workshop mods are installed the exact same way on the server as on your computer; just use the File Manager to access the server's mods folder. The easiest way to get Steam Workshop mods is described below, and starts with subscribing to the mods in Steam Workshop, and letting steam download them automatically to the client on your local computer. ...
In order to control who joins your Starbound server, you can create "User Accounts" in the game's config files which will limit who can join your server. Each user account will allow only that player to connect to it, and each will have their own individual password. Changing The Config File The file that controls this is called starbound_server.config, and is normally located...
