--- title: Configuring Your Terraria Server description: Learn how to configure your Terraria server hosted with Nodecraft using the serverconfig.txt file. source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/terraria/configuring-your-terraria-server-serverconfig-txt" image: "https://dynamic-assets.nodecraft.com/signedurl/w7vokBAexMnVlnMZ1Q/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6ImdhbWVfYmciLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Ntcy1hLm5vZGVjcmFmdC5jb20vZi8xMzM5MzIvMjAwMHg1NTAvOGIwZjdhNWNjMC90ZXJyYXJpYS1sYW5kaW5nLXBhZ2UtMS0yLTAucG5nL20vIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiZ2FtZV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9jbXMtYS5ub2RlY3JhZnQuY29tL2YvMTMzOTMyLzM3NXgxNTAvOGM1NTVhZWQwZi9sb2dvLnBuZy9tLyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImN0YV90ZXh0IiwidGV4dCI6IkNyZWF0ZSB5b3VyIG93biBzZXJ2ZXIhIn0seyJuYW1lIjoidGV4dCIsInRleHQiOiJDb25maWd1cmluZyBZb3VyIFRlcnJhcmlhIFNlcnZlciJ9XQ&s=efd459ae217ead9f2adee407fea5e5a367111d941a9ee499488e3ae36732ba4a" published: "2023-02-23T18:17:35.878Z" updated: "2024-09-23T21:33:00.000Z" --- # Configuring Your Terraria Server Learn how to configure your Terraria server hosted with Nodecraft using the serverconfig.txt file. One of the primary methods of configuring a Terraria server is using a config file called `serverconfig.txt`. The Game Settings tab in the Nodecraft Pro panel will write directly to this file. ![A view of the Game Settings tab for Terraria within Nodecraft Pro](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1080x713/7be086e367/game-settings.png/m/1000x0/smart) You also can manually edit this file within the Server Files tab, if that is your preference. ## ![A view of Nodecraft Pro's file explorer for Terraria highlighting the serverconfig.txt file](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1899x787/6112282d75/serverconfigtxt-edit.png/m/) ## Configuring Your Server The following is a list of the current settings the game allows as of the time of writing this article. You can always reference the [Terraria Wiki](https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/Server) for further information. `world=C:\Users\Defaults\My Documents\My Games\Terraria\Worlds\world1.wld` - Loads a world and automatically starts the server. `autocreate=3` - Creates a new world if none is found. World size is specified as: 1 (small) 2 (medium) and 3 (large) `seed=AwesomeSeed` - Sets the world seed when using autocreate. `worldname=World` - Sets the name of the world when using autocreate. `difficulty=0` - Sets world difficulty when using -autocreate. Options: 0 (normal) 1 (expert) 2 (master) 3 (journey). `maxplayers=8` - Sets the max number of players allowed on a server. The value must be between 1 and 255. `port=7777` - Set the port number. `password=p@55w0rd*` - Set the server password. `motd=Please don’t cut the purple trees!` - Set the message of the day. `worldpath=C:\Users\Defaults\My Documents\My Games\Terraria\Worlds\` - Sets the folder where world files will be stored. `banlist=banlist.txt` - The location of the banlist file. Defaults to "banlist.txt" in the working directory. `secure=1` - Adds additional cheat protection. `language` - Sets the server language from its language code. Available codes: - `en-US` = English - `de-DE` = German - `it-IT` = Italian - `fr-FR` = French - `es-ES` = Spanish - `ru-RU` = Russian - `zh-Hans` = Chinese - `pt-BR` = Portuguese - `pl-PL` = Polish `upnp=1` - Automatically forward ports with uPNP. `npcstream=60` - Reduces enemy skipping but increases bandwidth usage. The lower the number, the less skipping will happen, but more data is sent. 0 is off. `priority=1` - Default system priority. 0: Realtime 1: High 2: Above Normal 3: Normal 4: Below Normal 5: Idle. **Journey Mode power permissions for every individual power.** 0: Locked for everyone 1: Can only be changed by the host 2: Can be changed by everyone. `journeypermission_time_setfrozen=2` `journeypermission_time_setdawn=2` `journeypermission_time_setnoon=2` `journeypermission_time_setdusk=2` `journeypermission_time_setmidnight=2` `journeypermission_godmode=2` `journeypermission_wind_setstrength=2` `journeypermission_rain_setstrength=2` `journeypermission_time_setspeed=2` `journeypermission_rain_setfrozen=2` `journeypermission_wind_setfrozen=2` `journeypermission_increaseplacementrange=2` `journeypermission_setdifficulty=2` `journeypermission_biomespread_setfrozen=2` `journeypermission_setspawnrate=2` ## Disabling Settings If you ever wish for the server to ignore a specific setting, you can add a comment character (this is an overall coding term) at the beginning of each line, and the server will ignore that line. For Terraria, it uses the number sign `#`. Here’s a screenshot of an example file with a mixture of commented-out lines, and also some active. It’s pretty easy to tell which is which within the Nodecraft Pro, as the commented-out lines are greyed out. ![A view of a raw serverconfig.txt file for Terraria within Nodecraft Pro](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1897x878/f07352fa36/raw-serverconfigtxt.png/m/1000x0/smart)