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title: How to Set Your Vintage Story Server to Private
description: Set your Vintage Story server to private and control who can join by adjusting the access settings in just a few quick steps.
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/vintage-story/how-to-set-your-vintage-story-server-to-private"
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published: "2025-07-29T19:13:53.616Z"
updated: "2025-07-29T19:13:53.586Z"
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# How to Set Your Vintage Story Server to Private

Set your Vintage Story server to private and control who can join by adjusting the access settings in just a few quick steps.

Making your **Vintage Story** server private is a great way to control who joins your world and avoid unwanted players. Nodecraft gives you two easy options for privacy: **setting a password** or **hiding your server from the public list**.

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## Setting Your Server to Private

1. **Log into your Nodecraft Panel** and **stop your server** before making changes.
2. Locate the **Game Settings** tab.
3. Edit your **Password** or toggle **Advertise Server**.

- *Adding a password will ensure no one can connect via IP or from the public server list without entering that password.*
- *Toggling Advertise Server off will remove the server from being displayed on the public server list. If the slider is gray, then the setting is disabled.*

4. Select **Submit**.

![Setting your vs server private](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/829x952/87d4e562b6/game_settings_pass_vs.png/m/)5. **Start** your Vintage Story server.

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## Quick Tips

- Always **stop the server** before editing config files.
- Share the server IP, port, and password directly with trusted players if it’s hidden.
- Make sure players know how to **direct connect** when the server is private.

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## Conclusion

Whether you’re building with friends or running a private community, securing your Vintage Story server is quick and easy with Nodecraft. By setting a password or hiding it from the public list, you stay in control of who gets to join and play. It only takes a few clicks to keep your server safe and private.

## Need Help?

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