Getting started with Hytale

Hytale is its own game. Minecraft instructions, plugins and settings do not apply.

First start: log in#

A Hytale server must be authorised with your Hytale account before players can join.

1. Start the server and watch the Console page.
2. If it shows a link and a code, open the link and enter the code.
3. If it does not, type /auth login device in the Console to get one.

If your account has more than one profile, set Game Profile (username) in Settings > Startup.

Connect#

Copy the address from the Connect card on the Overview page. In Hytale, open Servers, add a server and enter the address with its port.

Upload a world#

Worlds are kept in universe/worlds, with one folder per world.

1. Stop the server and take a backup on the Backups page.
2. Zip your world folder and upload it to universe/worlds on the Files page.
3. Unarchive it, then start the server.

Keep the old folder until you know the new one works.

Install mods#

Upload mod files to the mods folder on the Files page and restart. If a mod crashes the server, remove it from that folder and check the Console for its name.

Make yourself an operator#

With the server running, type this in the Console:

/op add YourName

Allow Self Operator in Settings > Startup lets players give themselves operator with the /op command. Leave this off unless you trust everyone who can join, as it gives them full control.

Where the settings are#

All of these are in Settings > Startup:

• Automatic Update: keeps the server up to date.
• Patchline: the release channel. Players need a matching game version.
• Enable Backups, Backup Frequency and Maximum Backups: Hytale's own world backups, separate from the panel's Backups page.
• Auth Mode: how players are verified. Leave this as it is unless you know you need to change it.