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Enshrouded server guides.
One task per guide: how to do it in the ArthOS panel, and by hand where there is a way.
Basics
9 guides-
Basics Back up and restore an Enshrouded world
The world lives in the savegame folder. Take a panel backup of it, restore one, or copy the world files out with Files or SFTP. - Basics
Change Enshrouded server player slots
Set how many players can join your Enshrouded server, from 1 to 16, with Player slots on the Startup page. Restart to apply it. - Basics
Change your Enshrouded server name
Change the name players see in the Enshrouded server list: set Server name on the Startup page, save, and restart the server. - Basics
Connect to an Enshrouded server
Open Join, turn on Show dedicated server, pick the server by name and type a group password. If it is not listed, add the address in Steam. - Basics
Set up an Enshrouded server
Start your Enshrouded server, wait for the first start to finish, then set its name, player slots and passwords and send players the address. - Basics
Update an Enshrouded server
Players on a newer Enshrouded version cannot join until the server updates. Restart the server to update it, or let it update itself when it is empty. - Basics
Upload a single player world to an Enshrouded server
Copy your world files from Saved Games to the server's savegame folder with Files or SFTP, with the server stopped. Keen's guides do not cover it. - Basics
Enshrouded server requirements
Keen Games say an Enshrouded server idles near 4.4 GB of memory, adds up to 100 MB per player, and needs 6 to 8 cores. Full figures here. - Basics
Restart an Enshrouded server
Restart from the Console power buttons, or on a schedule. Everyone on the server is dropped and can rejoin once it is back up.
Players and groups
6 guides- Players and groups
Enshrouded admin password: what it does and how to set it
Players who join an Enshrouded server with the Admin password can kick and ban from the Social tab. Find, change and protect that password here. - Players and groups
Enshrouded user groups and permissions
An Enshrouded server has four groups: Admin, Friend, Guest and Visitor. The password a player types picks their group. Here is how to set what each may do. - Players and groups
Kick and ban players on an Enshrouded server
Join with the Admin password, open the Social tab and kick or ban a player. The panel lists bans and lets you lift one while the server is stopped. - Players and groups
Set an Enshrouded server password
Every Enshrouded group has its own password, and the password a player types decides their group. Change them on the Players page or Startup. - Players and groups
Enshrouded reserved slots
Keep room for admins and friends on a full Enshrouded server. Set reserved slots per group, and see why the total cannot pass your player slots. - Players and groups
Use the Enshrouded live map
The Players page can show where each player is on Embervale, with paths and places. Turn it on, follow a player, and choose who may see it.
Settings
11 guides- Settings
Enshrouded server difficulty presets
An Enshrouded server has five difficulty choices: Default, Relaxed, Hard, Survival and Custom. Set it in the Config Editor, then restart. - Settings
Turn on text and voice chat on an Enshrouded server
Text chat and voice chat are off on a new Enshrouded server. Turn them on in the Config Editor, pick voice range, then restart the server. - Settings
Use the Enshrouded Config Editor
Change Enshrouded difficulty, enemies, day length and more in the Config Editor. Edit, save, and the change applies at the next start. - Settings
Add server list tags to your Enshrouded server
Tags tell players your server's languages, whether new players are welcome and what it is about. Pick them in the Config Editor and restart. - Settings
Change Enshrouded day and night length
Set how long day and night last on your Enshrouded server. Defaults are 30 and 12 minutes. Pick new values in the Config Editor. - Settings
Change Enshrouded enemy settings
Set how many enemies, how hard they hit and how tough bosses are on your Enshrouded server. All in the Enemies group of the Config Editor. - Settings
Enshrouded custom game settings
The Enshrouded server settings under Custom: what each group holds. They only count with Custom, and the panel switches Custom on for you. - Settings
Enshrouded resource and experience rates
Change mining, plant growth, loot, workshop time, weapon upgrade cost, runes back and experience on your Enshrouded server. Each row takes a number. - Settings
Enshrouded server hunger and weapon wear settings
Turn hunger and starving on, set how long players stay hungry, make food last longer, or stop weapons breaking. All four are rows in the Config Editor. - Settings
Enshrouded world settings: weather, Shroud, fishing
Change weather, the Shroud curse, Shroud time, fishing, taming and glider turbulence on your Enshrouded server in the Config Editor. - Settings
What players lose when they die on an Enshrouded server
Choose what a player leaves behind when they die: materials only, the whole backpack, or nothing. Set On death in the Config Editor and restart.
Fixes
4 guides- Fixes
Cannot join an Enshrouded server
Cannot join your Enshrouded server? Check the group password, a full server or reserved slots, a game newer than the server, and a ban. - Fixes
Enshrouded server not showing in the server list
If your Enshrouded server is missing from Join, turn on Show dedicated server, wait for it to finish starting, or add its address to Steam Favorites. - Fixes
Enshrouded server lag: what to check
Keen Games say an Enshrouded server needs about 4.4 GB of RAM idle, plus 100 MB a player. Check your plan size and player slots first. - Fixes
Enshrouded server logs: where they are and how to read
The Enshrouded server writes logs/enshrouded_server.log. Read it in the Console or in Files; only the current run is kept.
- Back up and restore an Enshrouded world The world lives in the savegame folder. Take a panel backup of it, restore one, or copy the world files out with Files or SFTP.
- Cannot join an Enshrouded server Cannot join your Enshrouded server? Check the group password, a full server or reserved slots, a game newer than the server, and a ban.
- Change Enshrouded server player slots Set how many players can join your Enshrouded server, from 1 to 16, with Player slots on the Startup page. Restart to apply it.
- Change your Enshrouded server name Change the name players see in the Enshrouded server list: set Server name on the Startup page, save, and restart the server.
- Connect to an Enshrouded server Open Join, turn on Show dedicated server, pick the server by name and type a group password. If it is not listed, add the address in Steam.
- Enshrouded admin password: what it does and how to set it Players who join an Enshrouded server with the Admin password can kick and ban from the Social tab. Find, change and protect that password here.
- Enshrouded server difficulty presets An Enshrouded server has five difficulty choices: Default, Relaxed, Hard, Survival and Custom. Set it in the Config Editor, then restart.
- Enshrouded server not showing in the server list If your Enshrouded server is missing from Join, turn on Show dedicated server, wait for it to finish starting, or add its address to Steam Favorites.
- Enshrouded user groups and permissions An Enshrouded server has four groups: Admin, Friend, Guest and Visitor. The password a player types picks their group. Here is how to set what each may do.
- Kick and ban players on an Enshrouded server Join with the Admin password, open the Social tab and kick or ban a player. The panel lists bans and lets you lift one while the server is stopped.
- Set an Enshrouded server password Every Enshrouded group has its own password, and the password a player types decides their group. Change them on the Players page or Startup.
- Set up an Enshrouded server Start your Enshrouded server, wait for the first start to finish, then set its name, player slots and passwords and send players the address.
- Turn on text and voice chat on an Enshrouded server Text chat and voice chat are off on a new Enshrouded server. Turn them on in the Config Editor, pick voice range, then restart the server.
- Update an Enshrouded server Players on a newer Enshrouded version cannot join until the server updates. Restart the server to update it, or let it update itself when it is empty.
- Upload a single player world to an Enshrouded server Copy your world files from Saved Games to the server's savegame folder with Files or SFTP, with the server stopped. Keen's guides do not cover it.
- Use the Enshrouded Config Editor Change Enshrouded difficulty, enemies, day length and more in the Config Editor. Edit, save, and the change applies at the next start.
- Add server list tags to your Enshrouded server Tags tell players your server's languages, whether new players are welcome and what it is about. Pick them in the Config Editor and restart.
- Change Enshrouded day and night length Set how long day and night last on your Enshrouded server. Defaults are 30 and 12 minutes. Pick new values in the Config Editor.
- Change Enshrouded enemy settings Set how many enemies, how hard they hit and how tough bosses are on your Enshrouded server. All in the Enemies group of the Config Editor.
- Enshrouded custom game settings The Enshrouded server settings under Custom: what each group holds. They only count with Custom, and the panel switches Custom on for you.
- Enshrouded reserved slots Keep room for admins and friends on a full Enshrouded server. Set reserved slots per group, and see why the total cannot pass your player slots.
- Enshrouded resource and experience rates Change mining, plant growth, loot, workshop time, weapon upgrade cost, runes back and experience on your Enshrouded server. Each row takes a number.
- Enshrouded server hunger and weapon wear settings Turn hunger and starving on, set how long players stay hungry, make food last longer, or stop weapons breaking. All four are rows in the Config Editor.
- Enshrouded server lag: what to check Keen Games say an Enshrouded server needs about 4.4 GB of RAM idle, plus 100 MB a player. Check your plan size and player slots first.
- Enshrouded server logs: where they are and how to read The Enshrouded server writes logs/enshrouded_server.log. Read it in the Console or in Files; only the current run is kept.
- Enshrouded server requirements Keen Games say an Enshrouded server idles near 4.4 GB of memory, adds up to 100 MB per player, and needs 6 to 8 cores. Full figures here.
- Enshrouded world settings: weather, Shroud, fishing Change weather, the Shroud curse, Shroud time, fishing, taming and glider turbulence on your Enshrouded server in the Config Editor.
- Restart an Enshrouded server Restart from the Console power buttons, or on a schedule. Everyone on the server is dropped and can rejoin once it is back up.
- Use the Enshrouded live map The Players page can show where each player is on Embervale, with paths and places. Turn it on, follow a player, and choose who may see it.
- What players lose when they die on an Enshrouded server Choose what a player leaves behind when they die: materials only, the whole backpack, or nothing. Set On death in the Config Editor and restart.