How To Configure Your RimWorld Together Server

Setting up your own RimWorld Together server means you get to make the rules! Whether you want to add a password to keep your colony private, change the name of your server, or adjust the maximum number of players allowed to join, everything is completely customizable.

You can easily manage your core world settings. Let us dive into the configuration options so you can get your server perfectly tuned up!

Important Warning: Always make sure your server is completely stopped on your MintServers panel before making any configuration changes. If you edit settings while the server is running, the game will overwrite your changes when it shuts down!

Editing the Configuration File Directly

If you prefer to edit the files manually or need to change advanced variables like the server's welcome message or autosave intervals, you can access the core JSON configuration file.

1. With your server stopped, navigate to the Files tab on the left-hand sidebar.
2. Follow this exact path:
📁 server (or your main server directory)
📁 Configs
📄 ServerConfig.json (Click to edit this file)
3. Click on the ServerConfig.json file to open the text editor.

{
  "ServerName": "My RimWorld Server",
  "Password": "",
  "MaxPlayers": 8,
  "GreetingMessage": "Welcome to the Rim!",
  "AutoSaveInterval": 15
}

Customizing Your Settings

You can safely change the values next to these variables to adjust your server rules. Here are the most important settings you can tweak:

• "ServerName": How your server appears in the multiplayer browser.
• "Password": Add a password here inside the quotation marks to make your server private. Leave it blank ("") for a public server!
• "MaxPlayers": The maximum number of colonists allowed to connect at the same time.
• "GreetingMessage": The message that pops up in the chat box when a player joins the server.
• "AutoSaveInterval": How often the server automatically saves your world (in minutes). Setting this to 15 means it saves every 15 minutes!

Save and Start

Once you are happy with your new rules, double-check your code to make sure you didn't accidentally delete any quotation marks or commas.

1. Click the Save Content button at the top right of the file editor.
2. Navigate back to the Console tab and click Start.

Your server will now boot up with your custom configurations applied! If your server seems to have reset its settings or refuses to boot, double-check your JSON file for formatting syntax errors. If you run into any trouble getting a specific setting to stick or find yourself stuck on a crash loop, no worries! Let's fix that together—just open a support ticket and our team will gladly jump in and configure it for you.