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To set up a Hytale server on FREAKHOSTING, open a ticket so our team completes the first start (it links the server download to a Hytale account once). Then open Game settings in the Game Panel, set Server name, Server password and View distance, click Review and save and restart. Players join with the address shown on Overview, for example 203.0.113.10:5520.

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Before you start

  • Log in to the Game Panel.
  • Have Hytale installed and your Hytale account ready.
  • Your server runs on Java 25 and uses QUIC over UDP. You don’t need to install anything yourself.

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Why does the first start need our team?

Before a Hytale server can download its files and accept players, it must be linked once to a Hytale account through Hytale’s own login. Our team does this for you. Open a ticket, give us your server’s name in the panel, and ask us to complete the first start of your Hytale server. Once it has started once, the game creates config.json and the rest of its files, and you can change every setting yourself.

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How to set up your Hytale server

1

Open Game settings

Open your server and click Game settings under GAME SETTINGS. If you still see the check config.json does not exist yet, the first start has not finished. Reply to your ticket.
2

Name your server

Set Server name (the name shown to players) and, if you like, a Message of the day shown when players log in. See change the server name.
3

Choose who can join

For a private server, click Set next to Server password and enter a password. Or turn on Joining needs permission for a whitelist. See server password.
4

Lower the view distance

The page’s default View distance is 32 chunks. Hytale recommends 12 chunks or less for performance. Use the Light on memory preset to set 12.
5

Review, save and restart

Click Review and save, check the changes and click Save changes. Then click Restart now.
6

Copy your address

On Overview, click Copy address. This is the address players type to join, for example 203.0.113.10:5520.
Hytale Game settings page in the FREAKHOSTING Game Panel with the Server section and Presets button

Game settings for a Hytale server

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How to join your Hytale server

Start Hytale, open the multiplayer server list, add a server and enter your address. Your game must be on the same version as the server. Full steps: join your Hytale server.

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Make your first backup

Once your world is set up, open Backups and make a backup. Set up Automatic backups too, so you can undo a mistake or a crash. See back up your Hytale server.

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Quick facts about your Hytale server

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Frequently asked questions

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How much RAM does a Hytale server need?

Hytale needs at least 4 GB of memory. Memory use grows mainly with view distance and the loaded world area, so keep View distance at 12 chunks or less. See optimise performance.

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Can I play my singleplayer world on the server?

Yes. Upload the world folder to universe/worlds and set Default world to its folder name. See upload a singleplayer world.

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Will my server show up in a public server list?

Hytale’s official server discovery is planned but not available yet. Share your address with your players instead.

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How do I become admin?

See add an admin.

Hytale server guide

Every Hytale page in one place.

Join your server

Connect with your address.

Server settings explained

Every Game settings option.

Server not starting

What to check first.

Log in to the Game Panel

Open your server.
Checked against the official Hytale Server Manual on 3 November 2026; panel steps tested on our Game Panel on 3 November 2026 (Hytale server, Game settings and Startup pages). Steps may differ slightly if the game changes.

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Last Updated: November 2026