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On a Hytale server, an admin is called an operator (op): a player with full rights over the server. Operators and other permissions are stored in permissions.json in the Server folder. On FREAKHOSTING, open a ticket with your Hytale username and our team makes you operator. The setting Allow Self-OP (on Game settings: Players can make themselves operator) exists but is off by default, because it lets every player take full rights.

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Before you start

  • Your server must be logged in to a Hytale account once. If it never has, see getting started.
  • Have your exact Hytale username ready.

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What can an operator do?

An operator has full operator rights on the server. Only give it to people you trust completely. Anyone with operator rights can change the server for everyone.

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How to become operator on your Hytale server

1

Open a ticket

Open a ticket, name your Hytale server and give the Hytale username of each player who should be operator.
2

Let us add you

Our team adds the players to the server’s permissions and tells you when it’s done.
3

Join the server

Join your server. If you were online while we added you, leave and join again.

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What does “Players can make themselves operator” do?

On Game settings, in Start-up and backups, you find Players can make themselves operator. It is the same setting as Allow Self-OP on the Startup page, which the panel describes as “Allow players to use /op self to grant themselves operator permissions.” It is off by default and marked CAREFUL.
With Players can make themselves operator (Allow Self-OP) on, every player can then give themselves full operator rights. Leave it off on any server that strangers can join. If you switch it on, use a password or the whitelist, and switch it off again as soon as you are done.
This setting is a Startup setting, so it applies the next time the server starts. After Review and save and Save changes, restart the server.

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Where are Hytale permissions stored?

Hytale reads these files when it starts and rewrites them when permissions change in game. If you edit Server/permissions.json yourself in Files, stop the server first and make a backup, or your change is likely to be overwritten.

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I remove an operator?

Open a ticket with the player’s username and we remove their operator rights.

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Can I give someone admin without giving them my panel login?

Yes. Operator rights are in-game only. To let someone manage the server in the panel too, add them as a sub-user with only the permissions they need.

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Why don’t my operator rights work?

Leave and rejoin the server. If they still don’t work, reply to your ticket and check that your username was spelled exactly right.

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Is it safe to turn on self-op?

Only on a private server, and only for a short time. Every player who can join can then make themselves operator.

Hytale server guide

Every Hytale page in one place.

Whitelist

Only named players can join.

Server settings explained

config.json, Game settings and Startup.

Sub-users

Share panel access safely.
Checked against the official Hytale Server Manual on 3 November 2026; panel steps tested on our Game Panel on 4 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