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This Icarus dedicated server guide lists every FREAKHOSTING help page for Icarus. Your server runs the official Icarus Dedicated Server. There is no Icarus settings page in the Game Panel: you set the name and updates on Startup, and everything else (password, admin password, prospect) in the file Icarus/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ServerSettings.ini, which you create in Files. New here? Start with getting started.

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Most asked

  1. Change the difficulty: difficulty is fixed when a prospect is created.
  2. Delete a character: characters live on each player’s PC, not on the server.
  3. Prospect settings: create, load and delete prospects.
  4. Farm exotics: deposits, extractors and replenishing.
  5. Dropships and extraction: get back to orbit without losing gear.
  6. Server updates: the AUTO_UPDATE switch.
  7. Open World vs Styx: which map to play.
  8. Fire and destruction: protect your base from fire.

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Start here

Getting started

Name, settings file, joining and your first prospect.

Log in to the Game Panel

Open your server.

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Game Panel guides

Server updates

AUTO_UPDATE and restarts.

Upload a prospect

Move a local world to the server.

Set a password

JoinPassword in ServerSettings.ini.

Become admin

AdminPassword and /AdminLogin.

Resume prospects

Load the last prospect after a restart.

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Commands and settings

ServerSettings.ini explained

Every key and its default.

Prospect settings

Create, load and delete prospects.

Admin commands

Kick, ban and lobby commands.

Difficulty and hardcore

Easy, Medium, Hard and Hardcore.

Insurance and permadeath

Keep Workshop gear or play Hardcore.

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Guides and tips

Open World vs Styx

Olympus, Styx and Prometheus.

Farm exotics

Radars, extractors and respawns.

Dropships and extraction

Return to orbit and beacons.

Fire and destruction

Lightning, fire whackers and stone.

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Troubleshooting

Delete a character

When the delete button won’t work.

Not showing in the list

Find your server in the browser.

Stuck in the lobby

Load a prospect automatically.

Console errors explained

Which errors are harmless.

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Frequently asked questions

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Is there an Icarus settings page in the Game Panel?

No. Set Server Name and AUTO_UPDATE on Startup, and everything else in ServerSettings.ini in Files. See ServerSettings.ini explained.

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Can I bring my own Open World to the server?

Yes. Upload the prospect’s .json file to Icarus/Saved/PlayerData/DedicatedServer/Prospects/ with the server stopped. See upload a prospect.

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Does my Icarus server support mods?

Mods are not set up on our Icarus servers. The server runs the official dedicated server as RocketWerkz ships it.

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How do I back up my Icarus prospects?

Use Backups in the Game Panel for a full copy, or download the .json files from the Prospects folder in Files.

Start, stop and restart

Control your server’s power.

File Manager

Create and edit files.

Startup variables

Server Name and AUTO_UPDATE.

Backups

Make and restore backups.
Tested by the FREAKHOSTING team on our Game Panel on 3 November 2026 (Icarus Dedicated Server). Steps may differ slightly if the game changes.

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Last Updated: November 2026