Windrose Admin Commands

This page covers server administration for Windrose dedicated servers.

Note: Windrose is in Early Access and admin tooling may expand with future updates. Check the official Windrose documentation for the latest information.

Managing Your Server

For Survival Servers Customers

Use the Survival Servers control panel to manage your server:

• Start / Stop / Restart — Control server state with one click.
• Server Config — Adjust difficulty, multipliers, and gameplay settings through the config modal.
• ServerConfig.ini — Edit advanced engine settings.
• Engine.ini — Edit Unreal Engine configuration.
• Launch Parameters — Toggle options like Vehicle Physics.
• FTP Access / File Manager — Browse and edit server files directly.
• Automatic Restarts — Set restart intervals (2, 4, 6, 12, or 24 hours).

For Self-Hosted Servers

Manage your server by editing configuration files directly. See Windrose Server Configuration Guide for all available settings.

Server Administration Tasks

Setting Up Server Passwords

To password-protect your server, edit ServerDescription.json:

"IsPasswordProtected": true,
"Password": "your_password_here"

Survival Servers customers can set the password lock directly in the control panel.

Changing the Invite Code

Your server's invite code can be changed in ServerDescription.json:

• Must be at least 6 characters.
• Allowed characters: 0-9, a-z, A-Z.
• Case-sensitive.

Adjusting Difficulty

See Windrose Server Configuration Guide for detailed world difficulty settings including:

• Difficulty presets (Easy, Medium, Hard).
• Mob health and damage multipliers.
• Ship health and damage multipliers.
• Boarding difficulty.
• Co-op scaling modifiers.
• Combat difficulty (boss encounters and enemy aggression).

Save Data Location

World save data is stored in:

R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB\<game_version>\Worlds\<world_id>\

Back up this directory regularly to protect your world data.

See Also

• How to Create a Windrose Server Guide
• How to Join a Windrose Server
• How to Transfer a Local Save to a Windrose Server
• Windrose Server Configuration Guide
• Windrose on Steam
• Rent a Windrose Server from Survival Servers