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
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)
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.