Sons of The Forest Server Settings

To change settings for your server, you will need to access the config file via FTP or by using your control panel.

FTP

1. Stop your server from the panel.
2. Log in to FTP.
3. Navigate to the directory you wish to upload or edit a file.
   You want to edit the dedicatedserver.cfg file.
4. Open up the file using a text editor like Notepad or Notepad++.
   If you are not familiar with configuration files, any line starting with two slashes is ignored by the program.
   // This is a comment and will not be read by a file

Control panel

1. Click the Dedicatedserver.cfg button under the Advanced Config section of your control panel.
2. Edit the your desired settings.

Server Settings

Command	Description
"IpAddress": "0.0.0.0""	Listening interface for the game server, usually 0.0.0.0 if listening on all interfaces.
"GamePort": 8766	UDP port used for gameplay netcode (Bolt).
"QueryPort": 27016"	UDP port used by Steam to list the server and enable the discovery services.
"BlobSyncPort": 9700	BlobSyncPort UDP port used by the BlobSync system to initialize game systems and exchange data.
"ServerName": "Sons Of The Forest Server (dedicated)"	Name of the server visible in the server list, and in the Steam contacts.
"MaxPlayers": 8	Maximum number of players
"Password": ""	Enable VAC (Valve Anti-cheat System at the server. Must be set off or on
"LanOnly": false	Server password. blank means no password
"SaveSlot": 1	Server administration password. blank means no password
"SaveMode": "Continue"	Your Steam account name. blank means anonymous
"GameMode": "Normal"	Time between server auto saves in minutes - The minumum time is 15 minutes, the default time is 30
"SaveInterval": 600	Game difficulty mode. Must be set to Peaceful Normal or Hard
"IdleDayCycleSpeed": 0.0	New or continue a game. Must be set to New or Continue
"IdleTargetFramerate": 5	Slot to save the game. Must be set 1 2 3 4 or 5
"ActiveTargetFramerate": 60	Show event log. Must be set off or on
"LogFilesEnabled": false	Contact email for server admin
"TimestampLogFilenames": true	No enemies
"TimestampLogEntries": true	No enemies during day time
"GameSettings": {}	Reset all structure holes when loading a save
"CustomGameModeSettings": {}	Regrow 10% of cut down trees when sleeping