Don't Starve Together

This tutorial explains how to set up a Don't Starve Together server in the Cobalt dashboard.

Adding a token

Immediately after creating the server, you will see the message No auth token could be found in the console. This token is used to enable the server to function and to display it in the game's search results.

WARNING

This step is required since you won't be able to connect to the server without token.

1. Log in to your Klei account.

2. Go to the Don't Starve Together servers section.

3. Create a new server and copy its token.

4. Go to the Cobalt dashboard.

5. Open the servers page.

6. Find the server you want to add token in the table and click the first button in the actions column.

7. Open the files tab at the top.

8. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/cluster_token.txt file in the file editor.

9. Insert the token.

10. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

11. Open the overview tab at the top.

12. Click the restart button in the control block.

Changing configs

1. Open the servers page.

2. Find the server you want to change settings in the table and click the first button in the actions column.

3. Open the files tab at the top.

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   cluster.ini

   1. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/cluster.ini file in the file editor.

   2. Update the settings.

   List of settings

   This table refers to version 23922253. Some settings may not be available in earlier versions. Cobalt overrides some default values when a server is created.

   Key	Type	Default	Description
   max_players	integer	16	The maximum number of players that may be connected to the cluster at one time.
   pvp	boolean	false	Enables PVP. true - enabled false - disabled
   game_mode	string	survival	The cluster's game mode: survival, endless, wilderness.
   pause_when_empty	boolean	false	Pauses the server when there are no players connected. true - enabled false - disabled
   vote_enabled	boolean	true	Enables voting features. true - enabled false - disabled
   offline_cluster	boolean	false	Creates an offline cluster. The server will not be listed publicly, only LAN players can join, and steam-related functionality will not work. true - enabled false - disabled
   tick_rate	integer	15	Number of times per second the server sends updates to clients. Increasing this may improve precision but increases network traffic. Recommended to leave at default; if changed, use only for LAN games with a number evenly divisible into 60 (15, 20, 30).
   whitelist_slots	integer	0	Number of reserved slots for whitelisted players. To whitelist a player, add their Klei UserId to whitelist.txt in the same directory as cluster.ini.
   cluster_password	string	(blank)	Password that players must enter to join the server. Leave blank or omit for no password.
   cluster_name	string	DST Server	The name for the server cluster. This is the name shown in the server browser.
   cluster_description	string	(blank)	Cluster description. Shown in the server details area on the "Browse Games" screen.
   lan_only_cluster	boolean	false	When set to true, the server will only accept connections from machines on the same LAN. true - enabled false - disabled
   cluster_intention	string	cooperative	The cluster's playstyle: cooperative, competitive, social, madness.
   autosaver_enabled	boolean	true	When set to false, the game will no longer automatically save at the end of each day. The game still saves on shutdown, and can be saved manually with c_save(). true - enabled false - disabled
   max_snapshots	integer	6	Maximum number of snapshots to retain. Created every time a save occurs, available in the "Rollback" tab on the "Host Game" screen.
   console_enabled	boolean	true	Allows lua commands to be entered in the command prompt or terminal the server is running in. true - enabled false - disabled
   shard_enabled	boolean	false	Enables server sharding. Must be true for multi-level servers; can be omitted for single-level servers. true - enabled false - disabled
   bind_ip	string	127.0.0.1	Network address the master server listens on for other shard servers to connect to. Use 127.0.0.1 if all servers are on the same machine, or 0.0.0.0 if on different machines/containers. Only needed for the master server. Required if shard_enabled=true and is_master=true.
   master_ip	string	(blank)	IP address a non-master shard uses to connect to the master shard. Use 127.0.0.1 if all servers are on the same machine, or cobalt_server_<server_id> if in different containers. Required if shard_enabled=true and is_master=false.
   master_port	integer	10888	UDP port the master server listens on, and that non-master shards use to connect to it. Should be the same for all shards (set once in cluster.ini), and must differ from server_port on any shard running on the same machine as the master.
   cluster_key	string	(blank)	Password used to authenticate a slave server to the master. Must match across machines/containers that need to connect to each other. Required if shard_enabled=true.
   steam_group_only	boolean	false	When set to true, the server only allows connections from players belonging to the steam group listed in steam_group_id. true - enabled false - disabled
   steam_group_id	integer	0	Steam group ID for steam_group_only / steam_group_admins settings.
   steam_group_admins	boolean	false	When set to true, admins of the steam group specified in steam_group_id also have admin status on the server. true - enabled false - disabled

   WARNING

   Do not change the bind_ip and master_port settings.

   3. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

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   server.ini

   1. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/Main/server.ini file in the file editor.

   2. Update the settings.

   List of settings

   This table refers to version 23922253. Some settings may not be available in earlier versions. Cobalt overrides some default values when a server is created.

   Key	Type	Default	Description
   server_port	integer	10999	The UDP port that this server will listen for connections on. If running a multi-level cluster, this port must be different for each server on the same machine or container. Must be between 10998 and 11018 inclusive for players on the same LAN to see it in their server listing. Ports below 1024 are restricted to privileged users on some operating systems.
   is_master	boolean	(blank)	Sets a shard to be the master shard for a cluster. There must be exactly one master server per cluster. Set to true in the master server's server.ini, and false in every other server.ini. Required if shard_enabled=true. true - master false - not master
   name	string	(blank)	The name of the shard that will show up in log files. Ignored for the master server, which always has the name [SHDMASTER].
   id	integer	(randomly generated)	Automatically generated for non-master servers, used internally to uniquely identify a server. Altering or removing this may cause problems on your server if anybody's character currently resides in the world that this server manages.
   authentication_port	integer	8766	Internal port used by steam. Must be different for each server running on the same machine or container.
   master_server_port	integer	27016	Internal port used by steam. Must be different for each server running on the same machine or container.

   WARNING

   Do not change the id, server_port, authentication_port and master_server_port settings.

   3. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

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   worldgenoverride.lua

   1. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/Main folder in the file manager.

   2. Rename the file if you haven't already:

      • worldgenoverride.forest.lua to worldgenoverride.lua for the Forest server.
      • worldgenoverride.caves.lua to worldgenoverride.lua for the Caves server.

   3. Open the renamed worldgenoverride.lua file in the file editor.

   4. Update the settings.

   List of Forest settings

   This table refers to version 23922253. Some settings may not be available in earlier versions.

   Key	Type	Default	Description
   alternatehunt	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   angrybees	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   antliontribute	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   autumn	string	default	Available values: noseason, veryshortseason, shortseason, default, longseason, verylongseason, random.
   balatro	string	default
   bananabush_portalrate	string	default
   basicresource_regrowth	string	none
   bats_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   bearger	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   beefalo	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   beefaloheat	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   beequeen	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   bees	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   bees_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   berrybush	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   birds	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   boons	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   branching	string	default	Available values: never, least, default, most, random.
   brightmarecreatures	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   bunnymen_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   butterfly	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   buzzard	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   cactus	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   cactus_regrowth	string	default
   carrot	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   carrots_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   catcoon	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   catcoons	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   chess	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   cookiecutters	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   crabking	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   crow_carnival	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   darkness	string	default
   day	string	default	Available values: default, longday, longdusk, longnight, noday, nodusk, nonight, onlyday, onlydusk, onlynight.
   daywalker2	string	default
   deciduousmonster	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   deciduoustree_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   deerclops	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   dragonfly	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   dropeverythingondespawn	string	default	Available values: default, always.
   evergreen_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   extrastartingitems	string	default	Available values: 0, 5, default, 15, 20, none.
   eyeofterror	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   fishschools	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   flint	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   flowers	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   flowers_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   frograin	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   frogs	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   fruitfly	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   ghostenabled	string	always
   ghostsanitydrain	string	always
   gnarwail	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   goosemoose	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   grass	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   grassgekkos	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   hallowed_nights	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   has_ocean	boolean	true
   healthpenalty	string	always
   hound_mounds	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   houndmound	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   hounds	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   hunger	string	default
   hunt	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   junkyard	string	default
   keep_disconnected_tiles	boolean	true
   klaus	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   krampus	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   layout_mode	string	LinkNodesByKeys
   lessdamagetaken	string	none
   liefs	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   lightcrab_portalrate	string	default
   lightning	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   lightninggoat	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   loop	string	default	Available values: never, default, always.
   lunarhail_frequency	string	default
   lureplants	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   malbatross	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   marshbush	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   merm	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   merms	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   meteorshowers	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   meteorspawner	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moles	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moles_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   monkeytail_portalrate	string	default
   moon_berrybush	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_bullkelp	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_carrot	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_fissure	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_fruitdragon	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_hotspring	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_rock	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_sapling	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_spider	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   moon_spiders	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_starfish	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_tree	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   moon_tree_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   mosquitos	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   mushroom	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   mutated_bearger	string	default
   mutated_bird_gestalt	string	default
   mutated_birds	string	default
   mutated_buzzard_gestalt	string	default
   mutated_deerclops	string	default
   mutated_hounds	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   mutated_merm	string	default
   mutated_spiderqueen	string	default
   mutated_warg	string	default
   no_joining_islands	boolean	true
   no_wormholes_to_disconnected_tiles	boolean	true
   ocean_bullkelp	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   ocean_otterdens	string	default
   ocean_seastack	string	ocean_default	Available values: ocean_never, ocean_rare, ocean_uncommon, ocean_default, ocean_often, ocean_mostly, ocean_always, ocean_insane.
   ocean_shoal	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   ocean_waterplant	string	ocean_default	Available values: ocean_never, ocean_rare, ocean_uncommon, ocean_default, ocean_often, ocean_mostly, ocean_always, ocean_insane.
   ocean_wobsterden	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   otters_setting	string	default
   palmcone_seed_portalrate	string	default
   palmconetree	string	default
   palmconetree_regrowth	string	default
   penguins	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   penguins_moon	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   perd	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   petrification	string	default	Available values: none, few, default, many, max.
   pigs	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   pigs_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   pirateraids	string	default
   ponds	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   portal_spawnrate	string	default
   portalresurection	string	none
   powder_monkey_portalrate	string	default
   prefabswaps_start	string	default	Available values: classic, default, highly random.
   rabbits	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   rabbits_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   reeds	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   reeds_regrowth	string	default
   regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   resettime	string	default
   rifts_enabled	string	default
   rifts_frequency	string	default
   roads	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   rock	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   rock_ice	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   saltstack_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   sapling	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   season_start	string	default	Available values: default, winter, spring, summer, autumn|spring, winter|summer, autumn|winter|spring|summer.
   seasonalstartingitems	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   shadowcreatures	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   sharkboi	string	default
   sharks	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   spawnmode	string	fixed
   spawnprotection	string	default	Available values: never, default, always.
   specialevent	string	default	Available values: none, default.
   spider_warriors	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   spiderqueen	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   spiders	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   spiders_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   spring	string	default	Available values: noseason, veryshortseason, shortseason, default, longseason, verylongseason, random.
   squid	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   stageplays	string	default
   start_location	string	default	Available values: lavaarena, plus, darkness, quagmire_startlocation, caves, default.
   summer	string	default	Available values: noseason, veryshortseason, shortseason, default, longseason, verylongseason, random.
   summerhounds	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   tallbirds	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   task_set	string	default	Available values: default, cave_default, quagmire_taskset, classic, lavaarena_taskset.
   temperaturedamage	string	default
   tentacles	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   terrariumchest	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   touchstone	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   trees	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   tumbleweed	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   twiggytrees_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   walrus	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   walrus_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   wanderingtrader_enabled	string	always
   wasps	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   weather	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   wildfires	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   winter	string	default	Available values: noseason, veryshortseason, shortseason, default, longseason, verylongseason, random.
   winterhounds	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   winters_feast	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   wobsters	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   world_size	string	default	Available values: small, medium, default, huge.
   wormhole_prefab	string	wormhole
   year_of_the_beefalo	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_bunnyman	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_carrat	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_catcoon	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_dragonfly	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_gobbler	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_knight	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_pig	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_snake	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_varg	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.

   List of Caves settings

   This table refers to version 23922253. Some settings may not be available in earlier versions.

   Key	Type	Default	Description
   acidrain_enabled	string	always
   atriumgate	string	default	Available values: veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   banana	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   basicresource_regrowth	string	none
   bats	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   bats_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   beefaloheat	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   berrybush	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   boons	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   branching	string	default	Available values: never, least, default, most, random.
   brightmarecreatures	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   bunnymen	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   bunnymen_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   cave_ponds	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   cave_spiders	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   cavelight	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   chess	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   chest_mimics	string	default
   crow_carnival	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   darkness	string	default
   day	string	default	Available values: default, longday, longdusk, longnight, noday, nodusk, nonight, onlyday, onlydusk, onlynight.
   daywalker	string	default
   dropeverythingondespawn	string	default	Available values: default, always.
   dustmoths	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   earthquakes	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   evergreen_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   extrastartingitems	string	default	Available values: 0, 5, default, 15, 20, none.
   fern	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   fissure	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   flint	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   flower_cave	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   flower_cave_regrowth	string	default
   fruitfly	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   ghostenabled	string	always
   ghostsanitydrain	string	always
   grass	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   grassgekkos	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   hallowed_nights	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   healthpenalty	string	always
   hunger	string	default
   itemmimics	string	default
   krampus	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   layout_mode	string	RestrictNodesByKey
   lessdamagetaken	string	none
   lichen	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   liefs	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   lightflier_flower_regrowth	string	default
   lightfliers	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   loop	string	default	Available values: never, default, always.
   marshbush	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   merms	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   molebats	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   moles_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   monkey	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   monkey_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   moon_spider	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   mushgnome	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   mushroom	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   mushtree	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   mushtree_moon_regrowth	string	default
   mushtree_regrowth	string	default
   mutated_birds	string	default
   mutated_merm	string	default
   mutated_spiderqueen	string	default
   nightmarecreatures	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   pigs_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   portalresurection	string	none
   prefabswaps_start	string	default	Available values: classic, default, highly random.
   reeds	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   reeds_regrowth	string	default
   regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   resettime	string	default
   rifts_enabled_cave	string	default
   rifts_frequency_cave	string	default
   roads	string	never	Available values: never, default.
   rock	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   rocky	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   rocky_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   sapling	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   season_start	string	default	Available values: default, winter, spring, summer, autumn|spring, winter|summer, autumn|winter|spring|summer.
   seasonalstartingitems	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   shadowcreatures	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   slurper	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   slurtles	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   slurtles_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   snurtles	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   spawnmode	string	fixed
   spawnprotection	string	default	Available values: never, default, always.
   specialevent	string	default	Available values: none, default, hallowed_nights, winters_feast, year_of_the_gobbler.
   spider_dropper	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   spider_hider	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   spider_spitter	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   spider_warriors	string	default	Available values: never, default.
   spiderqueen	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   spiders	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   spiders_setting	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   start_location	string	caves	Available values: lavaarena, plus, darkness, quagmire_startlocation, caves, default.
   task_set	string	cave_default	Available values: default, cave_default, quagmire_taskset, classic, lavaarena_taskset.
   temperaturedamage	string	default
   tentacles	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   toadstool	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   touchstone	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   tree_rock	string	default
   tree_rock_regrowth	string	default
   trees	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   twiggytrees_regrowth	string	default	Available values: never, veryslow, slow, default, fast, veryfast.
   weather	string	default
   winters_feast	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   world_size	string	default	Available values: small, medium, default, huge.
   wormattacks	string	default	Available values: never, rare, default, often, always.
   wormattacks_boss	string	default
   wormhole_prefab	string	tentacle_pillar
   wormlights	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   worms	string	default	Available values: never, rare, uncommon, default, often, mostly, always, insane.
   year_of_the_beefalo	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_bunnyman	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_carrat	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_catcoon	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_dragonfly	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_gobbler	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_knight	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_pig	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_snake	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.
   year_of_the_varg	string	default	Available values: default, enabled.

   5. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

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4. Open the overview tab at the top.

5. Click the restart button in the control block.

Adding caves

If you want to add caves to your world, follow the instructions below:

1. Open the servers page.

2. Create two servers, add tokens to each one and stop them.

3. Decide which of the two will be Forest and which will be Caves.

4. Find the Forest server in the table and click the first button in the actions column.

5. Open the files tab at the top.

6. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/Main folder in the file manager.

7. Rename the worldgenoverride.forest.lua file to worldgenoverride.lua using the rename button in the actions column.

8. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/cluster.ini file in the file editor.

9. Update the cluster settings:

# Set the value to true
shard_enabled=true

# Remove the # at the beginning
bind_ip=0.0.0.0

WARNING

Make sure that master_ip setting starts with #.

10. Copy the entire contents of the file.

11. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

12. Go back to the servers page.

13. Find the Caves server in the table and click the first button in the actions column.

14. Open the files tab at the top.

15. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/cluster.ini file in the file editor.

16. Delete everything from the file and paste the content of the file from step 10.

17. Update the cluster settings:

# Remove the # at the beginning
master_ip=cobalt_server_1

# Add # at the beginning
#bind_ip=0.0.0.0

WARNING

Do not change the master_ip value, the example shows a random value, and yours may be different.

WARNING

Make sure that:

• shard_enabled setting is set to true.
• bind_ip setting starts with #.

18. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

19. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/Main/server.ini file in the file editor.

20. Update the server settings:

# Set the value to "false"
is_master=false

# Set the value to "Caves"
name=Caves

21. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

22. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/Main folder in the file manager.

23. Rename the worldgenoverride.caves.lua file to worldgenoverride.lua using the rename button in the actions column.

24. Delete the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/Main/save folder using the delete button in the actions column.

25. Start the Forest server and wait for it to finish starting up.

26. Start the Caves server.

Adding mods

1. Open the servers page.

2. Find the server you want to add mods in the table and click the first button in the actions column.

3. Open the files tab at the top.

4. Open the mods/dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua file in the file editor.

5. Register the IDs of individual mods using ServerModSetup or the IDs of mod collections using ServerModCollectionSetup:

# Individual mod
ServerModSetup("350811795")

# Mod collection
ServerModCollectionSetup("379114180")

TIP

You can find mods on Steam Workshop.

Example: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=350811795

In this case, the ID is 350811795.

6. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

7. Open the DoNotStarveTogether/cluster/Main/modoverrides.lua file in the file editor.

8. Enable mods:

return {
  ["workshop-375859599"] = { 
    enabled = true 
  },
  ["workshop-3740646188"] = { 
    enabled = true 
  }
}

9. Click the save button in the bottom left corner.

10. Open the overview tab at the top.

11. Click the restart button in the control block.

WARNING

If you're playing with Caves, you'll need to do the same for the second server.