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# Hytale server

Create and configure a Hytale server on RHQ Game Hosting.

Your Hytale server runs on our game panel (Pterodactyl). Hytale servers run on Java 25 and need at least 4 GB of memory.

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### Start the server

Open your server in the game panel and press **Start**. Wait until the console is ready for commands.
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### Authenticate the server

In the **Console** type `/auth login device`. Open [accounts.hytale.com/device](https://accounts.hytale.com/device), enter the code shown and confirm. The code expires after 15 minutes.
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### Configure it

Stop the server and edit `config.json` in the **Files** tab. Whitelist, permissions and bans are in `whitelist.json`, `permissions.json` and `bans.json`.
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### Join

In Hytale choose to connect to a server by address and enter `YOUR_SERVER_IP:5520`.
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## Ports

| Port   | Protocol | Use                    |
| ------ | -------- | ---------------------- |
| `5520` | UDP      | Game connection (QUIC) |

Your assigned ports are always visible in the panel and may differ from these defaults.

## Mods

Upload mod files (`.zip` or `.jar`) to the `mods/` folder and restart.

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Hytale uses **UDP only**. If you forward or allow a port in a firewall, allow UDP, not TCP.
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The server reads its files at start and rewrites them during play, so edits made while it runs can be overwritten. Always stop the server before editing. A single Hytale license can authenticate up to 500 servers.
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