Best fika.jsonc Server Settings for Co-op Tarkov

Fika’s server behaviour is controlled by fika.jsonc, found in SPT\user\mods\fika-server\assets\configs. You need to launch the server once for the file to generate, then edit it with a text editor and restart the server for changes to apply. Here are the settings most worth knowing for a co-op group.

Fair-play and anti-cheese

• friendlyFire — whether teammates can damage each other. Turn off for casual runs, on for realism.
• forceSaveOnDeath — force-saves a player’s inventory when they die, “mitigating ALT+F4 cheating.” Recommended on for groups that want death to matter.
• blacklistedItems — items that cannot be sent/shared between players.

Progression and co-op feel

• sharedQuestProgression — shares quest progress across the group (and affects shared-XP options). Great for keeping a squad on the same quests.
• useBtr — whether the BTR armored vehicle spawns.
• dynamicVExfils — scale vehicle extracts with the number of players.
• canEditRaidSettings — let clients tweak raid settings before starting.

Free cam and spectating

allowFreeCam and allowSpectateFreeCam control whether players can use free cam while alive or move freely when spectating — useful for content creators, best left off for competitive groups.

Required and optional mods

The mods.required and mods.optional lists let you enforce which client mods players must (or may) have to connect — key for keeping everyone in sync. For the full walkthrough of applying config on a hosted server, see our configure your Stay in Tarkov server guide.

Facts in this guide are drawn from the official Project Fika wiki. Fika is a free, non-commercial community project for SPT and is intended for private co-op with friends — you must own Escape From Tarkov to use it.