How to make your Sons of The Forest Server private

If you’re a fan of Sons of The Forest you may want to create your own private server where you can play with your friends or invite a select group of people to join. This can give you more control over who accesses your server and how the game is played and in this article we will show you how to make your Sons of The Forest server private step by step!

How to make your server private

1- Go to your server’s control panel, then hit “Stop” to stop your server

2- Click on the “Startup” tab in your control panel, you’ll find a field labeled “SERVER PASSWORD” type the password you want players to use when they join your server

3- Go to the “Console” tab, then hit “Start” to start your server

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