{"id":20565,"date":"2025-01-28T19:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/?p=20565"},"modified":"2025-01-28T19:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:49:35","slug":"enabling-caves-in-dont-starve-together-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/enabling-caves-in-dont-starve-together-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Enabling Caves in Don&#8217;t Starve Together Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-1-configure-dst-server-folders-for-caves\">Step 1: Configure DST Server Folders for Caves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, set up the multi-shard structure required for caves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-1024x349.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-600x204.png 600w, https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-768x262.png 768w, https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-370x126.png 370w, https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-270x92.png 270w, https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-570x194.png 570w, https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12-740x252.png 740w, https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-12.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to <code>\/home\/container\/DoNotStarveTogether\/<\/code> in your Pterodactyl file manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create these folders if they don&#8217;t exist:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>\/config\/server\/Master\/<\/code> (for overworld)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>\/config\/server\/Caves\/<\/code> (for caves)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-2-configure-essential-files\">Step 2: Configure Essential Files<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-cluster-configuration\">A. Cluster Configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Edit or create <code>\/home\/container\/DoNotStarveTogether\/config\/server\/cluster.ini<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code>&#91;GAMEPLAY]\ngame_mode = survival\nmax_players = 6\npvp = false\npause_when_empty = true\n\n&#91;NETWORK]\ncluster_description = Your server description\ncluster_name = Your Server Name\ncluster_intention = cooperative\ncluster_password = \n\n&#91;MISC]\nconsole_enabled = true\n\n&#91;SHARD]\nshard_enabled = true\nbind_ip = 127.0.0.1\nmaster_ip = 127.0.0.1\nmaster_port = 10889\ncluster_key = your_cluster_key  # Must be same across shards<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-b-server-configuration-files\">B. Server Configuration Files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For Master (Overworld) &#8211; <code>\/config\/server\/Master\/server.ini<\/code>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code>&#91;SHARD]\nis_master = true\nname = Master\n\n&#91;NETWORK]\nserver_port = {{SERVER_PORT}}  # Default port from Pterodactyl<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For Caves &#8211; <code>\/config\/server\/Caves\/server.ini<\/code>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code>&#91;SHARD]\nis_master = false\nname = Caves\n\n&#91;NETWORK]\nserver_port = 11000  # Must be different from Master port<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-3-world-generation-settings\">Step 3: World Generation Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create Caves world settings &#8211; <code>\/config\/server\/Caves\/worldgenoverride.lua<\/code>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre 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