How to Configure Your Necesse Dedicated Server

Complete server.cfg reference for Necesse — server name, password, max players, world settings, difficulty, death penalty, raids, admin setup, and console commands.

Necesse uses a server.cfg file with a simple key=value format. This guide covers every setting, world creation options, admin setup, and all console commands.

Server File Structure

server.cfg

admins.txt

How to Edit server.cfg

Stop your server

Go to Console in the XGamingServer Panel and stop your server. Necesse overwrites server.cfg on shutdown, so always edit while stopped.

Open the file

Click Files in the sidebar and open server.cfg in the root directory.

Edit and save

Change the values you need, click Save Content, then start your server from Console.

server.cfg Reference

Setting	Default	Description
`serverName`	`"Necesse Server"`	Name displayed in the server browser
`serverPassword`	`""`	Password required to join. Leave empty for a public server
`maxClients`	`10`	Maximum simultaneous players
`pauseWhenEmpty`	`true`	Pause the world simulation when no players are online. Set to `false` if you want crops/settlers to progress while empty
`giveClientsPower`	`true`	When `true`, all players get admin-like permissions (can use settings GUI). Set to `false` for public servers and use `admins.txt` instead

giveClientsPower=true is fine for friend groups but dangerous on public servers — it lets any player change world settings. Disable it and use admins.txt for proper access control.

These settings are configured when the world is first created. Changing them in server.cfg after world creation has no effect — you'd need to delete the world and regenerate.

Difficulty

Level	Description
Casual	Low enemy damage, generous loot
Adventure	Balanced for new players
Classic	Standard difficulty (recommended)
Hard	Tougher enemies, more damage
Brutal	Maximum challenge — not for the faint-hearted

Death Penalty

Option	What Happens
Keep Inventory	No penalty. Items stay in your inventory
Drop Inventory	All items drop at your death location. Must retrieve them
Hardcore	Permanent death — character is deleted

Raid Frequency

Controls how often hostile raids attack your settlements:

None — Low — Normal — High — Very High

Higher raid frequency means more combat but also more loot from defeated raiders.

Setting	Default	Description
`worldSeed`	`""`	World generation seed. Empty = random. Only applies at world creation
`port`	`14159`	UDP port for game traffic. Can also be set via Startup in the panel

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Set giveClientsPower to false

In server.cfg, set:

giveClientsPower=false

This ensures only players listed in admins.txt have admin access, not everyone.

Restart

Restart from Console to apply.

Console Commands

Run these in Console in the panel:

Command	Description
`/kick <player>`	Kick a player from the server
`/ban <player>`	Ban a player permanently
`/unban <player>`	Remove a ban
`/permissions <player> <level>`	Set a player's permission level
`/list`	Show all connected players

Command	Description
`/give <player> <itemID> [amount]`	Give items to a player
`/tp <player> <x> <y>`	Teleport a player to coordinates
`/time set <value>`	Set the world time
`/world save`	Force an immediate world save

Command	Description
`/stop`	Graceful server shutdown (saves world first)
`/say <message>`	Broadcast a message to all players
`/help`	List all available commands

Ports

Port	Protocol	Purpose
14159	UDP	Game traffic

This port is configured via Startup in the panel or with the -port startup flag.