# How to Configure Your Vintage Story Server (serverconfig.json) (/docs/vintage-story/server-config)



Vintage Story uses `serverconfig.json`. Key settings: ServerName, Port, MaxClients, Password, WorldConfig (seed, map size, playstyle).

Playstyles [#playstyles]

* **Survival** — standard
* **Wilderness Survival** — harder, no trading
* **Creative** — building mode

Ports [#ports]

| Port  | Protocol      |
| ----- | ------------- |
| 42420 | TCP (default) |

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [How to Join](/docs/vintage-story/join-server)
* [Admin Setup](/docs/vintage-story/admin-setup)