How to Set a Password on Your Windrose Server
Restrict access to your Windrose dedicated server with a join password.
Setting a password prevents unauthorized players from joining. Your server will still be reachable via invite code, but players will be prompted for the password before they can connect.
Steps
Stop your server from the Dashboard.
In the panel sidebar, click File Manager.
Navigate to R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/ and open ServerDescription.json.
Set IsPasswordProtected to true and enter your password in the Password field:
"IsPasswordProtected": true,
"Password": "YourPasswordHere"Click Save Content, then start your server.
Removing the Password
Set IsPasswordProtected to false (the Password value is ignored when this is false) and restart your server:
"IsPasswordProtected": false,
"Password": ""Related Guides
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