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How to Configure Your Avorion Server

Avorion exposes most server settings through the AleForge Panel. Changes on the Startup tab apply when the server starts, so restart after editing values.

For the full command reference, see Avorion Console & Admin Commands.

  1. Open the AleForge Panel
  2. Stop the server
  3. Go to Startup
  4. Edit the settings you want to change
  5. Start the server
Setting What it does
Galaxy Name Name of the galaxy folder used for world saves
Server Name Name shown in the in-game server browser
Max Players Maximum number of players allowed online
Difficulty Galaxy difficulty from -3 (easiest) to 3 (hardest)
Public Whether players can join the server
Listed Whether the server appears in public server lists
Same Start Sector Whether all players spawn in the same sector
Infinite Resources Grants infinite resources to all players
Collision Damage Ship collision damage from 0 (off) to 1 (full)
Save Interval Seconds between automatic saves
Server Password Password required to join (if enabled)

After the server has run at least once, additional files are created in your galaxy folder under galaxy/<GalaxyName>/.

  • Galaxy configuration — contains gameplay and administrator settings
  • admin.xml — administrator Steam IDs (see Adding Admins)
  • modconfig.lua — Steam Workshop mods (see Install Mods)
  • whitelist.txt — player whitelist entries (see Whitelist guide)

Edit these from File Manager in the AleForge Panel. Stop the server before changing configuration files.