{"id":15435,"date":"2025-04-22T18:15:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=15435"},"modified":"2025-04-22T18:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:15:06","slug":"how-to-add-or-update-your-terraria-server-password","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-add-or-update-your-terraria-server-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add or Update Your Terraria Server Password"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By default, Terraria servers are open to the public, meaning anyone with your IP address can join. To increase the security of your server and prevent unwanted players from entering, you can set a password. This ensures only those with the correct password can access your server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing Your Terraria Server Password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily change your server\u2019s password through the Terraria Server Properties in the Config section of your control panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Log in to your server&#8217;s control panel<\/strong> and STOP the server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Click on the &#8220;Files&#8221;<\/strong> section in the left-hand side menu of your panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open the &#8220;serverconfig.txt&#8221; file<\/strong> and find the setting labeled &#8220;password&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the new password you want players to use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once done, click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restart your server<\/strong> to activate the new password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-25-1024x628.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-25-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-25-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-25-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-25-50x31.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-25-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-25-100x61.png 100w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-25.png 1069w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-27.png 587w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-27-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-27-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-27-60x31.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-27-100x52.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your server restarts, only players with the new password will be able to join.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By default, Terraria servers are open to the public, meaning anyone with your IP address can join. To increase the security of your server and prevent unwanted players from entering, you can set a password. This ensures only those with the correct password can access your server. 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