Hytale Server Guides: Setup, Config and Troubleshooting
This is the home for GHosting's Hytale server guides. Hytale runs a real headless dedicated server on Java 25 with authenticated downloads, provider authentication, QUIC networking over UDP and exact client-server version matching, so its setup and troubleshooting steps differ from older game servers. Use the guides below to stand a server up, keep it reachable and fix the problems people hit most.
Start a managed Hytale server on 4, 6 or 8 GB plans
Getting started
- How to host a Hytale dedicated server: Java 25, the official downloader, provider authentication, UDP 5520, config, backups, updates, mods and systemd.
- Hytale server requirements: the official 4 GB floor, Java 25, CPU, disk, UDP and practical plan sizing.
Configuration and maintenance
- Hytale server config settings: config.json, player limits, view radius, game mode, mod loading and safe edits.
- How to update a Hytale server: staging commands, launcher scripts, pre-update backups, verification and rollback.
- How to back up and restore a Hytale server: universe data, config, permissions, mods, off-host copies and restore checks.
Fixing connection problems
- Hytale server not showing up: authentication, QUIC UDP ports, bind address, exact-version matching, discovery heartbeats, mods and config.
Managed Hytale hosting
If you would rather skip Java, OAuth, QUIC and service setup, a GHosting Hytale server installs the official Java 25 build, authenticates through the documented provider flow, exposes the allocated UDP port, keeps worlds and backups, and gives you settings, files and a writable console in one panel. Nothing renews automatically.
We are adding more Hytale guides on ports, world transfers, mods and admin commands. This page lists each one as it goes live.