Hytale runs on the free plan, and its dedicated server is one of the simpler ones in the catalog: a Java-based server the panel sets up for you, with a couple of variables worth knowing before your first Start. This guide takes you from nothing to friends joining.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| You need | A Falix account |
| Plan | Free or premium |
| Time | About ten minutes |
1. Create the server
Go to Servers → Create server, open the Games tab, and pick Hytale. The panel builds the container and installs the server for you — there's no jar to download or upload.
2. Check the variables
Open Settings → Environment. Hytale's server exposes a small set of variables; the one that matters most:
| Variable | What it does |
|---|---|
| Auth mode | Defaults to authenticated — joining players are verified. Leave it unless you specifically need open auth. |
| Patchline | Which release channel the server runs (default: release). |
🎯 Good to know: Hytale is a young game and its server moves fast. The variables you see in Settings are always the source of truth for your server — if the panel shows an option this guide doesn't, the game added it recently; check the official Hytale server documentation for what it does.
3. Start it
Press Start on the Console page and watch the log. The server binds your public port automatically — you never configure an address by hand. First boot takes a moment while it prepares its assets.
4. Get friends in
Hytale players join with the address and port from your server's Network page — share both. There's no name-only shortcut for Hytale, so include the port every time.
⚠️ Heads up: On the free plan the usual rules apply: the server stops a while after everyone leaves, and the Timer page brings a stopped session back. The full story is in How free game servers work.
Verify it works
The console settles into the running server's output, and a friend connecting shows up in the log. If nobody can join, work through the address and port first — that's almost always the miss.
Troubleshooting
- Friends can't connect — they need the exact address and port from the Network page. Then check the server is actually running: I can't reach my server.
- Server stopped on its own — free-plan behavior; revive it from the Timer page. See How free game servers work.
- Something game-specific looks wrong — Hytale's server is evolving quickly; the official Hytale community and server docs are the current source for game-side issues.