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GuidesGuidesSpin up a free Hytale server — create it, set the auth mode, start, and get friends in with the address and port.
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 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.