Vintage Story serverconfig.json Builder

Configure your Vintage Story dedicated server below. The JSON output updates live — copy or download when ready, then place serverconfig.json in your server's data folder alongside server-main.db.

Presets

Server Identity

ServerName

ServerDescription (optional)

Password (leave blank for no password)

MaxClients (1–64)

Port

PublicIPv4Address (optional)

World Settings

WorldName

WorldSeed (leave blank for random)

Map Width (MapSizeX)

Map Length (MapSizeZ)

Map Height (MapSizeY)

WorldClimate

LandCoverage

MapGenPlayStyle

Game Rules

AllowPvP (off)

AllowFireSpread (on)

AllowFallingBlocks (on)

CorpseDrops — corpse spawns on death (on)

RepairTool — admin repair tool (off)

InventoryDropOnDeath

Roles & Access

Default Role (role assigned to new players)

Allow guests to build (on)

Allow guests to use land claims (on)

Note: Vintage Story roles are a complex permission system. This tool generates the basic server framework. For full custom roles, edit the Roles array in the output JSON manually or use the in-game server admin panel.

Output — `serverconfig.json`

{
  "ServerName": "My Vintage Story Server",
  "ServerDescription": "",
  "Password": "",
  "Port": 42420,
  "MaxClients": 10,
  "ModPaths": ["Mods"],
  "AllowPvP": false,
  "AllowFireSpread": true,
  "AllowFallingBlocks": true,
  "InventoryDropOnDeath": "Everything",
  "CorpseDrops": true,
  "WorldConfig": {
    "WorldName": "default",
    "Seed": "",
    "MapSizeX": 1024,
    "MapSizeY": 256,
    "MapSizeZ": 1024,
    "WorldClimate": "Realistic",
    "LandCoverage": 0.5,
    "MapGenPlayStyle": "Random"
  },
  "StartupCommands": []
}

Where to place this file

Place serverconfig.json in your Vintage Story server's data folder — the same directory that contains server-main.db. On Linux this is typically ~/.config/VintagestoryData/ and on Windows %APPDATA%\VintagestoryData\.

Vintage Story serverconfig.json Builder

Output — serverconfig.json

Output — `serverconfig.json`