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Terraria

Terraria is a 2D open-world game, with a partially integrated third dimension.
Explore, fight, dig and build. Almost anything is possible in the action-packed adventure game.

Basic server configuration

How do I create a new character?

To create a new character, do the following:

  1. Start the game
  2. Select either single player or multiplayer to open the character selection screen
  3. Select “NEW” at the bottom right of the character selection screen
  4. Select the game mode you want to play (Journey, Classic, Mediumcore or Hardcore)
  5. Edit the character and give it a name
  6. Select “Create” and start your adventure

How do I join my Terraria server?

Proceed as follows:

  1. Start the game
  2. Click on “Multiplayer”
  3. Click “Join via IP”
  4. Select a player / Create a player
  5. Enter just the IP of your server (without the port) on the first page
  6. Click “Accept”
  7. Enter the port
  8. Accept
  9. Then enjoy the game!!

Create backup

You can create backups for your GPORTAL server if you want to. You receive free storage space for saving your game play.

Note Please note that backups are not created automatically.

How to create a backup via the web interface:

  1. Log on to our website
  2. Click on “My Servers” in the menu on the left
  3. Select the desired server
  4. Click on “Backup” in the “Administration” menu on the left
  5. Click on “Create Backup“
  6. The server stops for the backup
  7. After creating the backup, the server restarts automatically

Important No backups can be saved between 19:00 and 21:00 (CET).

  • Log in to our website
  • Click on “My Server” in the menu on the left
  • Select the desired server
  • Click on “Backup” in the “Administration” menu on the left
  • Click on “Create Backup”
  • You see the backup in the list below

How do I become an Admin?

ImportantThe following instructions apply to Terraria with the TShock Mod and not the Vanilla version!

  1. Log on with your GPORTAL account
  2. Select the server
  3. Click on “Basic Settings” in the menu on the left
  4. Make a note of the FTP data
  5. Connect to the FTP server
  6. Open the “tshock” sub-directory
  7. Copy the code from the “setupcode.txt” file
  8. Start Terraria
  9. Connect to your server
  10. Open chat (Default: Enter)
  11. Enter “/setup CODE” in chat

How do I become a permanent Admin?

To become a permanent Admin on your Terraria server, follow the steps in the “Become an Admin” section.
If you have logged in as an Admin in the game, follow these steps:

  1. Open chat in the game (Default: Enter)
  2. Enter the command: “/user add PLAYERNAME PASSWORD superadmin” (no quotation marks)
  3. Use: “/login PLAYERNAME PASSWORD” in chat to get Admin rights.

Further server configuration

How can I upload/download a game world?

Before proceeding with the following steps, stop your server. Once that is done, go through the steps below:

Upload a game world

  1. Go to the status page of your Terraria server and you will see the FTP access information
  2. We suggest that you use FileZilla
  3. Enter the hostname, username, password and port in FileZilla and click “Quick Connect”
  4. On the left side are your local files and on the right side are the server files
  5. Click on “Worlds” on the right side
  6. Find the same file on your PC (left side) and either right click on it and choose “Download” or just drag it to the other side
  7. Wait until the download of the world is finished
  8. Select your world in the basic settings of your server
  9. Save
  10. Now start your server and have fun!

Download a game world

  1. Go to the status page of your Terraria server and you will see the FTP access information
  2. We suggest that you use FileZilla
  3. Enter the hostname, username, password and port in FileZilla and click “Quick Connect”
  4. On the left side are your local files and on the right side are the server files
  5. Click on “Worlds” on the right side
  6. Right-click on the “Worlds” folder and download it
  7. Now start your server again

If you want to upload these world files to your server again at a later time, you will find the instructions directly above.

tModLoader Installation and how to use it

The tModLoader is an easy way to load Terraria modifications (mods) and add them to the game. The installation of said mods is very easy to handle and usually happens via drag & drop function. The effort is therefore low.

How do I install the tModLoader?

You can find tModLoader for free in the Steam catalog. Just click HERE and you will be taken directly to the right page or search for the term in the Steam store.

How do I add mods?

After downloading tModLoader, launch it from your Steam library. Once you are in the main menu, click on “Workshop” and in the next menu “Workshop Hub” click on “Manage Mods”.

Now a folder should open. Normally you can find this folder manually under the following path:
C:\Users\YourName\Documents\My Games\Terraria\ModLoader\Mods

Here you can now add or pack your desired mods. Make sure that a valid mod must always be in the “tmod” format (i.e. the file extension), so that it is recognized as a mod.

After you have done that, you can ignore the folder or close it. Click in the menu of the tModLoader now once on “Back” and then on “Mods”. You will now land in the overview “Mods List”.

You can activate and deactivate mods here. To activate a mod for the first time click on “Reload mods”.

How do I install the mods on my server?

After you have completed all steps in the tModLoader, you have to install the mods on the server side. But this is also done quick and easy.

  • First connect to your server via FTP connection
    -> We recommend using Filezilla for the FTP connection
  • Once you are connected to your server, you will see the folders of your PC (local data) on the left side and the data on your server on the right side.
  • On the right side search for the following path:
    /gxxxxxx/terraria/mods/
    Hint: The 6 times x-symbols stand for a combination of numbers
    -> e.g. g123456/terraria/mods
  • When you have found the path, add the “tmod”-files you have already used before
  • Normally a file named “enabled.json” should be already created here as well
    -> If this is not the case, then start your server once (and then stop it again)
    -> Alternatively you can create the file manually
  • If the file is there, open it with a right click and the selection “Edit
  • In the file you now have to add the name of the mod or mods you want to use
  • This should then look something like this:
[
"Modname1",
"Modname2",
"Modname3"
]

Note: For each mod you want to use, create a new line. It is also important that you put a comma after each mod. Exception is the last mod, because the list ends here.

Save your entry and then close the FTP connection to your server.

Now start the game and connect to your server with the help of tModLoader. You are ready to go. We wish you a lot of fun!