{"id":28367,"date":"2026-04-14T09:17:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/?p=28367"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:09:17","slug":"windrose-basic-server-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/windrose-basic-server-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Windrose: Basic Server Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- SEO: Focus Keyword: Windrose server settings configuration | Meta Description: Configure your Windrose dedicated server at GPORTAL: player count, password, invite code, world settings and ServerDescription.json explained. | SEO Title: Windrose Basic Server Settings | GPORTAL Wiki | gamekey: windrose | lang: en --><\/p>\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#overview\">Settings Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#gportal-interface\">Settings via GPORTAL Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#config-file\">ServerDescription.json Explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"overview\">Settings Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Windrose dedicated servers are configured via the <strong>GPORTAL web interface<\/strong> or by editing the <code>ServerDescription.json<\/code> config file directly. The most important settings are player limit, server password, and server name.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gportal-interface\">Settings via GPORTAL Interface<\/h2>\n<p>In your GPORTAL dashboard, navigate to <strong>My Servers \u2192 Windrose \u2192 Settings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Server Name<\/strong> \u2013 Public name visible to players joining by code<\/li>\n<li><strong>Max Players<\/strong> \u2013 Up to 8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Password<\/strong> \u2013 Optional. Leave empty for open access<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invite Code<\/strong> \u2013 Auto-generated. Share this with friends to join<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> Always stop the server before making changes, then restart to apply them.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"config-file\">ServerDescription.json Explained<\/h2>\n<p>The config file is located at:<br \/>\n<code>R5\\Saved\\SaveProfiles\\Default\\ServerDescription.json<\/code><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Key<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>MaxPlayerCount<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Integer<\/td>\n<td>Maximum number of players (max. 8)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>IsPasswordProtected<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Boolean<\/td>\n<td>true\/false \u2013 enables server password<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>InviteCode<\/code><\/td>\n<td>String<\/td>\n<td>Server join code for players<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Do I need to restart the server after changing settings?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Yes. Always stop the server before editing ServerDescription.json and restart it afterward to apply changes. Changes made while the server is running may be overwritten.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>What is the maximum player count for Windrose?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Windrose supports up to 8 players per dedicated server.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u2192 See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/wiki\/en\/windrose-how-to-invite-friends\/\">How to invite friends to your Windrose server<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Configure your Windrose dedicated server: player count, password, invite code and ServerDescription.json explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-blog-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,22],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Windrose: Basic Server Settings - GPORTAL Wiki<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;ll help you set up your GPORTAL Windrose server in no time\u2014it&#039;s a breeze. 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