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Learn how to manage your Terraria server hosting with our Terraria guides.

How to Access Terraria Server Settings – Blog

How to Access Terraria Server Settings

There are many customization options for vanilla and modded Terraria servers, giving owners lots of possibilities. These can range from enabling god mode to editing the world’s weather system, among other unique changes. However, the process for tweaking t...
How to Add Plugins to Your Terraria Server – Blog

How to Add Plugins to Your Terraria Server

When playing vanilla Terraria, the repetitive gameplay may grow monotonous, leaving you to desire more. Luckily, the TShock modloader for Terraria allows you to install a wide array of game-changing plugins to your dedicated server. Whether you want to...
How to Ban and Unban Players on a Terraria Server – Blog

How to Ban and Unban Players on a Terraria Server

It’s unfortunately common for some players to cause trouble on your server. They may be griefing by destroying your builds, or they may have guessed your server’s IP if it doesn’t have a password to join. No matter the case, knowing how to quickly ban s...
How to Change the Difficulty of a Terraria Server – Blog

How to Change the Difficulty of a Terraria Server

When playing a Terraria server, you may eventually grow bored of the normal difficulty. There are many reasons for this, from desiring increased challenges to having more freedom. Luckily Terraria includes the option to adjust your server’s difficulty, a...
How to Change Your Terraria Server MOTD – Blog

How to Change Your Terraria Server MOTD

When playing on a Terraria server, a message is normally displayed upon joining, called the Message of the Day (MOTD). This can be a welcome message, a description of the server, or anything else that you desire. Adjusting your server MOTD can be confusing...
How to Change Your Terraria Server World Size – Blog

How to Change Your Terraria Server World Size

When playing on your Terraria server, you may eventually grow bored of the world size and want to either shrink or grow the space you have to work with. Luckily, Terraria has an option to select between 3 world sizes, allowing you to change the size for...
How to Connect to a Terraria Server via FTP – Blog

How to Connect to a Terraria Server via FTP

Hosting Terraria servers can introduce many possibilities for your players, such as custom worlds, mods, or the ability to have a private map. This typically leads owners to explore ways to configure and customize their server. However, these changes...
How to Create a New World File on a Terraria Server – Blog

How to Create a New World File on a Terraria Server

After playing on a Terraria server for a prolonged amount of time, you may find your world become tiresome. When this occurs, you may find yourself wishing to start over from the beginning to simply have a fresh world or begin with a harder challenge....
How to Install tModLoader Mods on your Terraria Server – Blog

How to Install tModLoader Mods on your Terraria Server

After playing vanilla Terraria for a long duration, you may find it becomes less enjoyable over time. Whether it’s a desire for new weapons, soundtracks, or simply aesthetic features, it can leave Terraria server owners wanting more out of the game. T...
How to Install TShock for Terraria Servers – Blog

How to Install TShock for Terraria Servers

When playing on a Terraria server, you may encounter a situation where the vanilla experience is no longer viable. Whether it’s the desire to add plugins or to gain access to a variety of commands, vanilla Terraria will not suffice. Introducing TShock, a...
How to Join a Terraria Server – Blog

How to Join a Terraria Server

Terraria is a 2D survival game focused around exploring, fighting, building, and more. Whether you want to delve into the deepest cave or slay powerful enemies, Terraria offers all of this and more. With randomly generated worlds to explore and survive...
How to Set a Password on a Terraria Server – Blog

How to Set a Password on a Terraria Server

When playing a Terraria server, you may find yourself in need of restricted player access. This can be used to ensure only your invited players can join, temporarily prevent other players from joining, and more. Luckily, all Terraria dedicated servers...
How to Set Yourself as Admin on a TShock Terraria Server – Blog

How to Set Yourself as Admin on a TShock Terraria Server

When playing on a TShock Terraria server, moderating players and using commands can become a common occurrence when you are the owner. By default, commands do not work while on a Terraria server, requiring you to add an admin account before they will...
How to Setup Crossplay for PC and Mobile on a Terraria Server – Blog

How to Setup Crossplay for PC and Mobile on a Terraria Server

When playing on a Terraria server, you may grow bored of not being able to play with all platforms. By default, Terraria servers cannot host both PC and mobile players at once, which can be discouraging if you have friends on these platforms. Luckily...
How to Upload a Custom World to a Terraria Server – Blog

How to Upload a Custom World to a Terraria Server

When playing a Terraria server, using freshly generated worlds may become monotonous over time. Luckily, Terraria servers allow you to upload a custom world, so you can play any existing world. Whether you use it to play minigames, use a fancy world from...
How to Upload Workshop Maps to a Terraria Server – Blog

How to Upload Workshop Maps to a Terraria Server

When playing Terraria, you may eventually become bored of playing on normal worlds. Surviving on randomly generated worlds can be interesting, but you may desire a more unique experience. Luckily, Terraria is compatible with the Steam Workshop, allowing...
How to View Logs on a Terraria Server – Blog

How to View Logs on a Terraria Server

Playing on a dedicated Terraria server can be lots of fun as you build and explore with others. Issues may arise eventually, however, requiring you to check the server console for more information. Whether this is because of a problematic player or a...
Terraria Default Administrator Commands – Blog

Terraria Default Administrator Commands

Managing your Terraria server can open the doors for many new possibilities, from custom features to controlling the world. There are multiple ways to do this, such as using plugins or tweaking settings. However, executing commands is the easiest way...