How to change your Don't Starve Together server name and password

The server name, description and join password can all be changed through the cluster.ini Config Editor.

  1. Open your service, take a backup and stop the server.
  2. Click Configuration Files, then Config Editor beside cluster.ini.
  3. Enter the name players should search for in Server Name.
  4. Set Server Password, or leave it empty for a public server, and update the description if required.

    Don't Starve Together cluster.ini Config Editor showing the name password and description fields

  5. Click Save & Exit, start the server and search for the new name in Browse Games.

Use a join password that is different from your LogicServers, Steam and Klei account passwords.

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