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How to Enable RCON on Your V Rising Server Using ServerHostSettings.json

1. Log in to Your Panel


2. Select Your VRising Server

You can do so by clicking the “Manage server” option, which will open the dashboard by default.

Vrising panel logged for server selection highlighted with arrow

It should look like this :

Vrising Dashboard open highlighted with arrow

3. Stop Your Server

Vrising Stop highlighted with arrow.

4. Select the ‘Files’ Tab

Scroll down the Sidebar until you find the Files Tab.

Vrising Server Files Tab higlighted with arrow.

5. Locate the ‘save-data’ File

Proceed to open it.

save-data folder in the V Rising file manager

6. Locate the ‘Settings’ File

Proceed to open it.

VrisingOpenSettingsFolder

7. Locate the ‘ServerHostSettings.json’ File

Proceed to open it.

ServerHostSettings.json file in the V Rising file manager

It should look like this:

Vrising Serverhostsettings.json open in Files Tab unmarked


8. Locate the ‘RCON’ Configuration

Locate the following line:

RCON configuration section inside ServerHostSettings.json

9. Enable RCON

Change the value of "Enabled" from "false" to "true".

RCON Enabled value set to true in ServerHostSettings.json

10. Set a Secure RCON Password

Replace the default password with a strong password of your choice.

Before:

RCON password in ServerHostSettings.json

After:

Custom RCON password configured in ServerHostSettings.json

11. Configure the RCON Port (Optional)

By default, V Rising uses port 25575 for RCON connections. You can leave this value unchanged or specify a custom port.

Default:

“Port”: 25575

RCON port default value in ServerHostSettings.json

Custom Examples:

“Port”: 25580

RCON port configuration in ServerHostSettings.json

12. Save Your Changes

Select the Save Content button to apply the changes.


13. Restart Your Server and Game

Vrising Start highlighted with arrow.

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