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How to configure your Unturned server

Configure Commands.dat and Config.json roles, add admin players via owners.dat, swap maps, and manage Steam Workshop content properly.

Updated July 24, 2026
Unturned

Unturned splits configuration between a startup command list and a JSON file, both at the server root. This guide also covers admins and workshop maps.

Commands.dat

A list of commands run on every server start. Edit through the File Manager:

name My GSK Unturned Server
port 27015
maxplayers 24
password mypassword
pvp
map PEI
mode normal
perspective both
welcome "Welcome to the server!"
Command Notes
name Server name
port Network port
maxplayers Slot count
password Empty for public
pvp / pve Mode toggle
map A built-in map (PEI, Washington, Russia, Germany, France, etc.) or a workshop map name
mode easy, normal, hard
perspective first, third, vehicle, both
welcome Welcome message

Config.json

For finer control, edit Servers/<servername>/Server/Config.json. It controls gameplay multipliers, item and resource spawns, vehicle decay, and zombie behavior. A simplified excerpt:

{
  "Server": { "BattlEye_Secure": true, "Save_Interval": 600 },
  "Players": { "Lose_Items_PvP": 1.0, "Lose_Items_PvE": 0.0 },
  "Animals": { "Drops_Multiplier": 1.0, "Spawn_Chance": 1.0 },
  "Items": { "Spawn_Chance": 1.0 },
  "Resources": { "Spawn_Chance": 1.0 },
  "Zombies": { "Armor_Multiplier": 1.0, "Damage_Multiplier": 1.0 },
  "Vehicles": { "Quality_Decay": 0.05 }
}

Restart for changes to apply.

Admin Setup

Admins are listed in Servers/<servername>/Server/admins.dat, one SteamID64 per line. For full RCON-level access, add yourself to owners.dat in the same folder.

In-game, press / to open the command bar:

/give <player> <itemID> <amount>
/teleport <player> <location>
/kick <player> <reason>
/ban <player> <reason> <duration>
/admin <player>     Toggle admin status
/save

Maps and Workshop

To use a workshop map:

  1. Browse the Unturned Workshop on Steam and copy the Workshop ID from the URL.
  2. In Startup, set Workshop IDs to a comma-separated list, e.g. 1234567890,2345678901.
  3. In Commands.dat, set map MapName to match the workshop map's name.
  4. Restart. The egg auto-subscribes and downloads workshop content on every start.

World Resets

To wipe, stop the server and rename the entire Servers/<servername>/Level/<MapName>/ folder. On restart, Unturned recreates it fresh. To wipe only player data, delete the player save files inside the map folder.

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