Don't Starve Together Guide

Knowledge Base Server Guides
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Clusters

  1. Ensure all settings under Cluster Settings match between the main instance and all cave instances.

  2. Under Server Settings, ensure you have only one Master Server enabled and the rest need unique Shard Names and Shard IDs set.

  3. To generate a cave biome you must place the leveldataoverride.lua file into the dstserver\dstserver_config\Cluster_1\shard folder.

Example leveldataoverride.lua:

return {
  background_node_range={ 0, 1 },
  desc="Delve into the caves... together!",
  hideminimap=false,
  id="DST_CAVE",
  location="cave",
  max_playlist_position=999,
  min_playlist_position=0,
  name="The Caves",
  numrandom_set_pieces=0,
  override_level_string=false,
  overrides={
    atriumgate="default",
    banana="default",
    bats="default",
    bats_setting="default",
    beefaloheat="rare",
    berrybush="default",
    boons="default",
    branching="default",
    brightmarecreatures="default",
    bunnymen="default",
    bunnymen_setting="default",
    cave_ponds="default",
    cave_spiders="default",
    cavelight="default",
    chess="default",
    day="longday",
    dropeverythingondespawn="default",
    dustmoths="default",
    earthquakes="default",
    extrastartingitems="default",
    fern="default",
    fissure="default",
    flint="default",
    flower_cave="default",
    flower_cave_regrowth="default",
    fruitfly="default",
    grass="default",
    grassgekkos="default",
    krampus="default",
    layout_mode="RestrictNodesByKey",
    lichen="default",
    liefs="default",
    lightflier_flower_regrowth="default",
    lightfliers="default",
    loop="default",
    marshbush="default",
    merms="default",
    molebats="default",
    moles_setting="default",
    monkey="default",
    monkey_setting="default",
    mushgnome="default",
    mushroom="default",
    mushtree="default",
    mushtree_moon_regrowth="default",
    mushtree_regrowth="default",
    nightmarecreatures="default",
    pigs_setting="default",
    prefabswaps_start="default",
    reeds="default",
    regrowth="default",
    roads="never",
    rock="default",
    rocky="default",
    rocky_setting="default",
    sapling="default",
    season_start="default",
    seasonalstartingitems="default",
    shadowcreatures="default",
    slurper="default",
    slurtles="default",
    slurtles_setting="default",
    snurtles="default",
    spawnprotection="default",
    specialevent="default",
    spider_dropper="default",
    spider_hider="default",
    spider_spitter="default",
    spider_warriors="default",
    spiderqueen="default",
    spiders="default",
    spiders_setting="default",
    start_location="caves",
    task_set="cave_default",
    tentacles="default",
    toadstool="default",
    touchstone="default",
    trees="default",
    weather="never",
    world_size="default",
    wormattacks="rare",
    wormhole_prefab="tentacle_pillar",
    wormlights="default",
    worms="default" 
  },
  required_prefabs={ "multiplayer_portal" },
  settings_desc="Delve into the caves... together!",
  settings_id="DST_CAVE",
  settings_name="The Caves",
  substitutes={  },
  version=4,
  worldgen_desc="Delve into the caves... together!",
  worldgen_id="DST_CAVE",
  worldgen_name="The Caves" 
}

Mods

  1. dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua must be edited to include the workshop mod numbers you want to automatically download and placed in mods folder.

Example dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua:

--There are two functions that will install mods, ServerModSetup and ServerModCollectionSetup. Put the calls to the functions in this file and they will be executed on boot.

--ServerModSetup takes a string of a specific mod's Workshop id. It will download and install the mod to your mod directory on boot.
	--The Workshop id can be found at the end of the url to the mod's Workshop page.
	--Example: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=350811795
	--ServerModSetup("350811795")
ServerModSetup("394470072")
ServerModSetup("818739975")
ServerModSetup("1557044984")
ServerModSetup("1349799880")
ServerModSetup("522117250")
ServerModSetup("385979230")
ServerModSetup("1101769273")
ServerModSetup("407977022")
ServerModSetup("1337321458")
ServerModSetup("1324800295")
ServerModSetup("376333686")
ServerModSetup("727774324")
ServerModSetup("370373189")
ServerModSetup("385006082")
ServerModSetup("352499675")
ServerModSetup("384396097")
ServerModSetup("444235588")
ServerModSetup("347079953")
ServerModSetup("358749986")
ServerModSetup("1606900400")
ServerModSetup("902800933")
ServerModSetup("378160973")
ServerModSetup("1260583154")
ServerModSetup("375859599")
ServerModSetup("2008480548")
ServerModSetup("356930882")
ServerModSetup("436441644")
ServerModSetup("799440875")
ServerModSetup("462469447")
ServerModSetup("363112314")
ServerModSetup("903331107")
ServerModSetup("380423963")
ServerModSetup("364189966")
ServerModSetup("378962221")
ServerModSetup("356420397")
ServerModSetup("1664128154")
ServerModSetup("403252663")
ServerModSetup("727244271")
ServerModSetup("656256171")
ServerModSetup("1405120786")
ServerModSetup("947862914")
ServerModSetup("358015908")
ServerModSetup("382363357")
ServerModSetup("861013495")
ServerModSetup("2675609101")
ServerModSetup("502031011")
ServerModSetup("1865881435")
ServerModSetup("2623494521")
ServerModSetup("2399917180")
ServerModSetup("2087177552")
ServerModSetup("2330050880")
ServerModSetup("2328209982")
ServerModSetup("1851574434")
ServerModSetup("2485482489")
--ServerModCollectionSetup takes a string of a specific mod's Workshop id. It will download all the mods in the collection and install them to the mod directory on boot.
	--The Workshop id can be found at the end of the url to the collection's Workshop page.
	--Example: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=379114180
	--ServerModCollectionSetup("379114180")
  1. modoverrides.lua must be edited to include the same workshop mod numbers and placed in the dstserver\dstserver_config\Cluster_1\shard folder. You can also specify special settings in this file per mod.

Example modoverrides.lua:

return {
["workshop-394470072"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-818739975"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1557044984"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1349799880"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-522117250"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-385979230"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1101769273"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-407977022"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1337321458"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1324800295"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-376333686"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-727774324"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-370373189"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-385006082"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-352499675"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-384396097"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-444235588"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-347079953"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-358749986"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1606900400"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-902800933"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-378160973"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1260583154"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-375859599"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-2008480548"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-356930882"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-436441644"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-799440875"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-462469447"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-363112314"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-903331107"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-380423963"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-364189966"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-378962221"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-356420397"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1664128154"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-403252663"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-727244271"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-656256171"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1405120786"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-947862914"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-358015908"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-382363357"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-861013495"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-2675609101"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-502031011"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1865881435"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-2623494521"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-2399917180"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-2087177552"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-2330050880"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-2328209982"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-1851574434"] = { enabled = true },
["workshop-2485482489"] = { enabled = true }
}

Admins (Credit to Rayshen)

  1. To add admin rights you need to make a txt file called adminlist.txt in this location dstserver\dstserver_config\Cluster_1

  2. It must have your KU ID’s Example: KU_XXXXXXXX The X is your ID info. You can get it at Klei Account 3. Save it and start your server you now have admin rights.