Hytale server commandsThe most important commands for administration, world and building

Published on October 4, 2026 · last updated on November 8, 2026

Where you enter commands

There are two places where commands arrive:

• In the game via the chat. Commands start with a slash, for example /time. You need the right permissions - when in doubt, operator status.
• In the console in the web interface. There you always have full rights, even when you are not in the game. In the console, you can leave out the slash.

The console is mainly there for two situations: for the very first admin, who has to grant themselves rights, and for interventions while you are not playing - such as kicking a troublemaker while you are on the road. How to give yourself admin rights is explained in Become an admin.

The server itself shows you the complete list, including subcommands and examples: /help. Because Hytale is under continuous development in early access, that list is always more up to date than any overview on the web - including this one.

Managing and moderating players

Kick and ban differ in effect: a kick is a warning, and the player can rejoin directly. A ban is stored in bans.json and applies until the /unban. For a closed group, the whitelist is usually a better route than banning after the fact - see Whitelist and password.

Controlling the world and environment

Many of these settings can also be fixed permanently instead of setting them by command after every restart. PvP, fall damage, NPC spawning or a paused game time are stored in the config.json of each individual world. Which switches exist there is explained in Hytale server settings.

Building: selection, copying, prefabs

Hytale comes with building tools that operators can use directly in the game. The basic principle: first you mark an area with two corner points, then you work with that selection.

/replace and /fillblocks in particular change thousands of blocks with one command. /undo usually catches a slip, but for big rebuilds a copy of the world of your own is still recommended beforehand - how that works is in Create a backup.

Commands for all players

A few commands are meant for everyday use and, depending on how you assign permissions, useful for regular players too:

• /help - all commands you can use with your permissions.
• /whoami - your own player information, including the UUID. Handy when the admin needs to put you on the whitelist.
• /ping - latency to the server. Helps answer whether stuttering comes from the connection or from the server.
• /emote - play an emote.
• /mount - dismount or check your mount status.

Which player may use which command is controlled via /perm and the permissions.json file.

Server and updates

You shut the server down with /stop. With us, though, it is better to use the buttons in the web interface for restarts, since they also show the state of the server. Recurring restarts, for example at night, are set up in the task scheduler.

Hytale also comes with its own update commands, for example /update status for the current version. On our servers, you do not need them, because new Hytale versions are applied automatically. What happens in the background during an update is explained in Update your Hytale server. You manage plugins with /plugin; how they get onto the server in the first place is in Install mods and plugins.

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