StarRupture Server Setup on Windows

Download the StarRupture dedicated server from Steam. Create a folder for your server files.

1. Create a server directory, e.g., C:\servers\StarRupture
2. Download the dedicated server files from Steam
3. Extract or install to your server directory

Create a batch file to start your server. Always use this script instead of the Steam client to avoid session conflicts.

@echo off
cd /d C:\servers\StarRupture
start "" .\StarRuptureServerEOS.exe -Log -port=7777

Generate secure passwords using the official utility and upload them to your server.

1. Visit starrupture-utilities.com/passwords
2. Generate both an Admin password and a Player Password
3. Create Password.json and paste the admin password contents
4. Create PlayerPassword.json and paste the player password contents
5. Upload both files to the root directory (alongside StarRuptureServerEOS.exe)

Create or edit the DSSettings.txt file in your server directory (alongside StarRuptureServerEOS.exe).

{
  "SessionName": "MySaveGame",
  "SaveGameInterval": "300",
  "StartNewGame": "false",
  "LoadSavedGame": "false",
  "SaveGameName": "AutoSave0.sav"
}

Use our Config Builder to generate a customized configuration file.

Follow these steps carefully to create your first world:

1. Stop the server if running
2. Modify DSSettings.txt:

   "StartNewGame": "true",
   "LoadSavedGame": "false"

3. Start the server and wait for it to finish loading
4. Connect to your server using your WAN IP via "Join Server" button (NOT "Manage Server")
5. Press ESC and click the Save button in the menu - this writes your save to StarRupture\Saved\SaveGames\MySaveGame
6. Disconnect from the server
7. Stop the server (CTRL+C for graceful shutdown)
8. Revert DSSettings.txt:

   "StartNewGame": "false",
   "LoadSavedGame": "true"

9. Start the server and join - your world is now ready!

After initial world creation, use this configuration for normal operation:

{
  "SessionName": "StarRuptureServer",
  "SaveGameInterval": "300",
  "StartNewGame": "false",
  "LoadSavedGame": "true",
  "SaveGameName": "AutoSave0.sav"
}

To load an existing save game:

1. Stop the server
2. Ensure DSSettings.txt has:

   "StartNewGame": "false",
   "LoadSavedGame": "true"

3. Upload your save game .sav and .met files to the server
4. Rename them to AutoSave0.sav and AutoSave0.met
5. Start the server and join