How to Change the MOTD on a Hytale Server

The MOTD (Message of the Day) is a short message displayed to players when they join.

Note

Stop your server before making changes to configuration files, otherwise they will be overwritten by the server.

How to Change the MOTD

Stop the Server
Stop your server via the management panel.
Open the Configuration File
Connect to your server via SFTP and open the config.json file in the root directory.

Set MOTD
Find the MOTD setting and change the value:

json

"MOTD": "Welcome to my server!"

"MOTD": "Welcome to my server!"

The new MOTD will be displayed to players in the server list and when joining.