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BeamMP server settings: every option explained

BeamMPUpdated Oct 22, 20264 min read

All BeamMP options are in Settings, Game Settings. Click in a field, type and press Enter, or flip a switch. Every change applies at the next start: click Restart now on the banner that appears. The panel writes ServerConfig.toml from these settings at every start, so do not edit that file by hand.

Game Settings of a BeamMP server

The options

OptionWhat it doesDefault and limits
Server NameThe name in BeamMP's server list, the one players search for. Takes ^ colour codes.BeamMP Server. Up to 128 characters, no line breaks.
Server DescriptionThe line under the name in the list. Takes ^ codes; ^p starts a new line.BeamMP Default Description. Up to 128 characters.
BeamMP Server VersionWhich BeamMP build runs: latest, or a release tag such as v3.9.3. A tag is installed at the next start.latest
BeamMP Auth KeyYour free key from keymaster.beammp.com. The server does not start without it.Empty. 36 characters, like 1a2b3c4d-1a2b-1a2b-1a2b-1a2b3c4d5e6f.
Max PlayersThe player limit in use. Read only here: change it with Edit slots on Overview.Your plan's slots
PrivateOn: the server is not in BeamMP's list; friends use Direct connect.Off
Max CarsHow many cars each player may have at a time.1. From 1 to 10.
MapThe map the server runs, written like /levels/west_coast_usa/info.json. Easier on the Server map card of Mods & maps./levels/gridmap_v2/info.json (Grid Map)
Chat loggingRecords what players type, so it shows on the Chat tab of the Players page.On
Server TagsTags for the list filters, separated by commas, such as Freeroam,Drift,Lang:English.Freeroam. Up to 256 characters.
Allow GuestsOff: only players signed in to BeamMP can join.On
PlayNHost ToolsThe small plugin behind the Players page: live list, kick, bans, whitelist, vehicle rules and messages. Players install nothing. Off: the server runs as plain BeamMP.On

Under Show advanced at the bottom:

OptionWhat it doesDefault
Auto-update serverChecks for a new BeamMP build at every start when the version is latest. A pinned version is installed whatever this says.On

Other places that change the same settings

  • The Go live card on Overview: key, name, description, tags, map and Private: How to put your BeamMP server in the server list.
  • The Server map card and Use as the server map on Mods & maps: Map.
  • The key card on Overview and the BeamMP server list card: BeamMP Auth Key.
  • Edit slots: Max Players.

Not on this page

  • The game port: your server has its own, on Ports & Network. It is filled in for BeamMP at every start.
  • Mods and plugins: How to add mods to your BeamMP server.
  • Bans, whitelist, guests at the door and vehicle rules: the Players page, which applies them without a restart.

Which characters work

  • Name and description: any text except line breaks and control characters.
  • Tags: letters, digits, spaces and , : / + . _ -.
  • Map: must start with /levels/.

If a value breaks a rule, the panel refuses it and says so, and the field goes back to the saved value.

Details per task: How to change your BeamMP server name, map and slots, How to add colors to your BeamMP server name, How to update your BeamMP server.

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