How to install mods on your Conan Exiles server

A Conan Exiles server loads mods from a plain text list. The order in that list matters, and every player must load the same mods in the same order.

1. Get the mod files

1. Subscribe to each mod in the Steam Workshop on your own PC and let it download.
2. Open the workshop content folder for Conan Exiles. Each mod is a numbered folder containing a .pak file.
3. Those .pak files are what the server needs.

2. Upload them

1. Stop the server in the Game Panel.
2. Open the Files tab and go to the ConanSandbox/Mods folder. Create it if it does not exist.
3. Upload the .pak files there. Use SFTP rather than the browser upload, since Conan mods are often very large.

3. Write modlist.txt

1. In the same Mods folder, create or open modlist.txt.
2. Add one line per mod, naming the pak file.
3. The order is the load order. Put framework mods that other mods depend on at the top, and follow the load order the mod authors publish.
4. Save the file and start the server.

4. Match your players

• Players subscribe to the same mods and use the mod list screen in the main menu to load them in the same order.
• The game shows a mismatch warning before joining. Tell your players to read it rather than clicking through, because it names the mod that is wrong.
• After a workshop update, everyone updates and the server files need replacing too.

5. Before you change the list

• Take a backup. Removing a mod deletes every building piece and item it added from the save.
• Add mods a few at a time and start the server in between.
• Read the console during boot. Each mod is reported as it loads, so a missing entry points straight at the problem.

If the server boots but players are rejected for a mod mismatch, compare their load order with modlist.txt line by line, then open a ticket with both if they match.