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Banning players on a Hytale server

Reviewed October 26, 2026 1 min read

Banned players are stored in bans.json, in the server folder. Bans you apply in game are written there by the server.

Removing a ban by hand

  1. Stop the server

    So your edit isn't overwritten.

  2. Open bans.json

    Find the player's entry in the file manager or over SFTP.

  3. Delete the entry carefully

    Remove the whole entry and keep the JSON valid: watch the commas between entries.

  4. Start the server

    The player can join again.

Write down why

Keep a short note of who was banned and why (a Discord channel works). It makes appeals and staff changes much easier.

About this guide: An original guide from the EnduranceNodes team, written for the servers we host. If a step no longer matches what you see, tell us and we will update it.

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