How to Use Console Commands on Your Vintage Story Server

Console commands in Vintage Story allow you to easily manage your server, control players, and modify game settings. This guide will show you how to use console commands on your Vintage Story server.

How to Use Console Commands

1. Access the Game Host Bros Panel and select your Vintage Story server.
2. In the sidebar, click on Console.
3. Type your desired command starting with a forward slash / and press Enter.

Available Commands

Below is a list of every Vintage Story command. They can also be found by typing /help into the server console.

Command	Description
/activate <position> [argument object]	Runs activate on targeted block with supplied arguments. Example: /activate 100 64 200
/announce <announcement message>	Announce a server wide message in all groups. Example: /announce Server restart in 5 minutes!
/autosavenow	Force an immediate autosave. Example: /autosavenow
/ban <player name> <duration> <reason>	Ban a player from the server. Example: /ban Steve 7d Griefing
/bir	Block id remapper info and fixing tool. Example: /bir
/bre	Player owned Block reinforcement privilege management. Example: /bre
/chbr	Reload command handbook texts. Example: /chbr
/chunk	Commands affecting chunks. Example: /chunk relight
/clearinv	Empties your inventory. Example: /clearinv
/db	Save-game related commands. Example: /db backup
/debug	Debug and Developer utilities. Example: /debug wireframe on
/dev	Gamedev tools. Example: /dev
/dweather	Show the current rift activity. Example: /dweather
/e	Entity control via entity selector. Example: /e kill type:wolf
/eir	Entity code remapper info and fixing tool. Example: /eir
/emote [emote]	Execute an emote on your player. Example: /emote wave
/entity	Entity control via entity selector. Example: /entity spawn chicken 5
/errorreporter <activate>	Toggles on/off the error reporting dialog on startup. Example: /errorreporter off
/executeas <caller> <command without />	Execute command with selected player/entity as the caller, but runs under the caller privileges. Example: /executeas Steve gamemode creative
/fixmapping	Fix mapping issues. Example: /fixmapping
/gamemode [playername] [mode]	Get/Set one players game mode. Omit playername arg to get/set your own game mode. Example: /gamemode Steve creative
/gbre	Group owned Block reinforcement privilege management. Example: /gbre
/genbackup [filename]	Creates a copy of the current save game in the Backups folder. Example: /genbackup world_backup_2024
/giveblock <block code> [quantity] [target] [attributes]	Give blocks to target. Example: /giveblock stone-granite 64 Steve
/giveitem <item code> [quantity] [target] [attributes]	Give items to target. Example: /giveitem pickaxe-iron 1 Steve
/gm [playername] [mode]	Get/Set one players game mode. Omit playername arg to get/set your own game mode. Example: /gm creative
/group	Manage a player group. Example: /group create builders
/groupinvite <enable>	Enables or disables group invites to be sent to you. Example: /groupinvite off
/hardban <player name>	Ban a player forever without reason. Example: /hardban Griefer123
/help [commandname] [subcommand] [subsubcommand]	Display list of available server commands. Example: /help gamemode
/iir	Item id remapper info and fixing tool. Example: /iir
/info	Server information. Example: /info
/ipblock	Manage the ip block list. This list will be cleared automatically every 10 minutes. Example: /ipblock add 192.168.1.1
/kick <player name> [kick reason]	Kicks a player from the server. Example: /kick Steve AFK too long
/kill	Kill yourself. Example: /kill
/land	Manage land rights. Example: /land claim 10
/list	Show global lists (clients, banned, roles or privileges). Example: /list clients
/macro	Manage server side macros. Example: /macro create welcome
/moddb	ModDB utility. To install and remove mods. Example: /moddb install modid
/mystats	Shows players stats. Example: /mystats
/nexttempstorm	Tells you the amount of days until the next storm. Example: /nexttempstorm
/npc	NPC commands. Example: /npc spawn trader
/npcs	NPCs control. Example: /npcs list
/op <playername>	Give a player admin status. Shorthand for /player <playername> role admin. Example: /op Steve
/player <player>	Player control. Example: /player Steve role moderator
/role <rolename>	Modify/See player role related data. Example: /role admin grant all
/sc	Read or Set server configuration. Example: /sc maxclients 20
/self	Information about your player. Example: /self
/serverconfig	Read or Set server configuration. Example: /serverconfig name My Server
/setambient <json_code>	Sets the server controlled ambient for everyone. Json format. Example: /setambient {"fogDensity":0.05}
/setblock <block code> <target>	Set a block at a given location. Example: /setblock stone-granite 100 64 200
/setstorystrucpos <code> <position> [confirm]	Set the location of a story structure. Example: /setstorystrucpos village 0 100 0
/settlpos <translocator position> <target position> [relative]	Set translocator target teleport position of currently looked at translocator. Example: /settlpos 100 64 200
/stats [compact]	Display server statistics. Example: /stats compact
/stop [exit code]	Stop the server. Example: /stop
/time	Get or set world time or time speed. Example: /time set noon
/timeswitch	Timeswitch and dimensions switching commands. Example: /timeswitch
/tp <source> <target>	Teleport a player or entity to a location. Example: /tp Steve 100 64 200
/tpstoryloc <resonancearchive/lazaret/village/devastationarea/tobiascave/treasurehunter>	Teleport to a story structure instance. Example: /tpstoryloc village
/tpwp <name>	Teleport yourself to a waypoint starting with the supplied name. Example: /tpwp home
/unban <player name>	Remove a player ban. Example: /unban Steve
/upnp [on_off]	Runtime only setting. When turned on, the server will attempt to set up port forwarding through PMP or UPnP. When turned off, the port forward will be deleted again. Example: /upnp on
/waypoint	Put a waypoint at this location which will be visible for you on the map. Example: /waypoint add home
/wc [key] [value]	Modify the world config. Example: /wc worldClimate realistic
/we	Creative mode world editing tools. Example: /we ms
/weather	Show/Set current weather info. Example: /weather set rain
/wgen	World generator tools. Example: /wgen pos climate
/whenwillitstopraining	When does it finally stop to rain around here?! Example: /whenwillitstopraining
/whitelist	Whitelist control. Example: /whitelist add Steve
/worldconfig [key] [value]	Modify the world config. Example: /worldconfig worldClimate realistic
/worldconfigcreate <bool/double/float/int/string> <key> <value>	Add a new world config value. Example: /worldconfigcreate bool allowPvp false

Server Configuration Commands

The /serverconfig command has many subcommands for managing server settings. Use /serverconfig followed by one of these options:

Subcommand	Description
advertise	Configure server advertisement settings.
allowfallingblocks	Enable or disable falling blocks.
allowfirespread	Enable or disable fire spreading.
allowpvp	Enable or disable player vs player combat.
autosaveintervall	Set the automatic save interval.
blockticksperchunk	Configure block tick rate per chunk.
blockticks	Enable or disable block ticks.
btpc	Alias for blockticksperchunk.
description	Set the server description.
entitydebugmode	Enable or disable entity debug mode.
entityspawning	Configure entity spawning settings.
fallingblocks	Alias for allowfallingblocks.
loginfloodprotection	Configure login flood protection.
maxchunkradius	Set the maximum chunk radius.
maxclients	Set the maximum number of clients.
maxclientsinqueue	Set the maximum number of clients in queue.
modblacklist	Configure the mod blacklist.
modwhitelist	Configure the mod whitelist.
motd	Set the message of the day.
name	Set the server name.
nopassword	Disable password requirement.
password	Set the server password.
passtimewhenempty	Configure time passing when server is empty.
scps	Alias for spawncapplayerscaling.
setspawn	Set the spawn position.
setspawnhere	Set spawn position to current location.
simrange	Configure simulation range.
spawncapplayerscaling	Configure spawn cap player scaling.
temporaryipblocklist	Configure temporary IP block list.
tickrate	Set the server tick rate.
upnp	Configure UPnP settings.
url	Set the server URL.
welcome	Set the welcome message.
welcomemessage	Configure the welcome message.
whitelistmode	Configure whitelist mode.