# Server settings

## What this is about

The **Settings** tab holds the switches for your server as a whole: its name,
timezone, what happens when it crashes or hangs, reinstalling, and changing
game. Each card has its own **Save** button, and saving never restarts your
server.

[![The Settings tab](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/set-01-overview.png)](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/set-01-overview.png)

## Debug Information

Read-only details about where your server lives: **Node**, **Location** and
**Server UUID**. Click any of them to copy it. **Include these in support tickets.**
They help us find your server straight away.

## Rename Server

Change the **Server Name** and add an optional **Description**. This only
changes how the server is labelled in the panel. It doesn't change your
in-game server name. For Vintage Story, that's set in [VS Tools](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/books/vintage-story/page/vs-tools-server-settings-whitelist-bans-and-roles).

## Auto-Kill

Sometimes a server gets stuck while stopping. With **Enabled** switched on, the
panel force-stops the server if it's still stopping after the number of
**Seconds until auto-kill** you set (30 is a good default).

## Auto-Start

What should happen when the machine your server runs on restarts (for example
after maintenance)?

| Behavior | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **Unless Stopped** (default) | Starts your server again, unless you had stopped it yourself |
| **Always** | Always starts it again |
| **Never** | Leaves it off until you start it |

Crashes are handled separately: after a crash the panel restarts your server
automatically. See [My server won't start or keeps crashing](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/books/game-panel/page/my-server-wont-start-or-keeps-crashing).

## Timezone

Sets the clock your server uses, for its logs and for [schedules](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/books/game-panel/page/schedules-automating-your-server).
New servers use **System** (the clock of the machine they run on). Pick your
own timezone so "4:00 AM" in a schedule means 4:00 AM for you.

## Reinstall Server

Runs your game's installer again, for example to apply a new game version or
to fix broken game files.

[![The Reinstall Server window](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/rImupd-03-reinstall-modal.png)](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/rImupd-03-reinstall-modal.png)

- Leave **"Do you want to delete all files of this server…"** switched **off** to keep your world, mods and configs. The installer may still replace some game files.
- Switch it **on** only if you want a completely fresh server. **This deletes everything and can't be undone.**
- **Start the server after the reinstall has finished** saves you a click.

<p class="callout danger">Take a <a href="https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/books/game-panel/page/backups-create-restore-and-download">backup</a> before reinstalling, especially with "delete all files" on.</p>

## Egg Changer

Switches your server to a different game or server type. See
[Changing your game](https://knowledgebase.suhosting.net/books/game-panel/page/changing-your-game-egg-changer).