A recent update to the game Enshrouded introduced a new feature called User Groups. This feature allows you to precisely determine which players can perform specific actions, such as editing the base, managing inventories or moderating the community. Managing User Groups and access passwords is possible through editing the configuration file. In this guide, we will explain how to manage permission groups and add entirely new ones.
How to add a new group
1. Access server files and follow this path:
/home/container/enshrouded_server.json2. Once you are in a enshrouded_server.json file, go to the “userGroups” line. Here you will find one default group:
{
"name": "Default",
"password": "password1",
"canKickBan": false,
"canAccessInventories": true,
"canEditBase": true,
"canExtendBase": true,
"reservedSlots": 0
}3. To add new groups, simply copy the default group and paste it below. Be sure to separate each section with a comma!
Below you can see what the file fragment should look like when you add three groups:
"gameSettingsPreset": "Default",
"ip": "0.0.0.0",
"logDirectory": "./logs",
"name": "servers4gamers",
"password": "",
"queryPort": 26017,
"saveDirectory": "./savegame/myworld",
"slotCount": 15,
"userGroups": [
{
"canAccessInventories": true,
"canEditBase": true,
"canExtendBase": true,
"canKickBan": true,
"name": "Admin",
"password": "password1",
"reservedSlots": 0
},
{
"canAccessInventories": true,
"canEditBase": true,
"canExtendBase": false,
"canKickBan": false,
"name": "Friend",
"password": "password2",
"reservedSlots": 0
},
{
"canAccessInventories": false,
"canEditBase": false,
"canExtendBase": false,
"canKickBan": false,
"name": "Guest",
"password": "password3",
"reservedSlots": 0
}
]
}How to change group permissions
Now, when you have added new groups (you can add up to 10 groups), you can configure various parameters, including the password for each group and their permissions regarding kicking, building the base and using inventory.
| User Group Variable | Description |
| “canAccessInventories” | Set whether to allow access to inventories. Values: true/false. |
| “canEditBase” | Set whether to allow editing of the base. Values: true/false. |
| “canExtendBase” | Set whether to allow extending of the base. Values: true/false. |
| “canKickBan” | Set whether to allow kicking and banning. Values: true/false. |
| “name” | Name the player group. By default, the game has three groups: admin, friend, and guest. You can name it differently. |
| “password” | Set a password for the gaming group. If you leave the field blank, the selected group will be able to join without entering a password. |
| “reservedSlots” | Set how many slots you reserve for the selected group. If you do not want to use this option, leave it set to 0. |
Once you have completed the configuration, click “SAVE CONTENT” and restart your server.
We hope that our intuitive web interface has allowed you to configure Enshrouded server easily. If you want to ask us any questions, feel free to contact us via e-mail, ticket or live chat!
