---
title: "How to Set a Password on Your The Isle Server"
description: "Make your The Isle Evrima server private at Winheberg by enabling a password from the gaming panel Startup tab, then check that it is applied."
category: jeux
subcategory: the-isle
docGroup: Serveurs de jeux / The Isle
icon: tabler:lock
date: 2026-11-01
author: Winheberg
slug: "password-the-isle-server"
order: 139
image: /statics/images/docs/en/gaming/the-isle/password-the-isle-server.webp
tags: [The Isle, Evrima, Password, Private server, Startup, Gaming]
keywords: [The Isle server password, private The Isle server, The Isle Evrima, The Isle ServerPassword, configure The Isle server, The Isle hosting]
link_fr: "/docs/the-isle/mot-de-passe-serveur-the-isle"
---

## Context

You want to keep your [The Isle server](https://winheberg.com/en/gaming/the-isle) Evrima for your group of friends or your community, while you prepare an event or simply to play among yourselves. At Winheberg, the password is set in a few clicks from the **Startup** tab of the gaming panel, without touching any file.

This guide shows how to turn it on, check that it is applied, then remove it when you want to open the server again.

## Prerequisites

- An active The Isle Evrima server on your Winheberg gaming panel
- Access to the gaming panel (`https://panel.winheberg.com/`)

## 1. Turn on the password in Startup

Open your server on the gaming panel, then the **Startup** tab in the side menu. In the **Variables** section, two settings are named `SERVER PASSWORD`.

1. Set the `SERVER PASSWORD` switch (*Enable server password*) to **True**
2. Type your password in the `SERVER PASSWORD` text field (*The password of the server*), 20 characters maximum

<img src="/statics/images/docs/en/gaming/the-isle/password-the-isle-server-1793574267438-045dc6007db9b2c3ae5e039e.webp" alt="SERVER PASSWORD switch on True and password typed in Startup" width="800" />

The panel saves each variable as soon as you leave the field. As long as the switch stays on **False**, the text in the field is ignored and the server stays open to everyone.

> [!WARNING]
> Do not change the password directly in the `Game.ini` file. The panel writes the Startup values into it on every start, so your change would be lost on the next restart.

## 2. Restart and check

Restart the server with the **Restart** button to apply the password. To check that it is in place, open the **Files** tab, then the following file.

```bash
/TheIsle/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini
```

The `bServerPassword` and `ServerPassword` lines should match your settings.

<img src="/statics/images/docs/en/gaming/the-isle/password-the-isle-server-1793574406208-24b962216701b1b36aff283f.webp" alt="bServerPassword=true and ServerPassword in Game.ini" width="420" />

All that is left is to share the password with your players.

## 3. Remove the password

To open the server to everyone again, set the `SERVER PASSWORD` switch back to **False** in the **Startup** tab, then restart the server. There is no need to clear the text field, it is ignored while the switch is off.

> [!TIP]
> The other server settings (name, player count, RCON, queue) are in the same place. They are covered in our guide **“How to Configure Your The Isle Evrima Server”**.

## Need help?

If the password does not apply or your players can no longer connect, our support team is here to help. Open a ticket from your client area `https://billing.winheberg.com`, **Technical** department, selecting your The Isle server in the **Related Product** field.

Your The Isle server is now reserved for those who hold the key 🔒