Server Setup

Eco can be played alone, but its economy and civic systems are designed for persistent shared worlds. A server is an operational commitment: configuration, backups, moderation and clear expectations matter as much as hardware.

Before launch

• Choose collaboration and experience settings for the expected population.
• Set the meteor timer deliberately.
• Publish rules, time zone, restart schedule and mod policy.
• Test joining, world saving and restoration before public launch.
• Keep automatic backups outside the active world directory.
• Record every configuration change with a date and reason.

Safe change process

1. Announce the maintenance window.
2. Stop the server cleanly.
3. Take and verify a backup.
4. Change one configuration group.
5. Start privately and inspect logs.
6. Reopen, then record the result.

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