How to Change Your Sons of the Forest Server Name

Updated June 10, 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

Your server name appears in the in-game browser and helps players find your server. You can change it at any time by editing dedicatedserver.cfg.

This is also a required step before joining your server by name.

Steps

  1. Log in to the Game Control Panel and navigate to your server.
  2. Stop your server if it is running.
  3. Click Configuration Files in the panel, then open dedicatedserver.cfg using the Text Editor or Config Editor.
    Sons of the Forest dedicatedserver.cfg open in the Config Editor showing the ServerName field
  4. Locate the ServerName field and update it to your preferred name.
  5. Click Save.
  6. Restart your server. The new name will appear in the server browser.

Troubleshooting

  • Name not updating: Confirm the server was fully stopped before editing the file. Changes made while the server is running may be overwritten on shutdown.