Adventure Administrators

You can add other Travelers as administrators of your Adventure. Admins can start, stop, and manage the server without needing you to be online.

Adding an Admin

1. Go to your Dashboard
2. Click on your Adventure
3. Open the Admins panel
4. Search for the Traveler by email or username
5. Click Add to grant them admin access

What Admins Can Do

• Start and stop the Adventure
• View server status and connection info
• View logs and performance data

What Admins Cannot Do

• Delete the Adventure
• Change billing settings or purchase credits
• Remove the owner or other admins

Removing an Admin

To remove an admin, go to the Admins panel and click the remove button next to their name.

Connecting to Your Server

After launching an Adventure, your server’s connection details are displayed on the dashboard.

Finding Your Connection Info

1. Go to your Dashboard
2. Click on your Adventure
3. Look at the Info panel — you’ll see the IP address and port for each component

Sharing with Friends

Copy the IP and port and share them with your friends. They can connect using the game’s built-in server browser or direct connect option.

The exact steps depend on the game:

• Barotrauma: Steam server browser or direct connect with IP:Port
• Foundry VTT: Share the URL shown in the connection info (e.g., http://IP:30000)
• Minecraft: Add server with the IP:Port in the multiplayer menu

Troubleshooting

• Make sure your Adventure status shows Active (green)
• If you just launched, wait 1-2 minutes for the server to fully start
• Check that your friends are using the correct port number

World Data & Persistence

Your game world data is stored on a persistent volume that survives server stops and restarts. You never lose progress just because you stopped your server.

How It Works

When you create an Adventure, a dedicated storage volume is provisioned for your game data. This volume contains:

• World saves and map data
• Player data and inventories
• Server configuration files
• Mods and plugins (where applicable)

Stopping vs Destroying

Data Retention

• Active account (positive balance): Data is stored indefinitely at no extra cost.
• Zero balance: Data is retained for 60 days. You’ll receive email notifications before deletion.
• After 60 days at zero balance: Volumes are permanently deleted.

Tips

• Stop your server when you’re not playing — your data stays safe and you save credits.
• If you’re going to be away for a while, make sure your account has a positive balance to avoid the 60-day retention window.
• Consider using SFTP to download important world files as a local backup.

Update Your Foundry VTT Version

How to upgrade (or reinstall) Foundry VTT on your Adventure.

Option 1: Update Through Foundry’s UI

The simplest way to update is through Foundry’s built-in updater.

1. Open your Foundry VTT instance in a browser
2. On the Setup screen, look for the Update Software notification or button
3. Select the version you want to install and click Update
4. Foundry will download and install the new version automatically
5. The server restarts — you’re done

This works because your Foundry installation lives on a persistent volume. Updates made through the UI survive container restarts.

Option 2: Force Upgrade via Environment Variables

If the built-in updater isn’t working, or you need to do a clean reinstall, use the Force Upgrade option.

1. Go to your Adventure’s management page
2. Find the Foundry VTT component
3. Open the Environment Variables section
4. Set START_VERSION to the version you want (e.g., 12.343)
5. Set FORCE_UPGRADE to true
6. Restart the Adventure component

When the container starts:

• The existing Foundry installation is deleted
• The new version is downloaded and installed fresh
• FORCE_UPGRADE automatically resets to false — you don’t need to turn it off manually

Note: After a force upgrade, you may need to re-enter your Foundry VTT license key on the Setup screen. Your worlds, modules, and data are preserved — only the application files are replaced.

Finding Your Foundry Version

To check which version you’re currently running:

1. Open your Foundry VTT instance in a browser
2. The version number is displayed at the bottom of the Setup screen (e.g., “Version 12 Build 343”)

Troubleshooting

“Software license verification failed” — This happens after a force upgrade. Go to the Setup screen and enter your license key. You can find it at foundryvtt.com under your account → Purchased Licenses.

Update didn’t take effect — Make sure you restarted the component after changing the environment variables. The force upgrade only happens on the next start.

Worlds or modules missing after update — Your data directory (/foundry/data) is separate from the application. If worlds are missing, check that the volume is still attached on the Adventure management page.