Hytale If your Hytale server console shows “No server tokens configured. Use /auth login to authenticate.”, the server hasn’t completed authentication against the Hytale/Hypixel auth services.
WinterNode normally handles this for you. As an approved Hytale server provider, the panel authenticates your server in the background and refreshes its tokens as needed. The warning above only shows up in the rare case that the automatic flow doesn’t complete, and you can fix it yourself by running /auth login from the server console.
Manually Authenticate Your Server
- Log in to the Game Control Panel and open your Hytale server
- Find the Console on the main server page
- Make sure the server is running
- In the console input field, type
/auth loginand press Enter - The console prints a URL and a one-time code. Open the URL in your browser
- Sign in with your Hypixel account if prompted
- Enter the code from the console when the page asks for it
- Confirm that you want to authorize this server
The console should now log a success message. The warning will not reappear on the next start.
What /auth login Does
/auth login initiates an OAuth-style flow with the Hytale/Hypixel auth backend:
- The server requests a device-code grant
- The backend returns a URL and a short one-time code
- You visit the URL in your browser and enter the code while signed in to your Hypixel account
- The auth backend issues access and refresh tokens back to the server
- The server keeps those tokens so it can re-authenticate on future starts without prompting you again
This is the same flow many CLI tools use (gh auth login, gcloud auth login, etc.). Nothing leaves the server except the auth handshake.
Verifying Tokens Are Configured
After authenticating, restart your server and watch the console on startup. You should not see the “No server tokens configured” warning. If everything’s healthy, the server will print its normal startup messages and accept connections.
When You Need to Re-Authenticate
WinterNode refreshes tokens on its own as long as the panel handled the initial authentication, so you usually never have to think about this. You only need to re-run /auth login if both of these apply:
- You manually authenticated this server previously (the panel didn’t do it for you)
- You then changed the email or username on the Hypixel account tied to that authentication
In that case, run /auth login again from the console and complete the flow with the updated account.
If /auth login Doesn’t Work
| Symptom | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Console prints “unknown command” | The server isn’t fully started yet, or the binary doesn’t recognize /auth. Wait for full startup and try again. |
| Browser shows “code not found” or “expired” | Codes are short-lived. Run /auth login again to get a fresh code and complete the flow within a couple of minutes. |
| Page says “no Hytale access” on your account | The Hypixel account you signed in with doesn’t own Hytale. Sign in with the account that owns the game. |
| Console shows the same warning after restart | Authentication didn’t stick. Run /auth login again. If the warning still comes back on the next start, contact support so we can look at the auth state from our side. |
Still Not Working?
If none of the above resolves the warning, contact our support team with:
- Your Server UUID
- The full warning line(s) from your server console
- The Hypixel account username you’re trying to authenticate with (not the password)
- What happened when you ran
/auth login(no output? a different error? URL didn’t load?)
Frequently Asked Questions
No. WinterNode handles authentication for your Hytale server automatically and refreshes the tokens on its own as an approved server provider. You only need to run /auth login by hand if the automatic flow doesn't complete, or if you previously authenticated manually and then changed the email or username on that Hypixel account.
The server runs but features that depend on the Hytale/Hypixel auth services won't work until authentication completes. Run /auth login from the console to clear the warning.
You need a Hypixel account that owns Hytale. Use the same account you'd use to launch the game and connect to other servers.