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How to Enable the Karma System on Your Barotrauma Server

Enable the karma system on a Barotrauma server

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Apr 10, 2026

The karma system penalizes players who grief or damage their teammates. Players who harm others lose karma, which can result in automatic kicks or bans.

Stop the server
Stop your server via the dashboard.
Connect via SFTP
Connect to your server via SFTP.
Open serversettings.xml
Open the file serversettings.xml at:
```
/serversettings.xml
```
Enable karma
Find the KarmaEnabled setting and set it to true:
```
KarmaEnabled="true"
```
Start the server
Save the file and start your server.

Written byEmeraldHost Team

Last updated on Apr 10, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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