---
title: "Customizing Your Core Keeper Game ID"
description: "Information on Customizing Your Core Keeper Game ID"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/410-customizing-your-core-keeper-game-id
collection: "Core Keeper"
updated: 2026-06-11
language: en
---

# Customizing Your Core Keeper Game ID

Information on Customizing Your Core Keeper Game ID

## Summary

If you’d like to set a custom Game ID for your Core Keeper server, it’s a great way to make your server easier for players to find and recognize.

## Customizing Your Game ID for Core Keeper

You can update your Game ID directly through your server files in the **ChipHead Panel**.

1.  Log in to the **ChipHead Panel** and stop your server.
    
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2.  Go to your **Game Config.**
    
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3.  Within **Server Properties** access the **ServerConfig.json** file by clicking into **</>Raw**.
    
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4.  Find the line that says `"gameId": "..."` and replace the value with your desired Game ID.  
    Follow these guidelines when setting your Game ID:
    
    -   It must be **at least 28 characters long**.
        
    -   Do **not** use the number **0 (zero)**.
        
    -   Do **not** include punctuation marks.
        
5.  Save your changes.
    
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6.  Restart/Start your server.
    
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> **Success:** Your new Game ID will now be active, allowing players to easily find and connect to your Core Keeper server.