How do I set up users for my players?

In your world, go to Game Settings > User Management and click Create Additional User. Give each user a role and a password.

Where are my worlds stored on the server?

They’re in the Data folder, in the worlds, systems, and modules subfolders. You can access Data from the Savegames tab or via SFTP.

Foundry Virtual Tabletop: Worlds, Systems & Modules

Learn how to install game systems and modules on your Foundry VTT server, create worlds, and set up users for your players → Find out more

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Introduction

Your Foundry Virtual Tabletop server is up and running, and your license is configured? Now it’s time to get your game ready: install a game system, add modules, create a world, and set up your players. We’ll show you how, step by step.

Foundry Virtual Tabletop: Worlds, Systems & Modules

Requirements

Your license details must be configured in the Startup Parameters. See our guide to server configuration. Then, in the Overview of your game server, open the interface from the Foundry VTT card by clicking Open Web UI, and sign in to setup using the password shown there.

Info

Foundry’s interface is in English by default. That’s why we refer to menu and button names exactly as they appear in Foundry.

Install a game system

Every world in Foundry is based on a game system, for example, Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, or Call of Cthulhu. That means you need at least one system before you can create a world:

In setup, go to Game Systems.
Click Install System.
Search for your game system and click Install next to it.

If you can’t find a system in the search, enter its Manifest URL at the bottom of the same dialog. You can find it on the system’s page on foundryvtt.com or from its developer.

Install modules

Modules add extra features, content, or convenience to Foundry. You install them just like systems:

Go to Add-on Modules.
Click Install Module.
Search for the module or enter its Manifest URL, then click Install.

Installed modules aren’t active in a world by default. Enable them inside the world under Game Settings > Manage Modules.

Tip

Check that systems and modules are compatible with your version of Foundry. In setup, Foundry shows whether a package has been verified for your version. After updating Foundry, some modules may need a new version before they work.

Create and launch a world

Go to Game Worlds and click Create World.
Enter a title, select your Game System, and confirm.
Launch the world with Launch World.

Your world is now running on the server. Your players can connect only after a world has been launched.

Players and roles

Create user accounts for your players inside your world:

Open Game Settings in the right sidebar.
Click User Management.
Click Create Additional User to create a separate user for each player.
Give each user a name, a role, and a Password.

Foundry has the following roles: Player, Trusted Player, Assistant GM, and Game Master. Player is usually the right role for your fellow players. Game Master has full control over the world.

Important

New users don’t have a password by default. Set a password for each user; otherwise, anyone who knows your server address can sign in as that user.

Your players can then open your server address in a browser, select their user on the login page, and enter their password. See our guide Connect to the server to learn how they can find the address.

Upload your own content

Upload your own maps, tokens, images, or music directly to Foundry using the file browser, or—if you have lots of files or large files—use SFTP to upload them to your server’s Data folder, for example, to Data/assets. You’ll find your worlds, systems, and modules in the worlds, systems, and modules subfolders.

You can also access the Data folder directly from the Savegames tab. For example, you can upload a world from another Foundry installation to the Data/worlds folder.

Back up your worlds

We automatically back up your game server every day, including your worlds, systems, and modules. With the ZapX Pass, you can also create your own backups at any time and restore them with a click—for example, just before updating Foundry or your modules. With ZapX Pass Pro, your backups even run automatically on your own schedule.

That’s it

Congratulations, your world is ready and your players can get started. Have fun in your next session! If you have any questions, our support team is available every day! 🙂

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Sign in to setup, go to Game Systems, click Install System, then install your system from the search results or using its Manifest URL.

In setup, go to Add-on Modules and click Install Module. To activate a module, enable it in your world under Game Settings > Manage Modules.

Go to Game Worlds and click Create World. Enter a title, select your Game System, and launch the world with Launch World.

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