Where it is
- Launch RuneScape: Dragonwilds.
- Open the Settings menu.
- Scroll to the BOTTOM of the settings. Your Player ID is displayed there.
- Copy it exactly, with no spaces before or after.
What it does
The Player ID you give a server becomes its OwnerId, and that makes your account the owner of that world. Dragonwilds divides everyone on a server into three roles, and the owner is the strongest:
| Role | How you get it | What it can do |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | Your Player ID is the server's OwnerId | Ban and unban anyone, whether they are online or offline |
| Admin | Enter the admin password on the Server Management screen | Ban regular players who are currently online |
| Player | Join the world | Play |
There is no remote console and no web admin panel for Dragonwilds — the Server Management screen inside the game is the administration interface, which is why the admin password matters as much as the ID does.
The server will not start without it
This is not a soft requirement. With no owner set, the server logs that the Player ID is missing and exits before the game binary is ever launched. A server deployed with the field left blank will restart, fail, and restart again — it never reaches a state where anyone could join it.
On Flux the deploy form blocks submission on an empty Player ID for exactly this reason, so it cannot be discovered after paying. If you deployed elsewhere and your server is looping, this is the first thing to check.
Common mistakes
- Pasting a trailing space along with the ID. Copy it cleanly — a Player ID contains no spaces.
- Using your display name or your Jagex account email. Neither is the Player ID.
- Assuming the owner is whoever created the server. It is whoever the OwnerId names, and nobody else.
- Changing the ID later and expecting the old owner to keep their powers. There is one owner, and it is the current value.
Changing it later
On a server hosted here, the Player ID is an ordinary field in Deployment Settings. Change it and restart, and the new value is written into the server's configuration on the way up — the file is regenerated from your settings on every start, so the two can never drift apart.
Frequently asked questions
Where is my Dragonwilds Player ID?
At the bottom of the in-game Settings menu. Launch Dragonwilds, open Settings, scroll to the foot of the list, and copy the Player ID shown there.
What is OwnerId in a Dragonwilds server config?
It is the Player ID of the account that owns the server. The owner is the only role that can ban and unban players whether they are online or offline, and the server will not start if it is unset.
My Dragonwilds server keeps restarting. Why?
The most common cause is a missing or malformed Player ID. Without it the server reports that OWNER_ID is not set and exits before the game starts, so the container restarts in a loop.
Can I change the owner of a Dragonwilds server?
Yes. Set a different Player ID and restart the server. On Flux it is a field in Deployment Settings, and the configuration file is rewritten from it on the next start.
Is the Player ID the same as my RuneScape username?
No. It is a separate identifier shown only at the bottom of the Dragonwilds Settings menu, and a username or account email will not work in its place.