{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
  "releaseId": "gag2-private-server-source-audit-2026-07-30-r1",
  "datasetVersion": "2026-07-30.1",
  "game": "Grow a Garden 2",
  "gamePlaceId": "97598239454123",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "pagePath": "/grow-a-garden-2/private-server",
  "method": {
    "summary": "Separate Roblox-platform private-server controls from GAG2-specific community claims, then label price, stealing, event-spawn and reset behavior by evidence strength.",
    "searchQueries": [
      "grow a garden 2 private server",
      "grow a garden 2 private server link",
      "grow a garden 2 free private server",
      "gag2 private server",
      "grow a garden 2 private server stealing"
    ],
    "searchDate": "2026-07-30",
    "officialSources": 3,
    "communitySources": 5,
    "claims": 14
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "roblox-private-server-faq",
      "publisher": "Roblox Support",
      "url": "https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/205345050-Private-VIP-Servers-FAQ",
      "sourceType": "first-party-platform",
      "role": "Creation, configuration, invite, privacy, price-control and cancellation rules"
    },
    {
      "id": "roblox-account-safety",
      "publisher": "Roblox Support",
      "url": "https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203313380-Keep-Your-Account-Safe",
      "sourceType": "first-party-platform",
      "role": "Official-domain, credential, cookie, 2SV and phishing guidance"
    },
    {
      "id": "roblox-gag2",
      "publisher": "Roblox",
      "url": "https://www.roblox.com/games/97598239454123/Grow-a-Garden-2",
      "sourceType": "first-party-game-listing",
      "role": "Official experience identity and night-stealing description"
    },
    {
      "id": "growagardens2-wiki",
      "publisher": "GrowAGardens2.com",
      "url": "https://growagardens2.com/",
      "sourceType": "community-wiki",
      "role": "Community claim that GAG2 private servers are free and disable stealing"
    },
    {
      "id": "formaplestoryguide",
      "publisher": "Formaplestoryguide",
      "url": "https://www.formaplestoryguide.com/2026/06/",
      "sourceType": "secondary-guide",
      "role": "GAG2-specific creation and access-setting walkthrough"
    },
    {
      "id": "reddit-reset",
      "publisher": "r/growagarden2",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/growagarden2/comments/1una3xr/the_unthinkable_happened_to_me_too/",
      "sourceType": "player-anecdote",
      "role": "Single report of a private-server reset returning the player to a public server"
    },
    {
      "id": "fandom-rainbow-seed",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Fandom Wiki",
      "url": "https://growagarden2.fandom.com/wiki/Rainbow_Seed",
      "sourceType": "community-wiki",
      "role": "Claim that Rainbow Seed spawn chance increases with player count and is higher in public servers"
    },
    {
      "id": "reddit-private-server-scam",
      "publisher": "r/growagarden2",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/growagarden2/comments/1v157kj/private_server_scam/",
      "sourceType": "player-discussion",
      "role": "Recent GAG2 discussion explicitly naming private-server scams"
    }
  ],
  "claims": [
    {
      "status": "first-party",
      "claim": "Roblox private servers are created from the Servers section when the experience creator has enabled the feature.",
      "sourceIds": ["roblox-private-server-faq"]
    },
    {
      "status": "first-party",
      "claim": "A server owner can configure access, add up to 50 individual users or allow their friends list, and generate an invite link.",
      "sourceIds": ["roblox-private-server-faq"]
    },
    {
      "status": "first-party",
      "claim": "Private-server prices are set by the experience creator and any displayed renewal terms should be checked before confirmation.",
      "sourceIds": ["roblox-private-server-faq"]
    },
    {
      "status": "first-party",
      "claim": "Under-13 accounts have stricter default private-server participation rules.",
      "sourceIds": ["roblox-private-server-faq"]
    },
    {
      "status": "first-party",
      "claim": "Roblox says passwords, cookies, 2SV codes and backup codes must never be shared.",
      "sourceIds": ["roblox-account-safety"]
    },
    {
      "status": "first-party",
      "claim": "The official GAG2 description warns that stealing starts at night.",
      "sourceIds": ["roblox-gag2"]
    },
    {
      "status": "community-limited",
      "claim": "One reviewed current GAG2 wiki describes private-server creation as free.",
      "sourceIds": ["growagardens2-wiki"]
    },
    {
      "status": "community-limited",
      "claim": "One reviewed GAG2 wiki says private servers disable stealing.",
      "sourceIds": ["growagardens2-wiki"]
    },
    {
      "status": "player-anecdote",
      "claim": "One player reports that a server reset unexpectedly returned them to a public server.",
      "sourceIds": ["reddit-reset"]
    },
    {
      "status": "community-limited",
      "claim": "One community item page says Rainbow Seed chance benefits from more players and is higher in public servers.",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-rainbow-seed"]
    },
    {
      "status": "boundary",
      "claim": "The live Roblox purchase or creation screen is authoritative for the current GAG2 private-server price.",
      "sourceIds": ["roblox-private-server-faq"]
    },
    {
      "status": "boundary",
      "claim": "A private server reduces exposure to uninvited players but is not treated as a guarantee of event spawns, server continuity or permanent theft protection after a reset.",
      "sourceIds": ["reddit-reset", "fandom-rainbow-seed"]
    },
    {
      "status": "boundary",
      "claim": "The link checker runs locally and evaluates URL structure only; it does not open the link, authenticate, or guarantee the sender is trustworthy.",
      "sourceIds": []
    },
    {
      "status": "boundary",
      "claim": "No public private-server invite links are distributed by this site.",
      "sourceIds": []
    }
  ],
  "keywordCluster": [
    "grow a garden 2 private server",
    "grow a garden 2 private server link",
    "grow a garden 2 free private server",
    "how to make a private server in grow a garden 2",
    "gag2 private server",
    "grow a garden 2 private server stealing",
    "grow a garden 2 private server scam"
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "The reviewed official game page does not expose the live private-server creation price in its searchable text.",
    "The free-price and stealing-disabled statements are community claims; check the current Roblox creation screen and live game.",
    "The reset, spawn-rate and scam examples are not controlled experiments or prevalence estimates.",
    "The URL checker cannot establish who sent a link, whether an official account has been compromised or what happens after an official redirect.",
    "This site does not create, host, broker or distribute private servers."
  ]
}