Connecting to Your Vintage Story Server
Learn how to connect to your Vintage Story server via direct connect or the in-game server list
Introduction
Once you have finished configuring your Vintage Story server, you can start your server for players to connect and play. Vintage Story allows players to connect via direct connection or via the in-game server list.
Obtaining Server Information
You'll find the required information from your Vintage Story server's control panel to join your server.
- IP Address: Can be found on the home page of the control panel
- Server Name: Configured in your
serverconfig.json(see Server Setup Guide)
Direct Connect
You can connect to your server using direct connect by adding the server to your favorites.
Launch Vintage Story and click Multiplayer from the main menu
Click Add New Server to create a new server entry
Enter your server's IP address and port (format: IP:Port)
Optionally, give it a custom name for easy identification
Note: This is for your reference only and doesn't need to match the server's actual name
Click Add Server to save the entry
Select your server from the list and click Connect
Browsing Server List
You can use your server name to search the server list for your Vintage Story server.
Launch Vintage Story and click Multiplayer from the main menu
Click Browse Public Servers to open the server browser
Use the search bar to enter your server's name
Locate your server in the results list
Click your server and then click Connect