Getting Started

Just bought a 7 Days to Die server? Let the first install finish, find your address, check the basics on Server Settings, wait for StartGame done, and get PC and console friends in.

Just bought a BeamMP server? Here's how to find it, start it up, and get your friends connected in under 5 minutes.

Just bought an Enshrouded server? Name it, set the slots and preset, read the Admin and Friend passwords, restart, and get your group in by searching the server name — in about five minutes.

Just bought a Palworld server? Find it, boot it, grab your IP:port, get friends connected and make your first settings change — in about five minutes.

Just bought a B42 server? Find it in your dashboard, start it, grab your IP and ports, connect the group and make your first settings change — in about five minutes.

Just bought a ReSkate server? Check the server name, join password and browser listing, make yourself an admin, get your crew in through Multiplayer > Servers, and learn where every other setting lives.

Just bought a Dragonwilds server? Set your Player ID, name the world, set the passwords, restart, and get your group in by searching the exact world name — in about five minutes.

Just bought a Terraria server? Read the join card, check the world and player settings, restart, and get your group in with the IP, port and password — in about five minutes.

Just bought a Valheim server? Find it in your dashboard, read the join code from the console, get PC and console friends connected and make your first settings change — in about five minutes.

Just bought a Vintage Story server? Wait for "Dedicated Server now running", copy your address and port, make yourself an admin with /op, decide who can join now that servers are invite-only by default, and add the server in Multiplayer.

Learn how to connect to your newly provisioned game server using your server's IP address and port.

A quick tour of your Connect Hosting control panel — what every tab does and where to find what you need.