How to Join Your Don’t Starve Together Server

There are two ways to join your server: through the in-game server browser or through a direct connection in the console.

Find connection details

Via the in-game server browser

1. Start Don’t Starve Together
   Launch the game and wait until you are in the main menu.

2. Open the server browser
   Click Browse Games in the main menu.

3. Search for your server
   Enter the exact name of your server in the search field. This is the value set as cluster_name in the cluster.ini file.

4. Join the server
   Select your server from the list and join. If a server password is set, you will be asked for it afterwards.

Connect directly via the console

1. Start Don’t Starve Together
   Launch the game and stay in the main menu.

2. Open the console
   Press ~ to open the console.

3. Enter the connect command
   Enter the command with the IP address and the Game Port of your server and confirm with Enter:

   c_connect("123.45.67.89", 10999)
   

4. Connect with a password
   If a password is set on your server, add it as the third value:

   c_connect("123.45.67.89", 10999, "myPassword")