How to Join Your s&box Server

There are three ways onto your server: through the in-game server browser, through a direct connection using the IP address, and through the lobby ID of your server.

Find connection details

Via the in-game server browser

1. Start s&box
   Launch s&box and wait until the main menu has loaded.

2. Open the server list
   Select Servers in the menu.

3. Search for your server
   Type the name of your server into the search field on the left-hand side. The filter at the top is not the name search.

4. Check the filters
   If your server is still empty or already full, enable the Show Empty or Show Full options. Otherwise it will not be listed.

5. Join the server
   Click the icon next to the server name to join.

Connect directly via the console

1. Enable the console
   Open the settings in s&box and enable the Console Overlay in the keyboard settings.

2. Open the console
   Press the key to the left of 1 (` or ^).

3. Enter the connect command
   Enter the IP address and the Game Port of your server, separated by a colon:

   connect <IP address>:<Game Port>
   

Connect via the lobby ID

By default s&box routes connections through the Steam relay. The IP address of your server is not exposed in that case, which is why Facepunch themselves recommend using the lobby ID. It changes with every server start.

1. Open the server console
   Open the dashboard of your server and switch to the server console.

2. Query the status
   Enter the following command:

   status
   

3. Copy the lobby ID
   The output contains the lobby ID of your server. Copy it.

4. Connect in the game
   Open the console in the game and pass the lobby ID without any prefix:

   connect 109775241234567890
   

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