How to Join Your Soldat Server

There are two ways onto your Soldat server: through the in-game server browser or through a direct connection using IP address and port. Both use the same port – Soldat does not have a separate Query Port.

Find connection details

Connect directly via IP

A direct connection is the most reliable way onto your server because it works independently of the public server list.

1. Start Soldat
   Launch Soldat on your PC and wait for the main menu to load.

2. Open Join Game
   Select Join Game in the main menu.

3. Enter the connection details
   Fill in the IP, Port and Password fields with the details of your server:

   IP:       123.45.67.89
   Port:     <Game Port from the dashboard>
   Password: <game password, if set>
   

4. Connect
   Confirm your input and you land directly on your server.

Via the server browser

1. Open Join Game
   Launch Soldat and select Join Game in the main menu.

2. Request the server list
   Click Request Servers. Soldat then loads the list of internet and LAN servers.

3. Select your server
   Look for your server by its name in the list and connect.

Via a shortcut or the command line

Soldat can connect to a server directly on startup. That works well for a desktop shortcut you hand to your friends.

1. Use a launch parameter
   Append the following parameter to the shortcut of your Soldat client:

   -join <IP address> <Game Port> <password>
   

2. Or use a soldat address
   Instead of individual parameters you can also pass a full address:

   -joinurl soldat://<IP address>:<Game Port>/<password>
   

Show your server in the server list

For your server to appear in the server browser it has to register with the lobby. How you enable this depends on your server version.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Open the configuration
   Open the configuration file of your server version via SFTP.

3. Enable the lobby entry
   Classic server – in the [NETWORK] section of soldat.ini:

   Lobby_Register=1
   

   OpenSoldat – in configs/server.cfg:

   set sv_lobby 1
   

4. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server.

Which ports does Soldat use?