How to Join Your Space Station 14 Server

Space Station 14 is played exclusively through the official SS14 launcher. There is no way to join via Steam or an in-game connection window. The launcher offers two options: the server list or a direct connection via Direct Connect To Server.

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Connect directly

A direct connection is the most reliable way onto your server, because it does not depend on whether your server shows up in the public server list.

1. Start the launcher
   Start the SS14 launcher and sign in with your SS14 account.

2. Open the direct connection
   Click on Direct Connect To Server.

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

   <IP address>:<Query Port>
   

4. Connect
   Confirm your input. The launcher automatically downloads the matching client content of your server and starts the game.

5. Save the server
   With Add Favorite you store the server permanently in the launcher and do not have to type the address again.

Via the server list

For your server to show up in the public server list (hub), you have to enable that explicitly – by default the listing is disabled.

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

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open server_config.toml
   Open the file server_config.toml. It is located in the main directory of your server, next to the server application Robust.Server.

4. Enable the listing
   Add the following section:

   [hub]
   advertise = true
   

   Optionally you can also set server_url (a link to your community, e.g. Discord) and tags.

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

6. Search for the server
   Search for the name of your server in the server list of the launcher.

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