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How to Join Your Unturned Server

Join an Unturned server

3 min read
Jul 30, 2026

Unturned offers two reliable ways onto your server: a direct connection using the IP address and port, or the server code. Your server only shows up in the public server browser if a Steam Game Server Login Token (GSLT) is configured.

Find connection details

Connect directly via IP

  1. Start Unturned
    Launch the game and wait for the main menu to load.

  2. Open the connect screen
    Select Play in the main menu and switch to Connect.

  3. Enter the server details
    Fill in the fields with the values from your dashboard:

    Field Value
    Host IP address of your server
    Port Query Port of your server
    Password Server password, if one is set
  4. Connect
    Click Connect. Your character is stored on the server – the next time you join you continue where you left off.

Use the server code

Instead of IP and port you can also use the server code – a 17-digit number that you simply enter into the Host field. No port is required in that case.

  1. Read the server code
    Start your server and check the console in the dashboard. The code is printed there on startup.

  2. Enter the code
    In the game open Play → Connect and enter the code into the Host field. Leave the Port field empty.

  3. Connect
    Click Connect.

Appear in the server browser

Servers without a GSLT are considered "anonymous" and are not listed in the public internet server list. They remain reachable through a direct connection, but you will not find them by searching in the game.

  1. Create a token
    Open steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers and create a token with App ID 304930.

  2. Stop the server
    Stop your server via the dashboard.

  3. Store the token
    If there is a field for the login token under Settings in the dashboard, enter it there. Otherwise connect via SFTP and add the token as a command in Commands.dat:

    /Servers/<ServerID>/Server/Commands.dat
    
    GSLT YOUR_TOKEN
    
  4. Start the server
    Save the change and start your server. It now appears in the internet server list.

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Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Jul 30, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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