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How to Join Your ARK Survival Evolved Server

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Important

To connect you need the IP address and the Query Port of your server. You can find the Query Port in the Settings of your server in the dashboard. Use the Query Port, not the game port!

Via Steam server browser

  1. Open Steam
    Open the Steam client.

  2. Open server browser
    Click on View in the top left and select Game Servers.

  3. Add server
    Click on the Favorites tab and then on + at the bottom right.

  4. Enter server address
    Enter the IP address and the Query Port of your server.

    Example

    123.45.67.89:27015
    123.45.67.89:27015
  5. Start ARK
    Launch ARK Survival Evolved.

  6. Search for server
    Select Join ARK in the main menu and filter by Favorites — your server should now appear in the list.

  7. Join the server
    Select your server and click Join.

Search by server name

  1. Start ARK
    Launch ARK Survival Evolved.

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

  3. Set filter
    Set the session filter to Unofficial.

  4. Enter server name
    Enter the name of your server in the Name Filter search field.

  5. Join the server
    Select your server from the list and click Join.

Via in-game console

  1. Start ARK
    Launch ARK Survival Evolved and select Join ARK in the main menu.

  2. Open console
    Press Tab to open the console.

  3. Connect
    Enter the following command:

    open IP:Port
    open IP:Port

    Example

    open 123.45.67.89:27015
    open 123.45.67.89:27015

Note

For the in-game console, you must use the game port (not the Query Port).