How to Use Crossplay on Your Arma Reforger Server

With crossplay, players on PC, Xbox and PlayStation 5 can play together on your server. Crossplay is always active on your server – you do not need to set anything up.

Crossplay is always active

When your server starts, "crossPlatform": true is set automatically in config.json. This makes your server accept players from all platforms:

Platform	Can join
PC	Yes
Xbox	Yes
PlayStation 5	Yes

Warning

Crossplay cannot be disabled. If you change crossPlatform to false in config.json, the value is set back to true on the next server start. You can find out which entries the dashboard overwrites on every start in Configure Server.

What to watch out for with console players

If players on Xbox and PlayStation 5 should play on your server, keep these two points in mind.

Mods for consoles

Not every mod is also available for Xbox and PlayStation 5. If a mod from the "mods" section of config.json is not available on a console, players on that console may not be able to join your server. After adding new mods, have a console player test joining.

You can learn how to add mods in the Add Mods guide.

Keep BattlEye switched on

For console players, keep BattlEye switched on. Without BattlEye, your server does not appear in the server browser on PlayStation 5. This is how you check the setting:

1. Open dashboard
   Open the dashboard of your server.

2. Open settings
   Navigate to the Settings.

3. Check Battle-Eye
   Make sure the Battle-Eye field is set to true.

4. Restart the server
   Save the setting and restart your server.

How console players join your server

Console players find your server using the search in the server browser. For this, your server must be visible there.

1. Open dashboard
   Open the dashboard of your server.

2. Open settings
   Navigate to the Settings.

3. Check visibility
   Make sure the Visible in Server Browser field is set to true.

4. Restart the server
   Save the setting and restart your server.

5. Search for the server
   The players open the Multiplayer section in Arma Reforger and search for the name of your server there.

Note

You can find a detailed guide on joining under Join Server.