How to Join Your Astroneer Server
To join your server you need the IP address and port of your server as well as the server password if one is set.
Launch Astroneer
Start Astroneer via Steam.Select CO-OP
In the main menu, select CO-OP.Choose Dedicated Server
Click Dedicated Server to join a dedicated server.Enter server address
Enter the IP address and port of your server in the following format:123.45.67.89:8777123.45.67.89:8777Enter password (optional)
If a password is set on your server, enter it here.Join
Confirm to join your server.
Disable encryption
Some clients — in particular on Linux or Steam Deck, but occasionally also on Windows — cannot directly connect to an Astroneer dedicated server. In this case, encryption must be disabled both on the server and on all clients.
On the server
Open dashboard
Open the dashboard of your server.Open settings
Navigate to the Settings.Disable encryption
Enable the Disable Encryption toggle.Restart the server
Save the setting and restart your server.
On the client
Open Engine.ini
PressWindows Key + R, enter the following path and confirm with Enter:%localappdata%\Astro\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini%localappdata%\Astro\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.iniAdd entry
Append the following section at the end of the file:[SystemSettings] net.AllowEncryption=False[SystemSettings] net.AllowEncryption=FalseSave the file
Save the file and restart Astroneer.
Warning
Disabling encryption is not recommended as it reduces the security of the connection. Only use this option if there is no other way to connect to the server.