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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.

  1. Launch Astroneer
    Start Astroneer via Steam.

  2. Select CO-OP
    In the main menu, select CO-OP.

  3. Choose Dedicated Server
    Click Dedicated Server to join a dedicated server.

  4. Enter server address
    Enter the IP address and port of your server in the following format:

    123.45.67.89:8777
    123.45.67.89:8777
  5. Enter password (optional)
    If a password is set on your server, enter it here.

  6. 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

  1. Open dashboard
    Open the dashboard of your server.

  2. Open settings
    Navigate to the Settings.

  3. Disable encryption
    Enable the Disable Encryption toggle.

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

On the client

  1. Open Engine.ini
    Press Windows Key + R, enter the following path and confirm with Enter:

    %localappdata%\Astro\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini
    %localappdata%\Astro\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini
  2. Add entry
    Append the following section at the end of the file:

    [SystemSettings]
    net.AllowEncryption=False
    [SystemSettings]
    net.AllowEncryption=False
  3. Save 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.