How to Join Your Garry's Mod Server

Find connection details

Note

You can find the IP address and the port of your server in the dashboard. Garry's Mod uses the same port for gameplay and for server queries — there is no separate query port you would have to enter. By default this is port 27015.

Via the in-game Legacy Browser

1. Start Garry's Mod
   Launch Garry's Mod.

2. Open the server search
   Select Find Multiplayer Game in the main menu and then Legacy Browser.

3. Add server
   Click Add a Server and enter the IP address and port of your server.

   Example

   123.45.67.89:27015

4. Add to favorites
   Confirm with Add this address to favorites.

5. Join the server
   Select your server in the favorites list and click Connect.

Via the 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 port of your server and confirm with OK.

5. Connect
   Select the server and click Connect.

Via the game console

1. Start Garry's Mod
   Launch Garry's Mod.

2. Open the console
   Press ~ to open the console.

3. Connect
   Enter the following command:

   connect IP:Port

   Example

   connect 123.45.67.89:27015

Caution

Always enter the Game Port of your server. Port 27005 is the local client port of your game and must not be used as a server address.

Server not showing up in the public server list?

Since May 2020, Garry's Mod servers without a Steam Game Server Login Token (GSLT) receive a severe penalty in the server list ranking. You can create a token at Steam Game Server Accounts using app ID 4000. Then enter it in the dashboard of your server under Settings in the Steam Account Token field and restart the server. The server then starts with the parameter +sv_setsteamaccount <Token>. Every server needs its own token. Connecting directly via IP and port works without a token as well.