How to Join Your Mordhau Server

You either find your server through the in-game server browser or connect directly through Steam using your server's address.

Find connection details

Important

You can find the IP address and the ports of your server in the dashboard. For the connection through Steam you use the Query Port, not the Game Port. This is the most common reason why joining fails.

Via the in-game server browser

1. Start Mordhau
   Launch the game and wait for the main menu to load.

2. Open the server browser
   Select Fight in the main menu. This takes you to the server browser with the list of all public servers.

3. Search for your server
   Enter the name of your server into the search field. This is much faster than scrolling through the full list.

4. Join the server
   Select your server from the list and join it.

Password protected server

If a password is set for your server, you are asked for it when joining. You can find the password in the dashboard of your server.

Connect through Steam

If you want to join using your server's address specifically, use a Steam connection link.

1. Start Steam
   Make sure Steam is running on your PC and that you are signed in.

2. Build the connection link
   Assemble the link from the IP address and the Query Port of your server:

   steam://connect/<IP address>:<Query Port>

   Warning

   This is where the Query Port goes, not the Game Port. You can find both values in the dashboard of your server.

3. Open the link
   Enter the link into your browser's address bar, or open it on Windows with Win + R. Steam launches Mordhau and connects you to your server.

Tip

Save the finished link as a bookmark or pass it on to your fellow players – that way nobody has to search for the server in the browser.

Which ports does Mordhau use?

Note

A Mordhau server uses three ports:

Port	Protocol	Purpose
Game Port	UDP	Carries the actual game traffic
Query Port	UDP	Server query: your server appears in the server list through it, and the Steam link connection runs through it
Beacon Port	UDP	Used while players are establishing the connection

You can see the values that apply to your server in the dashboard. All three ports have to be reachable – if one of them is missing, joining can fail even though the server is running.

Server does not appear in the server browser

For your server to be listed publicly it has to register with Steam. This is controlled by the entry bAdvertiseServerViaSteam in the Game.ini.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

   Warning

   Only edit the Game.ini while the server is stopped. Mordhau rewrites the file on shutdown and overwrites changes you made while it was running.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open the Game.ini
   Open the following file:

   /Mordhau/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini

4. Set the entry
   Look for the entry bAdvertiseServerViaSteam in the file and set it to True:

   bAdvertiseServerViaSteam=True

5. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server.

Tip

Freshly started servers take a few minutes before they show up in the server list. The Steam connection link gets you onto your server even while it is not listed yet.

Note

The folder LinuxServer and the Game.ini are only created after your server has fully started once. If you cannot find the file, start your server once and stop it again.