How to Join Your Solace Crafting Server

Solace Crafting offers two ways onto a dedicated server from the main menu: the server list and the direct connection. For the direct connection you use the Game Port of your server, not the Query Port.

Find connection details

Important

You can find the IP address as well as the Game Port and the Query Port of your server in the dashboard. Always use the values shown there to join – there are no fixed default values.

Enter the ports in the server configuration

Solace Crafting reads the Game Port and the Query Port from its configuration file. If the values there do not match the ports assigned to your server in the dashboard, nobody can reach your server. Check the entries before you hand out your connection details.

Stop the server
Stop your server via the dashboard.
Connect via SFTP
Connect to your server via SFTP.
Open the configuration file
Open the following file:
```
/.config/unity3d/Big Kitty Games/Solace Crafting/servercfg.dat
```
Note
The folder .config starts with a dot and is therefore a hidden folder. Enable the display of hidden files in your SFTP client if you cannot see it. If the file does not exist yet, start your server once – it is created on the first start.
Enter the ports
Set port to the Game Port and steamQueryPort to the Query Port from your dashboard:
json
```
"port": 27015,
"steamQueryPort": 27016,
```
Warning
The numbers shown here are only an example. Only the ports assigned to your server in the dashboard are relevant.
Start the server
Save the file and start your server.

Join via the server list

Start Solace Crafting
Launch the game and wait until the main menu has loaded.
Open the server list
Select Multiplayer: Server List in the main menu.
Select your server
Look for your server in the list and select it.
Enter the password
If a password is set for your server, you are asked for it when joining.

Connect directly via IP

The direct connection works regardless of whether your server shows up in the server list.

Open the direct connection
Select Multiplayer: Direct Connect in the main menu.
Enter the server address
Enter the IP address and the Game Port of your server, for example:
```
123.45.67.89:27015
```
Important
Use the Game Port here, not the Query Port. Take the IP and port from your dashboard.
Enter the password
For a password protected server, additionally enter the server password.
Connect
Confirm your input to join the server.

Private server

In the servercfg.dat the value isPrivate controls whether your server is publicly visible:

Value	Meaning
`false`	The server appears in the public server list
`true`	The server does not appear in the list – it can only be joined via direct connection

Tip

A private server is the easiest way to run a closed round: only hand out the IP address and Game Port to the players who are supposed to join.

Which ports does Solace Crafting use?

Note

A Solace Crafting server uses two ports:

Configuration value	Protocol	Purpose
`port`	TCP	Game Port – players connect through this one
`steamQueryPort`	UDP	Query Port – Steam queries the server status through this one

You can see which values apply to your server in the dashboard.

Server is not found

If your server does not appear in the server list, first check that isPrivate is set to false and that the ports in the servercfg.dat match the ones from the dashboard. Independently of that, you can always reach your server via the direct connection using the IP address and Game Port.

How to Join Your Solace Crafting Server ​

Find connection details ​

Enter the ports in the server configuration ​

Join via the server list ​

Connect directly via IP ​

Private server ​

Which ports does Solace Crafting use? ​