How to Join Your Unturned Server

Unturned offers two reliable ways onto your server: a direct connection using the IP address and port, or the server code. Your server only shows up in the public server browser if a Steam Game Server Login Token (GSLT) is configured.

Find connection details

Important

You can find the IP address and the ports of your server in the dashboard. In the game you always enter the Query Port – not the Game Port. This is the most common reason why joining fails.

Connect directly via IP

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

2. Open the connect screen
   Select Play in the main menu and switch to Connect.

3. Enter the server details
   Fill in the fields with the values from your dashboard:

   Field	Value
   Host	IP address of your server
   Port	Query Port of your server
   Password	Server password, if one is set

4. Connect
   Click Connect. Your character is stored on the server – the next time you join you continue where you left off.

Warning

Enter the Query Port in the Port field, not the Game Port. In Unturned the Query Port is the port your server is queried on – and therefore the value used for a direct connection.

Use the server code

Instead of IP and port you can also use the server code – a 17-digit number that you simply enter into the Host field. No port is required in that case.

1. Read the server code
   Start your server and check the console in the dashboard. The code is printed there on startup.

2. Enter the code
   In the game open Play → Connect and enter the code into the Host field. Leave the Port field empty.

3. Connect
   Click Connect.

Note

The server code changes every time your server restarts – unless you have configured a GSLT. You also do not see any server information before joining, because that can only be queried through the IP address. For a permanent link to your server, the direct connection via IP and Query Port is the better choice.

Appear in the server browser

Servers without a GSLT are considered "anonymous" and are not listed in the public internet server list. They remain reachable through a direct connection, but you will not find them by searching in the game.

1. Create a token
   Open steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers and create a token with App ID 304930.

2. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

3. Store the token
   If there is a field for the login token under Settings in the dashboard, enter it there. Otherwise connect via SFTP and add the token as a command in Commands.dat:

   /Servers/<ServerID>/Server/Commands.dat

   GSLT YOUR_TOKEN

   Alternative

   You can also store the token in the file /Servers/<ServerID>/Config.txt. Look for the Login_Token entry in the Browser section and set your token as its value. Keep the notation that the file already uses.

4. Start the server
   Save the change and start your server. It now appears in the internet server list.

Where is my server folder?

<ServerID> is the name of the folder inside /Servers/. It is defined by the startup parameter of your server – connect via SFTP and check which folder is there. Usually there is exactly one.

Which ports does Unturned use?

Note

An Unturned server always occupies two consecutive ports:

Port	Purpose
Query Port	Server queries and the server list – this is the port you enter in the game
Game Port	The in-game traffic itself. It is always exactly one port above the Query Port

Both ports are already open for your server. You can see which values apply to you in the dashboard.

Server cannot be found

If no connection is established, check the following in order:

• Is your server running? Check the console in the dashboard.
• Did you really enter the Query Port and not the Game Port?
• Are you searching the server browser although no GSLT is configured? Then use the direct connection instead.