Connecting to your game server

Once your server shows Running in the panel, connecting takes seconds.

1. Open your server in the control panel and copy the Address shown at the top (it looks like 123.123.123.123:27015).
2. In your game, open the server browser or the Direct Connect option and paste that address.
3. Hit connect — you’ll join your own server as the first player.

Share the same address with your friends so they can join too. If the server shows Offline, press Start and give it a minute to boot.