How to Connect to Your SCP: Secret Laboratory Server

SCP: Secret Laboratory servers are found in the in-game browser. A direct connect is faster and works before the server has registered with the master list.

Find your address

Open your server at https://panel.playnhost.com. The overview shows the IP and the assigned port, which is 7777 by default.

Join directly

1. Launch SCP: Secret Laboratory.
2. Open the in-game console with the backtick or tilde key.
3. Run:

   connect 203.0.113.10:7777

That line is what you give your players.

Find it in the browser

1. From the main menu choose the server list.
2. Clear the filters, particularly the ones that hide empty and modded servers.
3. Search for your server name as set in config_gameplay.txt.
4. Favourite it once you find it.

A newly started server takes a few minutes to appear in the list. The direct connect works immediately.

If you cannot connect

• Check the panel console. The server reports when it is ready and registered.
• Confirm the port matches the value on the server overview.
• A version mismatch after a game update hides the server from updated clients. Restart the server so it pulls the new build.
• If the server rejects you with a permission message, check the whitelist and ban settings in your remote admin config.