How to Connect to Your Vintage Story Server

Vintage Story servers are added by address in the multiplayer menu. There is a public server list, but a direct add is faster and always works.

Find your address

Open your server at https://panel.playnhost.com. The overview shows the IP and the assigned port, which is 42420 by default.

Add the server

1. Launch Vintage Story and choose Multiplayer.
2. Click Add server or use the direct connect field.
3. Enter the address as 203.0.113.10:42420, using your own IP and port.
4. Enter the password if one is set.
5. Connect.

That address line is what you send to your friends.

The public list

A server appears in the in-game public list only when it is set to advertise itself. That is the AdvertiseServer setting in serverconfig.json. Turning it off keeps the server private while still allowing direct joins.

The first join downloads mods

Since version 1.16 Vintage Story sends the server's mods to the client automatically. On a modded server the first connect pauses while that happens, then loads normally afterwards.

If you cannot connect

• Check the panel console. Vintage Story logs the world loading and then reports the server is running.
• A version mismatch is refused with a clear message. The client and server must be on the same game version, so restart the server so it updates.
• If the server has a whitelist enabled, you have to be on it. See our guide on becoming an admin.
• If a mod fails to load, the server may start without it, or not at all. The console names the mod.