How to connect to your Barotrauma server

This article covers joining your PlayNHost Barotrauma server and what address to give your crew.

1. Find your server address

1. Log in to the Client Area at https://playnhost.com/billing and open your Barotrauma service.
2. Note the IP / Hostname and Port.
3. The same details appear on the server dashboard in the Game Panel at https://panel.playnhost.com.

Use the port from the panel. Barotrauma also has a query port setting in its config file, but the port your players type is the one shown in the panel.

2. Start the server

1. Open the server in the Game Panel and click Start.
2. Watch the Console until the server reports it has started and is listening.

3. Join by IP

1. Launch Barotrauma.
2. Choose Join Server from the main menu.
3. Type your server address into the direct join field as IP:Port.
4. Click join and enter the password if one is set.

4. Find it in the server list

1. Open the Join Server screen and let the list load.
2. Search for your server name.
3. Clear the filters for full servers and password protected servers while you look.

Your server only appears in the list if it is set to public in serversettings.xml. A private server is joined by IP.

5. What to give your crew

• The IP:Port address.
• The server password, if you set one.
• The list of mods, if the server runs any. Barotrauma tells clients which packages are required, and they need to have them enabled to play.

If a player is refused, check the player limit and confirm they are on the same game version. Open a ticket from Support with the exact error if it continues.