How to make your BeamMP server private

Turn on Private in Settings, Game Settings, or choose Private in step 5 of the Go live card, then restart. The server leaves BeamMP's list and friends join with the address in Direct connect. A private server still needs its BeamMP key.

Make it private

1. Open your server in the panel and click the Settings tab.
2. In Game Settings, turn on Private.
3. Click Restart now on the banner.

Or, on the Go live card on Overview, choose Private in step 5, Who can find it, and click the card's button.

The BeamMP server list card then says Private: This server is private on purpose: it is not in BeamMP's list, and friends join with the address in Direct connect. Nothing is wrong.

How friends join a private server

Send them the address from the Play with friends card, or click Copy invite message: the message has the address. In the BeamMP launcher they use Direct connect and enter it. See How to connect to your BeamMP server.

Private does not mean locked

BeamMP has no join password. Private only hides the server from the list: anyone who has the address can still join. To let in only the people you choose:

• Turn on the whitelist and add their BeamMP IDs: How to turn on the whitelist on your BeamMP server.
• Turn guests off, so everyone has to sign in to BeamMP: How to stop guests joining your BeamMP server.

Make it public again

Turn Private off, or choose Public on the Go live card, and restart. BeamMP lists the server within 1 to 3 minutes of the start if it accepts the key. See Your BeamMP server does not show in the server list.