How to join your Day of Defeat: Source server

To join a Day of Defeat: Source server on PlayNHost, click Join on your server's Overview page to copy its address, open the developer console in the game with the ~ key, and type connect followed by the address. The server must show Online in the panel.

Join from the game

1. Open your server in the panel. The badge next to the name must say Online. If it says Offline, click Start and wait: see How to start your Day of Defeat: Source server for the first time.
2. On the Overview page, click Join on the server card. It copies the Server Address, which looks like address:port. The copy icon next to Server Address copies the same text.
3. Start Day of Defeat: Source on Steam and wait for the main menu.
4. Press the ~ key (the key above Tab) to open the developer console.
5. Type connect, a space, then paste the address, and press Enter. For example connect address:port with your own address.

Type the address whole: it already holds the port, and the server listens only on that port. The same address is on the Ports & Network page in the left menu.

The ~ key does nothing

The developer console is off by default in Source games. The Valve Developer Community says how to switch it on: in the game, open Options, then Keyboard, click Advanced and tick Enable Developer Console in the window that opens. Then press ~ again.

Can I find my server in the server browser?

Yes. Your server is listed under its Server name, with or without a Steam token. Without a token it ranks lower in the list (the panel's own message for this game says so, and we measured it on Counter-Strike: Source and Team Fortress 2, which run the same engine), so searching by name or using connect is quicker. See How to add a Steam login token to your Day of Defeat: Source server.

How do I join a Day of Defeat: Source server that has a password?

A new server has no join password. If you set one with sv_password, players type it in the same console before they connect:

1. Press the ~ key.
2. Type password and the join password, for example password your-join-password, and press Enter.
3. Type connect and the address, and press Enter.

See How to set a join password on your Day of Defeat: Source server.

Do my players need to own the game?

Yes. Day of Defeat: Source is a paid game on Steam, for Windows and Linux. Every player needs their own copy. Your server itself needs no Steam account.

If you cannot join

• The badge is not Online: the server is still starting or is stopped. Wait for Online or click Start.
• The server is full: every slot is taken. See How to change player slots on your Day of Defeat: Source server.
• The game asks for a password: the server has a join password. Ask the owner for it.
• You are kicked straight away: you may be banned. See How to add admins and kick or ban players on your Day of Defeat: Source server.

Every problem and its fix is in Day of Defeat: Source server problems and fixes. To bring friends along, see How to invite friends to your Day of Defeat: Source server.