How to connect to your American Truck Simulator convoy server

American Truck Simulator convoy servers are not joined by typing an IP address. Players find them in the Convoy browser, either by name or by a Session Search ID that the server prints in its console.

1. Start the server and read the console

1. Open your server in the Game Panel at https://panel.playnhost.com and click Start.
2. Watch the Console. Once the session is registered, the server prints a Session Search ID. It is a long number with a slash in the middle.
3. Copy that line. It is the reliable way for a friend to find your server.

2. Join from the game

1. Launch American Truck Simulator.
2. Open Convoy from the main menu.
3. Choose the option to browse or search sessions.
4. Paste the Session Search ID into the search field, or type part of your server name.
5. Select the session and join. Enter the password if one is set.

3. What to give your friends

• The Session Search ID from the console, which is the fastest route.
• The exact server name as a fallback.
• The password, if you set one.
• The list of map DLC your server was built with. See the guide on server packages in this category, because a mismatch stops a player joining.

There is no direct IP entry in the Convoy browser, so an IP and port on its own is not enough for a player to connect.

4. If the session does not appear

• Check the console for a line about the logon token. Without a valid Steam game server token the session is not published.
• Confirm show_server is true and friends_only is false in server_config.sii.
• Restart the server and search again a minute after it reports the session is up.

If the session still does not show, open a ticket from Support in the Client Area and paste the console output from the start of the server.