# Getting Started with Your Freeroam Server (/docs/assetto-corsa-freeroam/getting-started)



import { Step, Steps } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/steps';

Your freeroam server runs **AssettoServer**. When you order, it installs the latest AssettoServer automatically — you just set a few options and (optionally) add a map.

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Open your server in the panel [#open-your-server-in-the-panel]

    Log in to the [XGamingServer Panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com) and select your Assetto Corsa freeroam server. The **Startup** tab holds the main settings.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Set the basics [#set-the-basics]

    On the **Startup** tab you can set:

    | Setting                 | What it does                      |
    | ----------------------- | --------------------------------- |
    | **Server Name**         | The name shown in the server list |
    | **Server Password**     | Leave blank for a public server   |
    | **Admin Password**      | Used for in-game admin commands   |
    | **Max Clients**         | Player slots (2–25)               |
    | **Enable AI Traffic**   | Turns AI traffic cars on/off      |
    | **AI Traffic Max Cars** | How busy the roads are            |
    | **Enable WeatherFX**    | CSP dynamic weather + rain        |
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Add a map (optional but recommended) [#add-a-map-optional-but-recommended]

    The stock install runs the default content. To run a real freeroam map like **Shutoko** or **LA Canyons**, follow [Install a Map](/docs/assetto-corsa-freeroam/install-a-map).
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Start the server [#start-the-server]

    Hit **Start**. AssettoServer is ready when the console shows `Starting update loop with an update rate of...`. Then [connect](/docs/assetto-corsa-freeroam/connect).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Callout type="info">
  Server name, password and slots live in the panel's Startup variables. The deeper freeroam options (AI behaviour, weather details) live in `cfg/extra_cfg.yml` — build that with our [Freeroam Config Generator](https://xgamingserver.com/tools/assetto-corsa/freeroam-config).
</Callout>