How to Connect to Your Operation: Harsh Doorstop Server

Learn how to find your server IP and connect to your Operation: Harsh Doorstop dedicated server using direct connect or the server browser.

Here's how to find your server's IP address and connect to your Operation: Harsh Doorstop server. You can join via direct connect (fastest) or find your server in the server browser.

Finding Your Server IP

Open the XGamingServer panel

Locate your IP address

Your server IP address is displayed in the sidebar (e.g., 198.137.23.46:7777).

💡 Tip: Click the IP address to copy it to your clipboard. The number before the colon is the IP address, and the number after is the game port — you'll need both for direct connect.

Note your ports

Operation: Harsh Doorstop uses multiple ports by default:

Port	Purpose	Default
Game Port	Main gameplay traffic	7777
Query Port	Steam server browser queries	27015
RCON Port	Remote console administration	21114

The game port shown on the panel is the one you'll use to connect in-game.

Direct Connect (Steam)

Direct connect is the fastest way to join your server without scrolling through the server browser:

Open Steam

Open your Steam client.

Open the server browser

Go to View → Game Servers (or press Ctrl+Shift+S from the Steam overlay while in-game).

Add your server to favorites

Click the Favorites tab, then click Add a Server. Enter your server's IP address and game port (e.g., 198.137.23.46:7777) and click Add this address to favorites.

Connect to the server

Select your server from the Favorites list and click Connect.

📝 Note: If the server has a password, you'll be prompted to enter it before joining.

Using the In-Game Server Browser

Launch Operation: Harsh Doorstop

Open Operation: Harsh Doorstop from Steam.

Open Multiplayer

From the main menu, select Play → Multiplayer.

Search for your server

Use the search bar or filters to find your server by name. You can filter by game mode, map, player count, and ping.

Join your server

Select your server and click Join.

The server browser shows useful information before you connect:

Player count — How many players are currently online
Map — Which map the server is running
Game mode — The active game mode (AAS, Skirmish, etc.)
Ping — Your latency to the server (lower is better)
Lock icon — Indicates the server requires a password

Connecting via Steam URI

You can also connect using a Steam connection link, which is useful for sharing with friends or embedding in Discord:

steam://connect/198.137.23.46:7777

Replace the IP and port with your server's actual values. Clicking this link will launch the game and connect directly.

Troubleshooting Connection Issues

If you can't connect to your server:

Server not showing in browser — Make sure the server has fully started. Check Console on the XGamingServer panel for startup progress. The server can take a minute or two to fully initialize.
"Server is not responding" — Verify the IP address and port are correct. Try restarting the server from the panel.
"Connection failed" or timeout — Check that the server is running and hasn't crashed. Look at Console for error messages. The server may need to be reinstalled if files are corrupted.
Version mismatch — Make sure your game client is updated to the latest version on Steam. The server auto-updates on restart by default.
Password prompt — The server has a password set. Ask the server owner for the password.

💡 Tip: Operation: Harsh Doorstop is free-to-play on Steam, so if a friend wants to join your server, they just need to download the game — no purchase required.

If you get stuck at any time, you can join our Discord.

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