# How to Connect to Your Quake Live Server (/docs/quake-live/join-server)



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

Find Your Server Address [#find-your-server-address]

Find your server IP and port on the **Network** tab in the [XGamingServer Panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com). The default Quake Live port is **27960** (UDP).

Connect to Your Server [#connect-to-your-server]

<Tabs items={['In-Game Console', 'Steam Browser']}>
  <Tab value="In-Game Console">
    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Open the console [#open-the-console]

        Press **`~`** (tilde) in-game.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Run the connect command [#run-the-connect-command]

        ```
        \connect 123.45.67.89:27960
        ```

        With a password:

        ```
        \password "YourPassword"
        \connect 123.45.67.89:27960
        ```
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="Steam Browser">
    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Open Steam server browser [#open-steam-server-browser]

        In Steam, click **View** > **Game Servers** > **Favorites** tab.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Add the server [#add-the-server]

        Click **Add a Server** and enter:

        ```
        123.45.67.89:27960
        ```
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Connect [#connect]

        Select the server in your favorites and click **Connect**.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Required Ports [#required-ports]

| Port      | Protocol | Purpose      |
| --------- | -------- | ------------ |
| **27960** | UDP      | Game traffic |

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Server Configuration](/docs/quake-live/server-config)