# How to Connect to Your Vintage Story Server (/docs/vintage-story/join-server)



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

Connect via Direct IP [#connect-via-direct-ip]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Open Multiplayer [#open-multiplayer]

    Launch Vintage Story and click **Multiplayer** from the main menu.
  </Step>

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

    Click **Add Server**. Enter your server's IP and port (default `42420`):

    ```
    your-ip:42420
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Connect [#connect]

    Select the server and click **Connect**. If a password is set, enter it when prompted.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Public Server List [#public-server-list]

If `AdvertiseServer` is set to `true` in `serverconfig.json`, the server appears in the public server list. Players can browse and join from there.

Default Port [#default-port]

| Port      | Protocol | Purpose      |
| --------- | -------- | ------------ |
| **42420** | TCP      | Game traffic |

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Server Configuration](/docs/vintage-story/server-config)
* [Set a Password](/docs/vintage-story/server-password)
* [Public Listing](/docs/vintage-story/public-listing)