How to Connect to your StarRupture Server

This guide covers naming your server, setting a join password, and getting your crew into the world.

Note

On first start your server downloads about 21 GB of game files. Expect 10 to 20 minutes, and a console that looks idle for stretches while it verifies files. Later starts take about a minute. The panel flips to Running the moment the world is ready.

1. Set the server name and passwords

1. Log in to the Nitro Panel and open your StarRupture server.
2. Stop the server if it’s running.
3. Open the Startup tab.
4. In Server Name, enter the name players will see once they connect.
5. In Player Join Password, set a password if you want the server private. Leave it blank for an open server.
6. In Admin Password, set a strong password. This protects the server’s management interface. It’s disabled by default for security, but set the password anyway so nobody can claim the server if it’s ever enabled.
7. Go to the Console tab and start the server.

Caution

Session Name is the name of your save, not your server. Changing it points the server at a different (empty) save folder. Only change it when you deliberately want to switch worlds — see Server Settings.

2. Find your server address

1. In the Nitro panel, open the Console tab.
2. Find your server address and assigned port, for example 203.0.113.10:26900.
3. Use the numeric IP and port together. If the Console shows a hostname instead, ask support for the corresponding numeric IP and keep the assigned port.

Example panel location. This capture shows a hostname; use your own server’s numeric IP with its assigned port in the game.

Note

Always include your allocated port. It may differ from 7777 and from the ports in these example screenshots. StarRupture also uses Epic Online Services for session discovery.

3. Join from the game

Players join the dedicated session using the numeric IP and assigned port.

1. Check the Console tab and confirm the server shows Running.
2. Launch StarRupture and choose Join Game.
3. Select Dedicated Server.
4. Enter the full IP:port for your server.
5. Enter the Player Join Password if you set one. Leave it blank if you didn’t.
6. Click Confirm.

Use your own assigned port, even if this example shows 7777.

The first player into a brand-new server lands in a fresh world. The server autosaves every five minutes by default, and you can force a save at any time with ESC → Save.

Tip

StarRupture’s client can’t join a server that’s on the same network, and there’s no LAN option. If you’re testing from the same connection your friends will use, don’t worry — that’s a home-hosting problem. Your EVLBOX server is on our network, so everyone connects the same way.

4. Coming back after a restart

Nothing to do. With the default Startup settings, an existing session loads the file selected by Save Game Name (normally AutoSave0.sav). There’s no “empty session” step, no Manage Server screen, no re-entering passwords. Players just join.

Note

If you’ve read guides for other hosts that tell you to open Manage Server after every restart and load the save by hand, that doesn’t apply here. We turned that interface off because of a known security issue, and the server loads your world on its own instead.

Troubleshooting

Issue	What to check
Server not found while Running	Re-copy your numeric IP and allocated port. If it still fails, contact support and report that the server is running but not found.
Connection times out on first boot	Wait until the panel shows Running; initial downloads can take 10–20 minutes.
Manage Server times out	That interface is disabled. See the Manage Server guide for the panel equivalents.
“Wrong password” with the correct password	Trailing space in the Player Join Password field. Retype it and restart.
Joined, but the world is empty	The server started a fresh session. Check that Session Name on the Startup tab matches the folder in StarRupture/Saved/SaveGames/ on the Files tab.
Everyone was kicked at once	Check the console for a restart, crash or resource limit. If it repeats, open a ticket and we’ll look at resources.
Client says the server version doesn’t match	Your game updated before the server did, or the reverse. Restart the server to pull the latest build.
Server is stuck on Starting for 30+ minutes	Watch the Console tab. If SteamCMD is still downloading, wait. If the log stops after Running on Debian, restart it once, then open a ticket.

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Questions? Reach out on the support Discord or create a ticket.