Ports

The Network tab shows where players connect and which spare ports your plan includes.

The connect address#

At the top is the Connect address, in the form address:port. That is what you give to players. There is a copy button next to it.

It also appears on the Addresses card on Overview.

What your plan includes#

Your plan reserves a number of ports that stay with the server, plus a number you can add and release yourself. The chip at the top shows how many you hold out of how many you are allowed.

How many you get depends on what you run, because different games need different numbers. A Minecraft server gets one game port plus two you can add for things like a map viewer or voice chat. A FiveM server gets four for the server, the admin tool and voice, plus two you can add. A proxy gets one plus four for backend servers.

Adding a port#

Click Add a port. One is taken from the pool and it is ready to use straight away.

You cannot choose the number. It is whatever is free.

Add a port when something you install needs to listen on one of its own: a voice server, a map viewer, a query port, a second game instance behind a proxy.

After adding it, point the plugin or mod at that port in its own configuration, then restart the server.

Releasing a port#

Click the bin icon on a row and confirm. The port goes back to the pool and anything listening on it stops being reachable.

You can add another one later, but it will not be the same number. So if you release a port your players have bookmarked, they will have to update it.

You cannot release the port players connect on, and you cannot release below the number your plan reserves.

Changing which port players use#

Each extra port has a Make it the connect port button. Click it and that port becomes the one shown as the connect address.

Tell your players. The old address stops being the one we advertise, and anyone with the old one bookmarked needs the new one.

This changes which port we treat as the main one. It does not change what your game is actually listening on. Make sure the game is configured for that port first, or players will reach nothing.

More ports#

If you run out, the Additional port add-on gives you more. See Add-ons.

Notes on the rows#

Each row shows the address and port, and whether it is the one players connect on or an extra. Any note on a port is shown but cannot be edited from here.