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Avorion: Connecting to and setting up your server

How to connect to your Avorion server and set the galaxy, admin, difficulty and visibility.

Here you'll learn how to connect to your Avorion server and set up the galaxy.

Connecting

  1. Start the server on the server page with Start.
  2. Wait until the status shows “running”. You can follow the progress in the Console tab.
  3. In the game, connect via the multiplayer menu or direct connect using the address (IP:Port) at the top of your server page.

Important settings

  • Server name (SERVER_NAME) – the name in the server list.
  • Galaxy name (GALAXY_NAME) – name of the galaxy that will be created.
  • Admin ID (ADMIN_ID) – your Steam64 ID so you become server admin.
  • Difficulty (DIFFICULTY) – values from -3 to 3, default 0.
  • List publicly (SERVER_LISTED) – whether the server appears in public server lists.
  • Same start sector (SAME_START_SECTOR) – whether all players start in the same sector.

Changes to the Startup variables take effect on the next restart.

Good to know

  • If possible, enter your Admin ID before the first start.
  • On first start, the server downloads the game files. This can take a few minutes – please don't interrupt it.
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