Help · Connecting & ports · Empyrion – Galactic Survival

Empyrion – Galactic Survival: Connecting to and setting up your server

How to connect to your Empyrion server and set the name, password, player count and seed.

Here you'll learn how to connect to your Empyrion – Galactic Survival server.

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. Search for your server name in the in-game server browser, or connect directly using the address (IP:Port) at the top of your server page.

Important settings

  • Server name (SRV_NAME) – the name in the server browser.
  • Server password (SRV_PWD) – optional password for joining.
  • Max. players (MAX_PLAYERS) – default 20.
  • Seed (SEED) – seed for world generation (1 to 7 digits).
  • Description (SRV_DESC) – server info, up to 127 characters.

You'll find further settings in the Files tab in empyrion/dedicated.yaml.

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

Good to know

  • The Telnet port (TELNET_PORT) is only used to control the server and should not be publicly accessible.
  • On first start, the server downloads the game files. This can take a few minutes – please don't interrupt it.
Was this helpful?