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title: How to Connect to a Space Engineers Server
description: Ready to jump into your new world? Follow this guide to connect to your Space Engineers server and start building right away.
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published: "2026-07-27T14:59:50.908Z"
updated: "2026-07-27T14:59:50.908Z"
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# How to Connect to a Space Engineers Server

Ready to jump into your new world? Follow this guide to connect to your Space Engineers server and start building right away.

You just powered up your Space Engineers server. Now it is time to actually get into it.

Whether you are playing through Steam or Epic Games with crossplay enabled, connecting to your Nodecraft server only takes a few minutes once you know where to look.

This guide will walk you through both connection methods.

## Before You Start

Make sure:

- Your server is online in your Nodecraft Dashboard
- You have copied your server’s hostname or IP address.

You can find your server hostname and IP address directly on your Nodecraft server Overview page.

## Connecting to the Server

1. Open Space Engineers.
2. Click **Join Game**.

  ![Space Engineers main menu with the Join Game option selected, used to connect to multiplayer servers.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/274x467/b23c9f58d7/space-engineers-main-menu.png/m/)
3. Click **Direct Connect**.

  ![Join Game screen showing the Direct Connect button used to connect to a Space Engineers server using an IP address and port.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1107x118/ffe19d20f7/space-engineers-direct-connect.png/m/1000x0/smart)
4. Paste the hostname into the box and click **Connect**.

  ![Direct Connect window in Space Engineers with a server address entered and the Connect button ready to join the server.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/764x335/fbc1dc5fe6/space-engineers-direct-connect-box.png/m/)

## Conclusion

Once connected, you are officially live on your own Space Engineers server.

From here, you can begin building, exploring, or fine-tuning your settings to match your playstyle. If you are ready to customize things further, check out our guides on configuring your server, adding mods, or adjusting world settings.

Your universe is now online.