diff --git a/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md b/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md index 24b0b942c..c3cc40243 100644 --- a/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md +++ b/src/en/general-development/setup/server-hosting-tutorial.md @@ -23,9 +23,16 @@ If you prefer video guides, here is one! ## Level 1: Invite Your Friends -You will need to do some extra steps if you want other people to be able to connect and play. +If you are looking to let people from your *internal* network (connected to the same router as you). -### Port Forwarding +#### Getting your internal IP address (Windows) +1. Open Windows Settings on the computer running the server. +2. Click on "Network & Internet" +3. Look for "IPV4 address". That's your computers local IP. And what people on your local network need to enter into the direct connect menu to join. + +If you are looking to let people outside of your local internal network. You will need to do some extra steps to allow external connections. + +#### Port Forwarding The server needs network ports to be forwarded so that people can connect. By default, the game server uses two ports: * UDP `1212` is used for main game netcode. This is necessary for the *client* to be able to connect to the server. This can be configured with the `net.port` configuration variable.