How to set up a local server with playit.gg

This guide will show you how to set up your own astroneer dedicated server with playit.gg.

playit.gg is a free tunnel service that allows you to host a server even if you don’t have a public IP, and it’s super easy to set up.

You need:

• Windows PC/server, Currently there is no Linux support
• some basic networking knowledge

Playit configuration

1. Go to https://playit.gg/download and download the software (Windows 64 bit).
2. Run the program, after a few seconds it should open a web browser.
3. Authenticate with discord.
4. Add a new custom UDP tunnel.
5. On the configuration panel just click add for now.
6. Now you will see your new UDP tunnel, and it’s URL + port. Note down both of these (xxxxx.auto.playit.gg:54321 - URL:port)
7. Edit the tunnel. Now replace the port in the local IP with the one noted down and click update.

Server configuration

1. Download astro-starter.exe from the Releases.
2. Put the file in an empty folder.
3. Run it once (by double-clicking). Windows might warn you that it could be a virus, I promise it's not.
4. This will generate the default config file starter.json and start.bat.

5. Open the starter.json in a text editor (like notepad).
6. Put your username in the owner field and choose a server name to put in the name field.
7. Put the URL (from playit) in the IP field and the port in the port field. (astro-starter automatically does DNS lookup)

Note: more documentation on the configuration file can be found here: TODO

Starting the server

• Start the server by double-clicking start.bat

Note (for more advanced users): you can start astro-starter.exe in any way you like, the batch file is only there to show you the output in case an error occurs.

• The server will now download all the files and start.
• Manage and stop the server with the web interface at http://localhost:5000.

Warning: Do not stop the server by closing the window! This will not actually stop the server.