How to connect to your Terraria server

You join your Terraria server from Multiplayer > Join via IP, with the address and port from the address card on Overview, like terrarium.play.wilderack.com:37777. Type the address and the port in their own boxes. That works the same for vanilla, tModLoader and TShock.

Before you start

• Find the address and port. The port is the number after the colon on the address card. It’s picked for your server, so it isn’t Terraria’s usual 7777.
• Update the game. Your game and the server must be on the same Terraria version.
• For tModLoader, start tModLoader instead of Terraria. It’s a separate game in your Steam library.

Join on PC

1. Start Terraria and choose Multiplayer.
2. Choose Join via IP.
3. Pick the character you want to play.
4. Type the address, like terrarium.play.wilderack.com, and accept. A name works fine: the game looks up the IP for you.
5. Type the port from the address card, like 37777, and accept.
6. Type the password if the server asks for one. Passwords are case-sensitive.

Join via Steam is for games a friend hosts from their own copy of Terraria. For your server, always use Join via IP.

Join on a phone

Terraria on Android and iOS can join the same server, as long as the phone’s version matches the server’s.

1. Open Multiplayer and choose to join by IP.
2. Pick a character.
3. Type the address and the port from the address card, in their own boxes.

Phone updates sometimes come out a little later than PC ones. If phone players see a version message right after a Terraria update, their update is usually on its way. They join again once it arrives.

Consoles

Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players can’t join a dedicated server yet. Re-Logic’s next big update, Crossplay Phase One, was in final testing in October 2026. Check the Terraria news on Steam for what it brings.

Join a tModLoader server

Everyone joins from tModLoader, with Join via IP, the same as above. You don’t need to find the mods first. When you join, tModLoader lists the mods the server uses, downloads them from the server, then reloads and joins.

Mods made to run only in your own game, like some interface mods, can stay on. If a player turned off downloading mods from servers in tModLoader’s settings, they install the same mods themselves first. See mods.

Join a TShock server

TShock servers use the normal Terraria game, so join with Join via IP. If the owner turned on accounts, type /register <password> the first time and /login <password> after that, in the chat.

Server password

Set or change it in Settings. It applies after a restart. By hand, it’s password= in serverconfig.txt. See the config reference.

The server isn’t in a list

Terraria has no built-in server browser, so nobody finds your server unless you share the address. Use a password anyway, in case the address travels further than you meant.

Joining wakes the server

Your server naps when nobody’s playing. Joining wakes it, usually in a couple of seconds, while your game waits. Friends can also open the wake link from the address card, play.wilderack.com/w/terrarium, before they start. The How to join card on Overview shows these steps too.

Can’t connect?

1. Check the port. Use the one on the address card, not 7777.
2. Check the version. “You are not using the same version as this server.” means your game or the server needs an update.
3. Check the game. tModLoader servers need tModLoader. Vanilla and TShock servers need normal Terraria.
4. Wait for the server. After a restart, give it a minute, then join again.

More fixes are in Fix common Terraria server errors.