Fix Satisfactory Dedicated Server Not Connecting

Satisfactory dedicated servers connect by IP (there's no public browser) and must be claimed on first connect. Here's how to get in, set it up, and the version-mismatch trap that catches most players.

Open the port

Satisfactory now uses a single UDP/TCP port for the dedicated server. Open/forward:

7777/udp + 7777/tcp   game (default)

Add the server by IP

There's no server browser — you add it manually. In-game: Server Manager → Add Server, then enter server-ip:7777.

Claim the server

On first connect the server is unclaimed. Set an admin password to claim it, name it, then either create a new session or load a save. Until it's claimed, no one can play.

Open 7777 (udp+tcp), add the server by IP in Server Manager, set an admin password to claim it, then load a session.

Step-by-step: get connected and claimed

Satisfactory's setup order trips up a lot of first-time hosts. Follow it exactly:

1. Make sure the dedicated server is running and its game port is open on the host firewall (not just forwarded on the router).
2. In-game, open Server Manager → Add Server and enter server-ip:port.
3. Accept the self-signed certificate notice — it's expected on a dedicated server.
4. On first connect the server is unclaimed: set an admin password to claim it and give it a name.
5. Create a new session or load a save. Until a session is loaded, players see the server but can't actually play.

Other reasons it won't connect

• Version mismatch — the dedicated server and your Steam/Epic client update on different schedules. If the server hasn't updated yet after a patch, clients on the new version can't connect. Check both versions match exactly.
• The host's OS firewall blocks 7777 even though the router forwards it — check both.
• A corrupted save prevents the session from finishing load, which looks like a connection failure from the client side.

How to prevent connection issues

• Update the dedicated server as soon as possible after every Satisfactory patch, ideally same-day.
• Keep regular save backups so a corrupted session doesn't cost progress — see general backup practice in our game server security checklist.
• Give the server a fixed, memorable session name so returning players reconnect to the right save.

Related errors

For general port-forwarding steps, see how to port forward a game server. If the connection drops mid-session rather than failing outright, see fixing "connection timed out" on game servers.

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