Getting Started – How to Access Your Arma 3 Server and Control Panel


Have you purchased your Arma 3 server at GGServers? Here’s how to get started!

First, GGServers offers full access to your game server control panel, where users can manage everything that happens on the server.

This article will show the first steps for joining your Arma 3 server and using the game server panel to manage your server.

|| ⚠ **NOTE **⚠: Before you start playing, you will have to add your Steam account to your game server panel, as explained [below in this guide](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/getting-started-how-to-access-your-arma-3-server-and-control-panel-1pa81e1/#1-how-do-i-find-my-amp-panel).

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# How Do I Join My Arma 3 Server

After purchasing your Arma 3 server, you will receive an email titled `Your Game Server Details`. This email contains the connection details for your server and also the game server panel credentials.

If you are not able to find this mail, no worries; you can find your full mail history with GGServers in your billing account.

Keep in mind that you can add your server through Steam or using the Arma 3 launcher.

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## Getting Your Server Details

To get your server connection details, you need to:

1. Log in to your billing account [here](https://ggservers.com/billing/index.php/login).

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2. Click on your customer’s profile button, then on `Email History`.

|| ⚠ **NOTE **⚠: You can also access your email history with us by clicking [here](https://ggservers.com/billing/clientarea.php?action=emails).


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3. Click on the first option, `Your Game Server Details`, and you’ll see your server information and the game server panel credentials as well.

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4. Copy your server connection details.


Now you can add your server via Steam or directly from the Arma 3 launcher.

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## Arma 3 Launcher

To add your server via the Arma 3 launcher, you need to follow the next steps:

1. Launch Arma 3.

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2. Click on `Servers`, then on `DIRECT CONNECT`.


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3. Fill in the `Server name or address:` with your IP and the `Port:` with your port, then click on `Connect`.


|| ⚠ **NOTE **⚠: From your server connection details, the part before the colon is the IP, and the part after the port.

Now, you’ve just connected to your Arma 3 server through the launcher.

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## Steam

To add your server via Steam, you need to follow the next steps:

1. Open your Steam client and click on `View`, then on `Servers`.


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2. Click on `FAVORITES`.


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3. Click on `Add A Server` and put your server connection details (`IP:Port`) there in the address box. Then click on `ADD THIS ADDRESS TO FAVORITES`.


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4. Now click on `REFRESH`, select the server you added, and click on `Connect`.


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5. A new window will appear. Choose ‘SETUP DLCS AND MODS AND JOIN’ or ‘KEEP CURRENT SELECTION AND JOIN’ based on your preferences. If you are running a modded Arma 3 server, the first one would be suggested, so you can set up the mods and DLCs on your client.


Now you just connected to your Arma 3 server.

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# ✔️ How Do I Find My Game Server Panel ✔️

The credentials for your game server panel (the control panel for your game server) are located in the welcome email titled `Your Game Server Details`.

To access your game server panel, you need to follow the next steps:

1. Log in to your billing account [here](https://ggservers.com/billing/index.php/login).

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2. Click on your customer’s profile button, then on `Email History`.


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3. Click on the first option, `Your Game Server Details`, and you’ll see your server information and the game server panel credentials as well.

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4. Note your game server panel credentials and go [here](https://amp.ggservers.com) to log in. You can find the game server panel link in the welcome email as well.


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5. Use the credentials from the last step and login.


Now you’ve just logged in to your Arma 3 game server panel, where you can see and manage your server.

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6. After logging in, you will be able to find all your instances (game servers). Click on the `Arma 3` instance to see the connection details or to start or stop it. You can also click on `Manage` to customize and make changes to your server.


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7. Before you start playing, you will have to click on the `Manage` button mentioned in the last step, then on the `Update` button, and add your Steam account details for the server to be downloaded.



> Some server applications (especially those that don’t ship separately from their base game) require that you authenticate with Steam to download them.
_Source:_ [Why is AMP asking for my Steam login details?](https://discourse.cubecoders.com/t/why-is-amp-asking-for-my-steam-login-details/2310)

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8. If you click on the Arma 3 instance, then on the `Manage` button, a new page will open where you can fully manage your Arma 3 server. Also, a new menu will pop up where you can select between multiple options, such as `Console` to see the server logs or `File Manager` to access your server files.


Now you can fully manage your Arma 3 server and also join it!

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| If you find any issues, contact us on live chat or via the [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).
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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

– [How to Join Your ARK Game Server](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-join-your-ark-game-server-9pepfi/)
– [How To Open a Support Ticket](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/)
– [How to Reset Your Billing Area password](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-reset-your-billing-area-password-1ik6zm5/)