Xbox, PS4 or Nintendo Switch Connection


You will not be able to connect to NukkitX or PocketMine-MP servers via Xbox, PS4, or Nintendo Switch. For these consoles, you **must** use Bedrock Dedicated Server or Geyser (**recommended**).

Minecraft Bedrock does not allow direct connections from XBOX, PS4 and Nintendo Switch to a server IP like the Windows 10 Edition and Pocket Edition (MCPE) do.

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To be able to join a server from your console, you will have to do an additional DNS setup using a third-party program called `BedrockConnect`.

|| For further reference, [here](https://github.com/Pugmatt/BedrockConnect) you can find more details about it on their official page.

||| **It’s understandable why some might not want to use a random DNS server. Keep in mind that a DNS server does not have any access to the information you send to a server/website. It only knows the domains you are currently trying to use so it can respond with an IP to connect to, but nothing that has to do with the information you send to an actual server.**

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# Connecting via XBOX

You can find a video tutorial here on what DNS setups you must do to set up `BedrockConnect`:

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As the video posted above is telling, to join your server from Xbox One you will have to do the following DNS setup steps to use `BedrockConnect`:

1. Go to your Xbox Home screen.
2. Go to `System`, then on `Settings`.
3. Go to `Network`, then on `Network Settings`.
4. Go to `Advanced Settings`.
5. Select `DNS Settings`, then `Manual`.
6. Enter the `BedrockConnect IP` for the preferred `Primary DNS` (Multiple options depending on the region can be found on the BedrockConnect Github Page [here](https://github.com/Pugmatt/BedrockConnect)) and something like `Google` or `Cloudfare’s IP` for the `Secondary DNS` (8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1).

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# Connecting via Nintendo Switch

You can find a video tutorial here on what DNS setups you must do to set up `BedrockConnect`:

${youtube}[How To Join ANY SERVER on Nintendo Switch](zalT_oR1nPM)

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As the video posted above is telling, to join your server from Nintendo Switch you will have to do the following DNS setup steps to use `BedrockConnect`:

1. Go to your Nintendo Switch Home screen.
2. Go to `System Settings`.
3. Select your registered network and select `Change Settings`.
4. Select `DNS Settings`, then change it to `Manual`.
5. Enter the `BedrockConnect IP` for the preferred `Primary DNS` (Multiple options depending on the region can be found on the BedrockConnect Github Page [here](https://github.com/Pugmatt/BedrockConnect)) and something like `Google` or `Cloudfare’s IP` for the `Secondary DNS` (8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1).
6. Click on `Save`.

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# Connecting via PS4

To join your server from PS4 you will have to do the following DNS setup steps to use `BedrockConnect`:

1. Go to your PS4 Home screen.
2. Go to `Settings`.
3. Go to `Network`.
4. Select `Set Up Internet connection`.
5. If you are using wired internet, select `Use LAN Cable`, otherwise choose `Use Wi-Fi`.
6. Select the `Custom network creation mode`.
7. Select `Automatic IP Address`.
8. For `DHCP Host Name`, make sure you select `Do Not Specify`.
9. Under `DNS Settings`, select `Manual`.
10. Enter the `BedrockConnect IP` for the preferred `Primary DNS` (Multiple options depending on the region can be found on the BedrockConnect Github Page) and something like `Google` or `Cloudfare’s IP` for the `Secondary DNS` (8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1).

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| If you find any issues connecting to your Bedrock server from your XBOX, PS4 or Nintendo Switch we ask you to contact us via live chat or the ticket system [here](https://ggservers.com/billing/submitticket.php).

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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

– [PocketMine Introduction](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/pocketmine-introduction-zbf6vp/)
– [Nukkit Introduction](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/nukkit-introduction-7jgdmf/)
– [Bedrock Dedicated Introduction](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/bedrock-dedicated-introduction-14c2u1u/)