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How to Connect

Use this guide when you want to connect to your own 7 Days To Die server. Follow the same flow HaruHost shows in How to connect: make sure the server is reachable first, copy the server address from HaruHost, then finish the direct join flow inside the game.

Location

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  • Game Servers → Your Game Server Name → How to connect

Part 1: Make sure the server is reachable

Section titled “Part 1: Make sure the server is reachable”

If players cannot join yet, solve reachability first.

The easiest path is Tunnel. HaruHost prepares the connection for you so the server can be reachable over the internet without you having to manually set up port forwarding and firewall rules first.

Step 1: Open your server and start the connection guide

Section titled “Step 1: Open your server and start the connection guide”

Open your 7 Days To Die server page and use How to connect.

7 Days To Die server overview page in HaruHost with the How to connect action visible

Step 2: Let HaruHost prepare the server for Tunnel

Section titled “Step 2: Let HaruHost prepare the server for Tunnel”

If the server is offline, or if the current run still needs Tunnel and Auto Config prepared, HaruHost shows the Prepare Server For Tunnel step inside the guide.

7 Days To Die Direct Join Guide showing the Prepare Server For Tunnel state in HaruHost

Step 3: Copy the server address from HaruHost

Section titled “Step 3: Copy the server address from HaruHost”

Once the guide is ready, HaruHost shows the exact Server Address to use. Copy the full value exactly as shown.

If HaruHost also shows a Server Password, keep it ready for the later password prompt. If no password card is shown, you do not need to enter one in the game.

HaruHost 7 Days To Die guide showing the server address card to copy from

If the server address is not working, treat it as a reachability problem. First check that the server shows Online in HaruHost. If the tunnel was enabled after the server was already running, use the How to connect flow again so HaruHost can restart the server with the tunnel prepared correctly.

Part 2: Join the server

Section titled “Part 2: Join the server”

7 Days To Die uses a direct connection dialog where the HaruHost full server address can be pasted into the IP field.

Step 1: Open Join A Game

Section titled “Step 1: Open Join A Game”

Launch 7 Days To Die and choose Join A Game from the main menu.

7 Days To Die main menu with Join A Game visible

Close-up of the Join A Game button in 7 Days To Die

Step 2: Open Connect To IP

Section titled “Step 2: Open Connect To IP”

In the server browser, use Connect To IP instead of searching public listings.

7 Days To Die server browser footer with the Connect To IP action visible

Step 3: Paste the HaruHost server address

Section titled “Step 3: Paste the HaruHost server address”

Copy the Server Address from HaruHost and paste the full value into the IP field. 7 Days To Die inserts the port correctly for you, so use the address exactly as HaruHost shows it.

7 Days To Die Connect To IP dialog with a HaruHost server address entered

Step 4: Press Connect

Section titled “Step 4: Press Connect”

After the address is in place, press Connect.

If the server uses a password, enter it when 7 Days To Die asks for it. If HaruHost showed no password card, leave that step empty.

7 Days To Die Connect To IP dialog with the Connect button highlighted

Step 5: Choose where to spawn

Section titled “Step 5: Choose where to spawn”

After the connection succeeds, 7 Days To Die asks where to spawn. Pick the option that matches your current character state.

7 Days To Die spawn selection screen after connecting to a server

Step 6: Use Spawn in random location if needed

Section titled “Step 6: Use Spawn in random location if needed”

If there is no valid friend spawn available, choose Spawn in random location to finish joining the world.

Close-up of the Spawn in random location button in 7 Days To Die

Step 7: Wait for the world to load

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After spawning finishes, you should appear in the server world and can begin playing.

7 Days To Die gameplay after successfully joining the server

Troubleshooting

Section titled “Troubleshooting”

The server is not reachable from the internet

Section titled “The server is not reachable from the internet”

Use Tunnel as the first fix. That is the main HaruHost advantage here, because it gives you a reliable path without making you manually configure router port forwarding and firewall rules first.

Connect To IP fails after I paste the address

Section titled “Connect To IP fails after I paste the address”
  • Check that the server status shows Online in HaruHost.
  • Re-copy the exact Server Address from HaruHost.
  • If the tunnel was enabled while the server was already running, use the How to connect flow again so HaruHost can restart the server with the tunnel prepared.
  • If you use manual firewall and port forwarding instead of the tunnel path, re-check those rules separately.

The password is rejected

Section titled “The password is rejected”
  • Copy the exact Server Password from HaruHost if one is shown.
  • If HaruHost shows no password card, confirm the server is not using a password managed outside HaruHost.
  • If the password was changed recently, restart the server before testing again.

Summary

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The flow is simple:

  1. Open How to connect in HaruHost.
  2. Let HaruHost prepare or restart the server for Tunnel if needed.
  3. Copy the full Server Address.
  4. Paste that address into Connect To IP in 7 Days To Die.
  5. Enter the server password only if HaruHost shows one.
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