You can name it Starbound or whatever you like, make sure it’s on TCP and the port range is 21025. Add a new user-defined application (make sure your gaming PC is selected). Specific router layouts differ, but you want to look for a section called Firewall or Applications and Gaming or something similar. To find your gateway and internal IP address, open a command prompt by typing cmd into Start → Run (AKA the search box) and type ipconfig /all to bring up a list.
On most modern routers simply type your gateway IP address directly into your web browser. The first thing you’ll need to do in order to host a server is enable port 21025 on your router. We’ve compiled a handy quick guide to hopefully get you and your friends exploring the stars together.
What’s the point to building a towering monument dedicated to your greatness if no one’s around to see it? Unfortunately joining and hosting servers for Starbound is not the most user friendly experience and involves some old school port forwarding and IP Addresses.
A large part of the massive appeal to open world sandbox games are sharing in the exploration and crafting with friends.
