# Setting up a server

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/setting-up-a-server/312850>\
**Category:** Multiplayer & Networking\
**Tags:** Networking, unreal-engine, UE4, CPP, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [March 27, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/setting-up-a-server/312850 "2015-03-27T17:20:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_7c9175f0](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_7c9175f0](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_7c9175f0)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/setting-up-a-server/312850/1 "2015-03-27T17:20:26Z")

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I want to be able to setup a simple server that me and a friend can play in ? how would i do this

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**Author:** ![Cobryis](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Cobryis](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Cobryis)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/setting-up-a-server/312850/2 "2015-03-27T19:22:24Z")

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Follow the instructions for creating a listen server.

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**Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/setting-up-a-server/312850/3 "2015-03-27T20:09:13Z")

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where do i type the command line ?

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**Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/setting-up-a-server/312850/4 "2015-03-27T20:15:53Z")

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For example when you are starting it with CMD. The Console of Windows.

You can also add these paramters to you .exe if you rightclick it and go to properties.

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**Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/setting-up-a-server/312850/5 "2015-03-27T21:56:49Z")

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You can actually just enter the commands while the game is running. Open the game, hit ~, and then type open YourMapName?listen. To join, you do open Your.Server.Ip.Address .

To set player names, you also add the ?name option. I think its ?name=YourPlayerName but I can’t recall right now.