How to join a multiplayer room in Eden

Eden provides two ways to connect to an existing multiplayer room: browsing the public lobby list, or entering a server address directly. Use the public lobby when you want to find and join an open game quickly. Use direct connect when the host has shared a private address with you or the room does not appear in the public list.

Prerequisites

Eden installed and working
Multiplayer options configured in Eden settings (Emulation → Configure → Multiplayer)
An active internet connection

A room appearing in the public lobby does not guarantee the host has set up port forwarding or firewall rules correctly. If you cannot connect to a listed room, try a different entry before troubleshooting your own network.

Method 1: Joining a public lobby

Open the public room browser

In Eden, go to Multiplayer → Browse Public Game Lobby. A window opens listing all publicly visible rooms.

Select a room

Find a room you want to join and double-click it. The preferred game shown is a label set by the host — you are not restricted to playing only that game.

Confirm the connection

A lobby window appears showing all players currently in the room. If an error message appears instead, the host’s network configuration is likely the issue — try a different room.

Method 2: Direct connect

Use this when a host has shared their server address privately, or when the room is not listed publicly.

Open the direct connect dialog

In Eden, go to Multiplayer → Direct Connect.

Enter the connection details

Fill in the following fields:

Field	Description
Server Address	The IP address or hostname of the host’s machine
Port	The port the host’s room is listening on (default `24872`)
Nickname	The name other players in the room will see for you
Password	Leave blank if the host did not set one

Connect

Click Connect. The lobby window appears showing all current players, or an error message if the connection failed.

Finding the server address and port for a room

If you are already connected to a room and need to retrieve its address and port (for example, to share with a friend), use one of the methods below.

Config file
Web browser
Terminal

Connect to the room

Join the room you want to identify. See the steps above if needed.

Open the Eden config folder

In Eden, go to File → Open Eden Folder, then open the config subfolder.

Read the config file

Open qt-config.ini in any text editor and search for these two keys:

Multiplayer\ip=
Multiplayer\port=

The values after the = signs are the server address and port.

Note the room name

Make a note of the exact name of the room (visible in the lobby window).

Open the lobby API

Navigate to https://api.ynet-fun.xyz/lobby in any browser.

Find your room

Press Ctrl + F and search for the room name. Locate the address and port fields next to it.

Note the room name

Make a note of the exact name of the room.

Run the appropriate command

Replace <NAME> with the exact room name.

PowerShell (Windows)
curl (macOS / Linux)

# Returns address and port for the named room
(Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri "https://api.ynet-fun.xyz/lobby").rooms |
  Where-Object { $_.Name -eq '<NAME>' } |
  Select-Object address, port |
  ConvertTo-Json

# Example output:
# {
#   "address": "118.208.233.90",
#   "port": 5001
# }

This command requires jq. Install it with your package manager if it is not already available.

# Returns address and port for the named room
curl -s "https://api.ynet-fun.xyz/lobby" | \
  jq '.rooms[] | select(.name == "<NAME>") | {address, port}'

# Example output:
# {
#   "address": "118.208.233.90",
#   "port": 5001
# }

Copy the values

Use the returned address and port values in the direct connect dialog.

Getting Started

Configuration

Game Management

Multiplayer

Platforms & Troubleshooting

How to join a multiplayer room in Eden

Prerequisites

Method 1: Joining a public lobby

Method 2: Direct connect

Finding the server address and port for a room

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Getting Started

Configuration

Game Management

Multiplayer

Platforms & Troubleshooting

Documentation Index

​Prerequisites

​Method 1: Joining a public lobby

​Method 2: Direct connect

​Finding the server address and port for a room

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Prerequisites

Method 1: Joining a public lobby

Method 2: Direct connect

Finding the server address and port for a room