How to join & invite others to a local server

[Chamyo13]

Hi everyone, I just started minetest and I really want to invite and join a local server with just a couple of friends. I've noticed that in the "advanced tab" there is a way to start a local server by leaving the address blank. But how do I join or invite someone to a local server? Or should i just make a normal server and just have my friends join that one?


Thanks in advance and sorry if this has already been posted or answered, (Sorry, I'm a noob) and if this post is in the wrong section im sorry.

[Calinou]

First, you need to know your internal IP. For playing multiplayer locally, you do not need to port forward but you may need to make exceptions for port 30000 in your firewall (some overzealous firewalls block local connections).

On Windows:

Press Windows+R then type in "cmd", then type in the command line "ipconfig". Look at your "IPv4 address" there.

On Linux:

Type "ifconfig" and look at your internal IP there.

Then, start the server by going to the Advanced tab of the main menu (and keep the Address field blank).

With the other computer, connect to your internal IP which usually looks something like 192.168.1.28.

[Chamyo13]

Okay, thanks Calinou. I'll try that.