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Deploy Your First Game Server

This guide walks you through deploying your first game server.

PlayFlow Cloud makes deploying multiplayer game servers simple. Follow this guide to get your first server up and running in minutes.

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Create your PlayFlow account

To begin using PlayFlow Cloud, you’ll need to create an account:

1. Visit app.playflowcloud.com
2. Sign up with your email or connect with your GitHub/Google account
3. Verify your email address if prompted

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Set up your organization

Organizations help you manage your game projects and team collaborations:

1. After logging in, you’ll be prompted to create an organization
2. Give your organization a descriptive name (e.g., your studio name)
3. Optional: Invite team members by entering their email addresses
   • Team members will receive an invitation email
   • They can access all projects within your organization

Organizations can contain multiple game projects, making it easy to manage different titles under one account.

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Create your first project

Projects in PlayFlow represent individual games you’re developing:

1. From your organization dashboard, click Create Project
2. Enter a name for your project
3. Optional: Add a description to help identify the project
4. Now that you have a project, you can open the project.

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Upload your game server

You can upload your game server build either directly from the Unity Editor using the PlayFlow plugin or manually through the dashboard. The plugin is the recommended method for Unity developers.

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Configure network settings

For your game clients to connect to your server, you need to configure network ports:

1. Go to the Configuration tab in your project
2. Under Network Configuration, specify the ports your game server uses:
   • Define which ports should be open (TCP/UDP)
   • Set the main port your game clients will connect to
3. Save your network settings

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Deploy your server

Now you’re ready to launch your first game server:

1. Navigate to the Servers tab in your project
2. Click Create Server
3. Select your deployment region (choose one closest to your players)
4. Choose your server type (development/production)
5. Click Launch Server
6. Wait a moment while your server initializes

Once launched, you’ll see your server status change to “Running” and you’ll get a connection address to use in your game client.

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Connect to your server

To test your server:

1. Copy the connection address from the server details page
2. Use this address in your game client to connect
3. Monitor server performance and logs in real-time from the dashboard

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Next steps

Now that you have your first server running, you can: