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Host over LAN

Step-by-step process for hosting a Fika server in your local network.

Hosting over LAN allows you to play with someone in the same house/network without internet access and without any real port forwarding other than allowing the application in your local firewall.

Obtain your local IP

Your local IP address will be required to host over LAN. Follow the steps below to obtain it.

  • Press the Windows key and type cmd.

  • Type ipconfig and then press enter in the command prompt.

  • Find the network adapter you are using (Ethernet or Wi-Fi). There can be multiple Ethernet adapter - make sure you identify the correct one.

  • Find the IPv4 Address entry and take note of the IP address, e.g 192.168.0.152. This will be referred to as your_lan_ip below.

Your local IP address should appear under Ethernet adapter (if your connection is wired)

Configure Windows Firewall

Installing Fika using Fika-Installer will automatically configure the Windows Firewall.

Configure your local IP in Fika

  • Start SPT.Server.exe at least once to generate the configuration files, then close it.

  • Navigate to your user\mods\fika-server\assets\configs

  • Open fika.jsonc.

  • Find the server section.

  • Change ip to your_lan_ip.

  • Change backendIp to your_lan_ip.

  • Save the file and close it.

  • Launch SPT Server

If everything is working properly, you should see something similar in the console output:

ModLoader: loading: 1 server mods...
Mod: server version: 2.4.0 by: Fika loaded
Server: executing startup callbacks...
Importing database...
Database import finished
Started webserver at https://<your_lan_ip>:6969
Started websocket at wss://<your_lan_ip>:6969
Server is running, do not close while playing SPT, Happy playing!!

If you see errors (red text) then your configuration is invalid or you are unable to host using the configured IP address/port.

  • Start SPT Launcher

  • Click the Settings button

  • Check the Developer mode box.

  • Enter your local IP address in the URL section. DO NOT leave out https:// and do not add a slash at the end. The URL box should look like this: https://192.168.0.33:6969.

  • Press the arrow on the right corner.

  • You should now be able to create your profile and log in to the server.

  • Start the game.

  • Press F12 when in-game to bring up the configuration manager.

  • Find the Force IP and Force Bind IP in the Fika.Core section of the configuration manager.

  • Set both Force IP and Force Bind IP to your_lan_ip.

Note: Players willing to host a raid will also need to set the Force IP and Force Bind IP in their respective Fika configuration.

Testing connectivity

  • Ask your friend(s) to ping your local IP address from a computer within the same local network.

If the ping fails then it means that you grabbed the wrong local IP address or that your network configuration is invalid. Validate your network settings.

Hosting a raid

Your Fika instance is now ready to host a raid.

  • Click here to learn how to host a raid.

  • Click here to learn more about additional Fika configurations.

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