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# Hosting a raid

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If you are hosting a raid but not the server host, you may need to do additional setup to accept incoming connections. See [this FAQ entry](/faqandguides.md#there-is-an-error-about-opening-ports-when-joining-a-raid) for more information.
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### Click `Escape From Tarkov` in the main menu

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### Choose `PMC` or `SCAV`

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### Choose a raid location and time phase

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### Click `Next` in Practice Game Mode screen

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### Click `Next` in Insurance screen

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### Click `Host Raid` in Lobby screen

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### Press `Start`

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Once your raid is loaded, you'll see `Waiting for host to start the raid`. Your friends can now see your raid in the lobby screen and join it.

When all players joined, you can start the raid by pressing `Start Raid` at the bottom.
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