How to connect to an ARK: Survival Evolved server? – ARK: Survival Evolved

Approach 1: Steam favorites list

Open Steam
On the top bar select "View", scroll down a little, and select "Servers". Will open a new window
On the top bar, we should be on the "Favorites" option.
On the bottom right corner select "Add server". Will open a little window requesting an IP
Locate your IP address:
- Navigate to your Web Interface
- On the left side locate the IP address of the server as shown below:
- Locate your Query Port: Web Interface Dashboard->Scroll down
- Add the Query Port to the IP address of the server. For example:
- IP Adress: 95.156.194.207:40000
- Query Port: 40001
- IP + QueryPort: 95.156.194.207:40001
Copy your IP + Query Port on the field, and select "Add this address to favorites"
Now your server will be on the Favorites list, select it (will light up with a blue background)
On the right bottom corner select "Refresh". Select again your server and click on "Connect" (If you click on "Connect" without refreshing before, an error will appear. This is a bug from Steam)

If you enabled a password on your server, a new window will appear requesting the server password, type it as it appears on the Web Interface.
It will launch the game and join the server.

Start your Steam program
Navigate to "Games -> View Games Library" in the header bar
right click on "ARK: Survival Evolved"
Select the "Properties" menu point
Navigate to the "GENERAL" section
Navigate to the bottom of that section and locate "LAUNCH OPTIONS"
Enter +connect 127.0.0.1:27015 into the text input field (change the example IP with your Gameserver's IP address)
- Use +connect 127.0.0.1:27015 +password YOURPASSWORD if the server is password protected
Close the windows
Start ARK: Survival Evolved via Steam and it will directly connect to the defined server

Start your Steam program
Click on the gray "Connect to server" button in the top right corner of the server's Web interface

Accept the external protocol request, it is recommended to save this setting, so the message box won't pop up every time
The game should now start and connect to the server

Open Epic Games and start Ark Survival Evolved game
Select the first option "Join Ark"
Put the name of the server at the top as it appears in the Web Interface of your server
In the lower-left corner select the "Unnoficial servers" filter
- The filter "Auto favorite played sessions" has to be disabled
- The filter "Show Password protected" depends if your server has a password or not. Check your Web Interface Settings -> General
If the game does not appear the first time, turn the filter "Password protected" on/off and back to off/on
Your server will appear in the list, select it and press the "Join" button
If your server has a password, a field will appear, please type your password as it appears in the Web Interface of your server
Connect to server