Your Euro Truck Simulator 2 dedicated server is ready to drive the moment it boots. It starts on the default base map so your group can jump into a Convoy session right away, and you only need to touch the configuration files if you want a custom name, a password, or extra map DLCs and mods. This guide covers starting the server, joining it, and adding content.
Start your server
After you order, the server installs automatically and starts on the default Europe map. Open the Console tab in your DoomHosting control panel and wait for the startup log to finish. When it is ready, the log prints a Session search id, the number your friends use to find the server inside the game.
No file editing is required for a standard server. If you only want to drive together on the base map, skip ahead to Join your server.
Join your server
Euro Truck Simulator 2 uses its built-in Convoy browser to join a dedicated server:
- Launch Euro Truck Simulator 2 and open Convoy from the main menu.
- Choose Search by ID and enter the Session search id from your server console.
- Select the server and click Connect.
Every driver who joins must own the same map DLCs the server uses. On the default map there are no DLC requirements, so anyone with the base game can connect.
Name your server and set a password
Server settings live in a file called server_config.sii. Open the Files tab in your control panel, edit the file, and change these lines:
lobby_name: "My Convoy Server"
password: "yourpassword"
max_players: 8
Leave the password empty for an open server. Save the file, then restart the server from the Console tab for the change to take effect.
Add map DLCs and mods
This is the one step unique to Euro Truck Simulator 2. The dedicated server cannot download mods or DLCs itself, so it reads a pair of files that describe exactly which map, DLCs, and mods a session uses: server_packages.sii and server_packages.dat. You generate these from your own copy of the game, then upload them.
First, generate the files:
- In Euro Truck Simulator 2, enable the developer console. Open Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2/config.cfg and set these values:
uset g_developer "1"
uset g_console "1"
- Start the game and load a profile that owns the DLCs and mods you want on the server.
- Press the tilde (~) key to open the console, type the command below, and press Enter:
export_server_packages
- The game writes server_packages.sii and server_packages.dat to your Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2 folder.
Then, upload the files:
- Open the Files tab in your DoomHosting control panel.
- Upload both files, replacing the defaults that shipped with the server.
- Restart the server from the Console tab.
Everyone who joins now needs the same DLCs and mods installed and enabled locally, or the game will not let them connect.
Common issues
Server packages file not found: the server is missing server_packages.sii or server_packages.dat. Upload both files as described above, or reinstall the server to restore the defaults.
Friends cannot find the server: make sure they are searching by the correct Session search id and that the server has finished starting in the Console tab. The id changes each time the server restarts.
Mod or DLC mismatch: if a driver cannot connect after you added content, confirm they own and have enabled the exact same DLCs and mods that were active when you ran export_server_packages.
Next steps
Once your convoy is rolling, size your plan to match. Euro Truck Simulator 2 is light on memory, so a small plan handles a full 8-driver session comfortably. Use our Euro Truck Simulator 2 RAM calculator to check, and see every plan on the Euro Truck Simulator 2 server hosting page.