How to create a GTA IV server

GTA Connected is a community multiplayer platform for GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas and GTA IV. These steps follow its wiki for a GTA IV server on Windows.

Facts checked 14 November 2026.

Steps

1. Download the GTA Connected server from gtaconnected.com.
2. Extract it into an empty folder.
3. Open server.xml and set the server name, port, player limit and the resources to load.
4. Forward port 22000 for TCP and UDP on your router or firewall.
5. Run Server.exe. On Linux, follow the server manual on the wiki.
6. Join through the GTA Connected launcher, from the server browser or with /connect and your address.

server.xml settings worth knowing

• port and httpport: both default to 22000.
• gamemode: the text shown in the server browser, not the GTA IV mode ID.
• iv_episode, iv_gamemode and iv_nativemultiplayer: optional GTA IV settings.
• resources: the scripts your server loads at start.

Rockstar modes or custom modes

GTA Connected lists Rockstar’s original GTA IV modes separately from custom scripted modes, which run on all four games and come with example scripts. Start with an example, then build your own.

Players need

A PC copy of GTA IV and the GTA Connected client. Rockstar removed Games for Windows Live, and the built-in PC multiplayer with it, from GTA IV in 2020, so community platforms are the way to play together.

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