Regular setup

Using port forwarding

This section of the guide will walk you through the various config options and what they do, as well as how to set up a server using SkyrimTogetherServer.exe.
It's critical that you've followed the guide so far, so that we're using the same paths. Otherwise, you'll have to figure out the paths for yourself.
If you've followed this guide so far, you can take the same paths the guide does, making everything easier.
Initial setup
​Option 1: Using MO2 | Option 2: Using VMM​
Using ModOrganizer2
1.Open MO2
2.Right click the mod Skyrim Together Reborn
3.Select Open in Explorer
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5.Inside will be a file called meta.ini and a folder named Skyrim Together Reborn
6.Enter the folder named Skyrim Together Reborn
7.Open the SkyrimTogetherServer.exe
8.A firewall popup will show mark, mark it both allowed for both private and public networks.
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10.If the popup did not appear, visit this page in the troubleshooting section.
11.Now you can see the server is actually running:
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12.As currently configured, only you can connect to your server for now, and we have yet to change any server options. We'll also figure that out in a minute.
To test if it works, launch Skyrim Together Reborn using MO2, and connect using 127.0.0.1 as your IP address, and using no password.
13.Close the SkyrimTogetherServer.exe for now.
Using Vortex Mod Manager
1.Open Vortex
2.Go to the Mods menu
3.Make sure Skyrim Together Reborn is installed and Enabled
4.Press Windows Key + R and enter this path in the Run window:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\SkyrimTogetherReborn
5.In that folder, open the SkyrimTogetherServer.exe
6.A firewall popup will show mark, mark it both allowed for both private and public networks.
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8.If the popup doesn't show up, don't worry, we'll figure it out in a minute.
9.Now you can see the server is actually running:
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10.As currently configured, only you can connect to your server for now, and we have yet to change any server options. We'll also figure that out in a minute.
To test if it works, launch Skyrim Together Reborn using Vortex, and connect using 127.0.0.1 as your IP address, and using no password.
11.Close the SkyrimTogetherServer.exe for now.
If the firewall notice did show up, you can safely continue the guide
If your firewall notice did not appear, visit this page!
Onwards to the next step!