TeamSpeak — Connecting
How to connect to your TeamSpeak 3 server.
Requirements
- The TeamSpeak 3 client installed from teamspeak.com.
- Your server's address and port from the uHost dashboard.
Via TeamSpeak Client
- Launch the TeamSpeak 3 client.
- Click Connections → Connect.
- Enter your server's address (and port, if not the default
9987):<address>:<port> - Pick a Nickname and click Connect.
Via URL
TeamSpeak supports a ts3server:// URL scheme that pre-fills the Connect dialog. The uHost dashboard shows a ready-to-click link of this form:
ts3server://<address>:<port>Claiming the ServerAdmin Token
The first time your server starts, it prints a ServerAdmin privilege key to the server log. uHost surfaces this token in the dashboard log viewer.
- In the TeamSpeak client, after connecting, open Permissions → Use Privilege Key.
- Paste the token and click OK — your current identity now has ServerAdmin rights.
If you lose the token you can regenerate a new one via ServerQuery (see below).
ServerQuery
ServerQuery is the admin protocol for TeamSpeak (TS's equivalent of RCON). It listens on TCP 10011.
- Connect with a ServerQuery client (e.g.
telnet <address> 10011). - Authenticate:
login serveradmin <your_admin_password> use 1 - Issue commands (for example,
tokenadd tokentype=0 tokenid1=6 tokenid2=0).
The admin password is the ServerQuery Admin Password you set when creating the server.
Port Information
| Port | Protocol | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
9987 | UDP | Voice traffic |
10011 | TCP | ServerQuery (admin) |
30033 | TCP | File transfer (avatars) |
Ensure your client's firewall allows outgoing UDP connections to the voice port.
Common Issues
- Connection refused: Make sure the server is fully started — the license-acceptance check runs first and the voice port only opens once the virtualserver is online.
- Unknown privilege key: ServerAdmin tokens are single-use. If you already claimed one, regenerate a new one via ServerQuery.
- Slot limit reached: The unlicensed build caps at 32 slots total across all virtualservers.