# How to get people to your server? (PS4)

**URL:** <https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-people-to-your-server-ps4/112243>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 13, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-people-to-your-server-ps4/112243 "2015-01-13T00:35:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![MPR\_Dan](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@MPR\_Dan](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MPR_Dan)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-people-to-your-server-ps4/112243/1 "2015-01-13T00:35:38Z")

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I rented my own server so I could hopefully play hardcore on some different maps other than the same 5 everybody else seems to run, but I can’t get anybody to join. Is there some kind of trick to getting people in your server or is it just luck? I’ve stayed in for hours at a time before on my days off and still couldn’t get a single person on.

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**Author:** ![jessestormer](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jessestormer](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jessestormer)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-people-to-your-server-ps4/112243/2 "2015-01-13T08:26:01Z")

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You need to start with at least 4-6 to start getting people interested. Me and 5 of my buddies will go join an empty server, and 2 games later the server is full. It just takes those starters to break the seal…

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**Author:** ![Klint22080](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Klint22080](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Klint22080)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-people-to-your-server-ps4/112243/3 "2015-01-13T14:58:19Z")

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I rented a server for battlefield 3 and couldn’t get anyone to join. I later realized that I hadn’t customized it properly. You really need to set it up for deathmatch and boards people like. If you set up for all new boards you may have a hard time filling as well since some people will not have the maps. Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![kudakitsune](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@kudakitsune](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/kudakitsune)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-people-to-your-server-ps4/112243/4 "2015-01-13T15:15:14Z")

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Maybe consider checking out /r/battlefield\_4 as well. There’s tons more people there who would see your post, and there’s also /r/PSBF which is all playstation users. Might be able to get a few people to join your server which will get things going a bit better than just you alone.

I’d at least make a sort of invitation type post in those forums, you might find a few more helpful tips for running your own server on PS4 on either of those subs as well. I’d join up with you if I could, but I’m only on PS3.

As /u/jessestormer says it’s easier with a few people who start with you, then you’ll probably start getting people joining a bit easier as you’ll be a bit higher up in the server list. Maybe start with just the base maps as you’ll have more players available. Then after some people have favourited your server you could maybe try switching things up and see how that goes.

But posting to those subs will get you a lot more publicity than here. /r/battlefield\_4 has close to 80 000 subscribers, while /r/PSBF has a few less than here, but they’ll all be on either PS4 or PS3 which is probably a better ratio than there are here.