

You can join your server by joining it in the LAN list. Try asking a friend to search for your server in the Dedicated (Internet) list using the name filter. This isn’t a problem since the server should still be accessible from the internet. For some reason, if you are on the same router network that your dedicated server is on (or it’s on the same computer you are using to play the game), The Forest will put your server in the “LAN” list instead of the “Internet” list, even if the server is internet-facing."My dedicated server only shows up in the Dedicated (LAN) list for me".

Before I begin the guide, here are some top questions I see asked by people having trouble with the dedicated server:
