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html: manually-connect-to-a-specific-peer.html
parent: configure-peering.html
blurb: Connect your rippled server to a specific peer.
---
# Manually Connect to a Specific Peer

Use these steps to manually connect your server to a specific [peer](peer-protocol.html) in the XRP Ledger network.

**Tip:** If you want to make sure your server automatically connects to this server on startup and remains connected later, you may want to configure a [peer reservation](use-a-peer-reservation.html) for that peer.


## Prerequisites

- You must know the IP address of the peer you want to connect to.
- You must know what port the peer you want to connect to uses for the XRP Ledger [peer protocol](peer-protocol.html). The default config file uses port 51235.
- You must have a network connection from your server to the peer. For example, the peer server must [forward the appropriate port through its firewall](forward-ports-for-peering.html).
- The peer server must have available peer slots. If the peer is already at its maximum number of peers, you can ask the peer server's operator to add a [peer reservation](use-a-peer-reservation.html) for your server.

## Steps

To connect, use the [connect method][]. For example:

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*WebSocket*

```
{
    "command": "connect",
    "ip": "169.54.2.151",
    "port": 51235
}
```

*JSON-RPC*

```
{
    "method": "connect",
    "params": [
        {
            "ip": "169.54.2.151",
            "port": 51235
        }
    ]
}
```


*Commandline*

```
rippled connect 169.54.2.151 51235
```

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## See Also

- **Concepts:**
    - [Peer Protocol](peer-protocol.html)
    - [The `rippled` Server](the-rippled-server.html)
- **Tutorials:**
    - [Capacity Planning](capacity-planning.html)
    - [Troubleshoot the `rippled` Server](troubleshoot-the-rippled-server.html)
- **References:**
    - [connect method][]
    - [peers method][]
    - [print method][]
    - [server_info method][]

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