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# Flight Director

The [Flight Director](/infinity-command/flight-director/overview.md) is the "dungeon master" or "man behind the green curtain" who operates the simulation from behind the scenes.

For convenience, it's possible to run the Flight Director controls directly on the server. This can be useful for writing and testing custom missions.

Under normal conditions, however, the Server should be set as the Viewscreen, and the Flight Director should connect as a client.  Here's how:

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### Set up your Content Pack

Before you can access the Flight Director controls, you'll need to [set up your Content Pack](/infinity-command/getting-started/content-pack.md).  This only needs to be done once.
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### Select "Join Server" from the main menu

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### Connect to the Server

The Server automatically broadcasts itself across the local network.  If you select the "**Auto-connect to the first detected server**" option, then the app will take care of the connection for you.

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Alternatively, you can enter the Server's IP address manually and click "Connect."

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<summary>Finding your Server's IP address</summary>

If you run your Server with the Viewscreen module, then you can hit the `Esc` key to bring up a menu, which displays its local IP address.

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### Select a Ship

Currently, only the default ship ([which was spawned when the server started](/infinity-command/getting-started/starting-a-server.md)) is available. Down the road, all the player ships in the current simulation will be available.

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### Select "Flight Director" from the Specialty Roles at the bottom

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