Pick the route that matches your phone
Use Firefly APK for the fastest setup, or choose Virtual Hosts or PowerTunnel if you want to stay on the normal app.
Android Guide
Android gives you three workable routes into Firefly.
You can join through Virtual Hosts, through PowerTunnel, or through the direct Firefly APK. The APK route is the quickest, while Virtual Hosts and PowerTunnel let you keep the normal Growtopia app.
Fastest route: Firefly APK
No root required
Virtual Hosts and PowerTunnel supported
Apply the correct Firefly source
Virtual Hosts uses the downloaded firefly.txt file, while PowerTunnel uses the Firefly hosts URL and updates it on start.
Start the route and open the game
Once the routing app or package is active, launch Growtopia normally and it should resolve to Firefly.
Switch method
Recommended: direct Firefly.apk
This is the fastest Android route. Download Firefly APK, open it, press start, and it will launch Growtopia already pointed at Firefly Private Server.
Download Firefly.apk
Download Firefly APK here. This is the direct package route and does not require Virtual Hosts or PowerTunnel.
Install and open the APK
Install the downloaded APK. If Android asks, allow installs from your browser or file manager first, then open Firefly APK.
Click start
Press Start inside the Firefly APK. It will automatically open Growtopia and automatically connect to Firefly Private Server.
Note: PowerTunnel and Virtual Hosts are not required for this method.
Virtual Hosts route
Use this route if you want to keep the regular Growtopia app and load Firefly through the downloaded hosts file.
Download and install Virtual Hosts
Download the Virtual Hosts app from the Firefly link below, then install it on your phone.
Download the hosts file
Download the prepared Firefly hosts file, then keep it in the folder where your browser saves downloads.
103.150.227.49 www.growtopia1.com
103.150.227.49 www.growtopia2.com
Load firefly.txt in Virtual Hosts
Open Virtual Hosts, press Select/Reselect hosts file, then choose the downloaded firefly.txt file from your Downloads folder.
Enable it and connect
Click the big white checkbox until it turns green, then open Growtopia and connect.
Note: Turn Virtual Hosts off again whenever you want to connect back to the official server flow.
PowerTunnel route
PowerTunnel uses the Firefly hosts URL directly, so you do not need to import firefly.txt into it.
Download and install PowerTunnel
Download the PowerTunnel app, then install it on your phone.
Add the Firefly hosts file URL
In PowerTunnel, set the Hosts File URL to the exact address below.
https://hotaru.id/download/firefly/
Change the update period
Make sure the Hosts file update period is set to On start.
Connect and open Growtopia
Go back to the main menu, click Connect, wait for PowerTunnel to connect, then open Growtopia and log in.
Note: Stop PowerTunnel whenever you want to move back to the official Growtopia server.