For some reason, I'm running the StartServer.64 batch thing but it doesnt finish. I click a key and it just closes the window. I've been trying to make my zomboid server work for about 5 hours now.
#Server issues
placid isle
shut dagger
Try deleting the Steamapps folder in the server install location
placid isle
Try deleting the Steamapps folder in the server install location
i’ll try that when im back at my home, thank you
placid isle
Try deleting the Steamapps folder in the server install location
i cant seem to find that anywhere, but i have progressed into a different thing
different problem that is
i have forwarded ports
shut dagger
It shows that for some reason, both ports are set to 16261
Did you change the port config?
I would recommend using the default server settings.
placid isle
i saw somewhere that internal and external ports should be the same
unless im wrong
does the internal port need to be 16261 and external 16262?
or flipped?
sorry im not good with this stuff
shut dagger
That would be the case in your Router
Not in the server settings
UDP port should be 16262 as it is by default
Which seems to be correct in your screenshot, but the logs show that both are 16261?
placid isle
heres indepth look into every rule
shut dagger
heres indepth look into every rule
Just to be clear, the error is not router related
Its server settings related
placid isle
oh ive been looking at the wrong thing the whole time then
placid isle
Just to be clear, the error is not router related
so its saying this now, but it still says "server is not responding" in zomboids server lisrt
is this normal
shut dagger
so its saying this now, but it still says "server is not responding" in zomboids...
Even when connecting using your Local IP?
Put it in the IP tab
placid isle
Even when connecting using your Local IP?
yeah i did, im not sure why its doing this
by the way i am able to join my server itself
i made sure its public which it is
do i have to move any files around?
placid isle
i might just screenshot every single server setting and u can see if theres any problems by chance???
shut dagger
i might just screenshot every single server setting and u can see if theres any ...
The server itself is perfect fine if you can connect to it
But if others fail to connect to it, it means that something is blocking their connections
Either your firewall, your router, or your internet service provider
Checking your port screenshots, the mistake seems to be that the External Host should be empty
And that both external annd internal port should be the same and without ranges
So 16261 in one and 16261 in the other
Then a second rule with 16262
placid isle
And that both external annd internal port should be the same and without ranges
the website specified that there can be ranges in the boxes
shut dagger
I would recommend against them
placid isle
I would recommend against them
so i have to make abt 32 different rules one at a time
?
sounds tedious lol
shut dagger
What? No, you just need 16261 and 16262
That is two rules
It says as such on the wiki and on the guide we have linked in the FAQ
placid isle
What? No, you just need 16261 and 16262
i heard you need a different port for for every player slot on the server
shut dagger
That would apply around 2015
So that knowledge would be fairly outdated at this point
placid isle
oh, i didnt know that could be one of the issues then
placid isle
Checking your port screenshots, the mistake seems to be that the External Host s...
oh okay i’ll do thag
placid isle
And that both external annd internal port should be the same and without ranges
what about the ports 8766 and 8767
do i still forward those on a different rule?
shut dagger
Those should not be necessary
placid isle
oh i thought they opened up steam?
shut dagger
Not since the new multiplayer, everything goes through 16261 and 16262 now
Which is why they are the only two listed on the Wiki
placid isle
Not since the new multiplayer, everything goes through 16261 and 16262 now
oh, so only forward 16261 and 16262
okay when i get home i’ll do tha
shut dagger
<@164105079534780418> theres to tcp prots right
Yeah there are none, just UDP
placid isle
also for some reason this certain website REQUIRES an internal host
like it wont add it without one
im not sure what i would put there
shut dagger
Yes, an internal host is always required
Because that is the PC you are forwarding the ports to
But an external host should be empty
External = people who connect
Empty means that anyone can connect through that port
If you write any IP there, it would only let that one specific IP through, which you do not want for a server
Internal should be your local PC IP
placid isle
alright i got that figured out
is it normal for zomboid to do this?
make their own rules
shut dagger
Not really, I am not sure where you got that from
Did you change the ports in the "servertest" file / settings?
placid isle
no, i have someone else who has worked 20 years in mit and hosts zomboid servers tell me the 16261 rule needs to be tcp
could i just use the option of tcp/udp?
shut dagger
The game does not use TCP
Most games use the UDP protocol, Zomboid being one of them
So I am not sure where he got that info
You can use tcp/udp, it would not matter as long as UDP is enabled
placid isle
alright so i set the 2 rules to udp/tcp, and i also turned off upnp. still no response
do i need to do anything with this
placid isle
alright sucess, its now findable, but now people when they try to join they get stuck on the, "getting server info" prompt
shut dagger
alright sucess, its now findable, but now people when they try to join they get ...
Hm, how did you install the server exactly?
SteamCMD or Steam client?
placid isle
like the application on steam called "project zomboid dedicated server? " is thgat what u mean