Setting up a server really is too hard

SaltyLTS

For real. It's been a week now; nothing is still working, even after following the server setup to the perfection.

I mean, i can launch it, get the heartbeat succesfull, and then when i try to join i get that

I've tried every settings, maps, rotation or whatever is possible, nothing just works. nothing.

If anyone have any ideas or is up to help tomorrow, it would be greatly appreciated

My final project is to open a server that is working, using node server manager from fed, you guys surely know what it is
the server would be hosted on my computer, as i have 32gb of ram and a very nice connexion, everything should be fine.

For now on and hoping for someone to help, great day !
Discord: Salty.#9999

Dss0

SaltyLTS how are you connecting to the server? via the console? Can people outside of your network connect to it?

SaltyLTS

Yes, via the console !
I'm using 127.0.0.1:4977, i changed my port because i'm hosting on the same machine as i am playing.
I still haven't opened my ports, i wanted to finish the server before that

SaltyLTS

I think the first thing i'm going to do is buy a VPS tho... Because hosting and playing on the same computer isn't that great

Resxt

SaltyLTS hosting from home is more of a temporary solution if you want to have an actual server.

First of all try to connect with your PC local IPv4 instead of 127.0.0.1 and see what happens.

Are you using pluto_t6_full_game for both your game and the server or no?

Also could be bad configuration like wrong map name or game mode in the rotation. Try resetting server files and just change the server key and port and see what happens.

SaltyLTS

Hey back
I've already tried to connect with my local ipv4, the map name is good and all, i've tried resetting too, not working..
Changing the key and port isn't succesfull too

Yes im using the same files, i even tried to download a fresh map

Dss0

SaltyLTS to me this still looks like your client is trying to connect to itself. Verify that your server is actually using port 4977 and your client isn't, type

net_port

into your server and client consoles.
I'd suggest opening the port and asking someone else if they can connect to it, if that works fine then the issue must be your client and not the server.

SaltyLTS

Forget about it x) i buyed a VPS on debian 10, i'm going to try to set up the server here with this tutorial, i'll let you know if i still have issues thanks for the help, tho

Ahrimdon

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SaltyLTS

Ahrimdon said in Setting up a server really is too hard:

. A week sounds like you possibly hit a bottleneck somewhere that's holding you up. It literally is something as simple as a missing letting or an extra slash. If you spea

Hey, send me ur discord tag or add me
Salty.#9999

SaltyLTS

Ok so, i'm at this step right now

Thing is that the files are outdateds, and i don't know what the bin files and all are
Forget about IW4Admin too, i'm going to use Node Server Manager from fed

Ahrimdon

SaltyLTS Hey man check out this tut https://youtu.be/BDfokZXXx6M.

If you follow all those steps correctly it should work. It worked for me. If you run into hiccups, add me Ahrimdon#1645.

Also, the server files are not that big. They are if you want it separate from your game, but normally you just re-download load the torrent for the game files. Also your loading screen should not be that grey pixel screen. It should be the actual loading screen if everything went right. Not sure what guide you’re following but there’s plenty of server resources and downloads on this forum!

Edit: Make sure you get a working server before you install IW4X Admin. It it considered working if the server shows up in the server list for you and your friends!

Edit 2: Just saw you bought a VPS, not sure how to set that up.

Dss0

SaltyLTS apparently this guy is talking about his server folder when he says "Binary file", either that or the "plutonium" folder in the server folder which contains the client files. Not a very good guide, he also doesn't cover running the server in screen so when you close the terminal the server will also quit.

There is another guide: https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/15492/plutot6-server-iw4admin-on-ubuntu-20-04 which seems to be a bit less confusing. I would not recommend using those servers files these people linked, use the torrent instead.

Sadly you have to rely on community made instructions for now as there is no official support for running servers on linux yet, we plan on offering a docker container eventually which will make running a server really simple.

SaltyLTS

Hmmm

If i change my vps to Windows Server 2019, would you be able to help me further ?

If that doesn't take your time, of course ! ^^

Dss0

SaltyLTS yes

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Setting up a server really is too hard