Questions tagged [hosting]
For general questions about hosting dedicated game servers either online or locally that are not specific to a game itself. If your question is about a specific game's dedicated server software, please use the tag for that game's software instead. Use [networking] for general network & connectivity questions.
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"No route to host" error when connecting from macOS to a local Minecraft server
I'm getting a "No route to host" error when connecting from macOS to a local Minecraft server. Unfortunately, I don't have this 2019 MacBook Pro at hand right now, which I'm trying to ...
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Minecraft Server keeps overloading, showing an error message: "Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded? Running XXXXms or XX ticks behind" [closed]
I am trying to optimize a modded Minecraft server and have had little luck in determining what could be causing the issues.
Here is the issue I am facing, every so often the server will hang up for a ...
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How To Start a Dedicated Black Ops 1 Server on PC
How do I start a dedicated server that shows in the server browsers on the legal version of BO1 on PC?
I know about GameServers being the official way to run a dedicated server, but their order page ...
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My dedicated TF2 server will not connect to Steam servers. (Error = 8)
I am trying to set up a dedicated TF2 server on one of my computers and I cannot figure out what the issue is.
I am using Linux (Debian 11) and the computer is wired to my router.
Upon starting the ...
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Friends can't connect to my server with external IP
Year after year I have been the one to host a minecraft server for a few weeks when the new minecraft update comes so me and my buddies can have some nostalgia.
Every year I set up the server. In my ...
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Logging into my own server results in Authentication servers are down
I have a 1.19.2 minecraft server that I used to run on a windows 10 pc without any problems. Due to some circumstances the server is now running on a windows server 2022 standard core edition.
Nobody ...
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Connection Lost to Host upon attempting to join Dedicated Server hosted in Azure
I setup (or I am trying to setup) a dedicated server for Satisfactory. It is running on an Azure hosted Windows 10 virtual machine. I downloaded the dedicated server using SteamCMD and followed the ...
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Why won't port forwarding work for Rust server hosting on an ASUS router?
I matched the port in the server's batch file with the port in the router and it still won't host publically. My IPv4 matches the one shown in the command prompt. It is not a problem with the actual ...
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Is Minecraft Bedrock Edition backwards compatible with minor versions?
For example, a client with version 1.17.1 tries to join a server running version 1.17.0 - does this work? What about the other way around?
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Why is my Minecraft server sending so many packets?
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We've been playing together with friends on a server I host for a week or so now, since I'm running the server 24-0 people started noticing that whenever I connect to it, they'll instantly ...
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Minecraft server will not work even with ports open everywhere. Why is that?
My Minecraft server is crashing instantly due to failing to bind a port when I put my Public IP in tp the server.properties file, yet when I make it blank and default to my PC's IP, nobody else can ...
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Rooted Mobile Phone connected to a Wifi, it's usb tethered to a PC, how can i host a public minecraft java server in this PC? is it even possible?
In my wifi router, the phone's internal IP is 192.168.0.152. I am hosting through port 6666 so i port-forwarded port 6666 to the host 192.168.0.152 in my wifi router.
In my phone, connected with adb ...
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How do I transfer a minecraft server backup to another server?
So a few friends and I made a server and my birthday is coming up where I will get a paid server instead of a free one from freemcserver.net. How do I transfer the world to the new server? The server ...
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Can't connect to my own minecraft server [duplicate]
for more context it's a 1.12.2 modded forge server running on my own pc, other people are able to join but when I try to connect it returns the error "io.netty.channel.abstractchannel$...
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I can't get my server start on Minecraft 1.16.5 Fabric [closed]
I'm trying to start my fresh server on Fabric 1.16.5 but it's just crashing...
can someone tell me how to fix it?
[12:01:50] [main/WARN]: Ambiguity between arguments [teleport, location] and [...
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I'm switching sever hosts in minecraft but dont want to lose the progress from my current server, is it possible to move my world?
The site I use to run my current server doesn't allow me to use mods, so I planned on switching to a new site like Apex Hosting, but I don't want to lose my server and have to start over. Would it be ...
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People outside my local network cant connect to my server, even after port forwarding
I have added the port to my router.
And added port 25565 to my firewall, and contacted my ISP, i added 192.168.0..169 as a static ip for my pc where the minecraft server is hosted.
When someone trys ...
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Can I run my Minecraft server while being away from my home connection?
Over the holidays I created a Minecraft server that I have been running off my desktop. However, I have gone back to school and took it with me. I want to find some way in which I could run it so I ...
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Minecraft server 25565 Refusing connection
Here are the server properties:
#Minecraft server properties
#Mon Jan 11 19:37:17 UTC 2021
generator-settings=biomesoplenty
op-permission-level=4
allow-nether=true
level-name=world
enable-query=false
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Minecraft server hosting not working on MacOS Big Sur
I set up a Minecraft server on my Mac (macOS Big Sur 11.1) using Mojang's provided server jar file (https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server). It worked when I joined from the LAN with the IP ...
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Cannot externally connect to minecraft server
I am trying to set up a dedicated minecraft server that I would like to be open to the internet.
I am able to connect and play just fine via localhost, however once I try to connect via my computer's ...
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Unable to Join Minecraft Server I Host When Using Domain Name, but can Still Join When Using the IP
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I host a Minecraft server from a home machine. Recently I decided to open it up to the public, but to protect my private IP address (and to give the server a static IP) I set up a ...
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Minecraft Server Security [closed]
My son has a huge nostalgic side to him and he wants to host an old version of a Minecraft server. What would be the oldest version of Minecraft server that I can securely run on a Linux box? I am ...
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How much does a minecraft bedrocks server affect internet speed?
I share a internet router with my neighbors and they run a minecraft : bedrock edition server that is on all the time even when they're not at online. I assume they run it on a raspberry PI or a ...
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How to install Terraria TShock Server on Ubuntu Server?
Recently I decided to install Terraria server on Ubuntu Linux, but didn't find any completed instructions, so I decided to make my own, to help pure Terraria fans like me. This arcticle is relevant on ...