Docs Running a server
When something is wrong
A server that will not start, is not listed, cannot be joined, refuses a pack or crashes: where to look and what to do.
Every problem the server knows of, it says in words: on its console and in logs/, one log a start.
| What happens | Where to look |
|---|---|
| It will not start | it says why, with the line of server.cfg and the reason. --check says it without starting |
| It stops after making its key | it has no registration yet: register it |
| It is not on the list | the log says whether the heartbeat is accepted, and whether Team Vanilla could reach it from outside: the port and the firewall (ports and firewalls). listed = no keeps it off on purpose |
| It is on the control panel as "Online, not listed" | the panel says why, for example that the UDP port is not reachable at its address |
| Players cannot join | the port and the firewall; min_rank, max_rank, min_kd; the password; a full server |
| Players are told their game is out of date | your server and their game must be the same build (updating) |
| A pack is refused | tools/lsfpack check packs --data data says which rule and which file |
| The control panel's code is refused | a code is good for 24 hours and used once: make another on the server's page |
| It crashes | logs/ holds the report. Send it to Team Vanilla with the log beside it |
Asking for help
Bring the server's log (from logs/) and what you did to the Soldier Front Legacy Discord. Never send server.key, and never post your server.cfg password.