I PM'd this message to a few known coders. For any outsiders, can anybody help?
Hello! So basically my server stops working every once in a while, and I don't know why. My server, to be specific, is a Dedicated server in a datacenter running "Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise". In the
console.log, it is echoing
Starting Internet Server
Binding server port to default IP
UDP initialized on port 28125
Initializing UPnP...
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UPnP Discovery Failed
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To host on port 28125, I am running .bat with this inside:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Blockland\BlocklandLauncher.exe" -dedicated -profilePath "C:\Users\My.RealName\Desktop\Server2" -port 28125
along with changing the default port in config/server/prefs
$Pref::Server::Port = "28125";
Some things I have tried to fix it:
Reinstalling blockland
Rebooting my server
Copying over all of the files on my personal computer to the server (IDK)
Launching the dedicated server without the .bat (On port 28000)
Some things I have not tried, because I can not try:
Port forwarding. Why? Because it is a dedicated server and there is no way for me to get into my port forward settings, like most people have suggested in
this thread.Just in case you need it,
here is my blockland folder. Any help towards getting my server working is appreciated. Also, a few things to add:
-The problem fixes itself after a few days, but will occur again in <2 months (But has not fixed itself since Saturday)
-I have tried multiple ports through the same method
-I have multiple instances of blocklands running at the same time all running on different ports, all of which do not work because of this problem.
-I have been having this problem for 2.5 years or so, and could overlook it for the most part, and just avoid the server. But it is getting annoying and bothersome at this point, because it seems to be happening more often.
-There are no firewall restrictions to blockland, and if there were, I doubt they would randomly come into play at random intervals.
I myself do not know much about ports and stuff in this realm, but my father knows a great deal, and that so, him and I would like to know why this problem occurs, how port forwarding would fix it(even thought I cannot port forward), how to prevent it, and most importantly, how to fix it by any normal means. If I am being in-descriptive, or not making sense in any parts, please tell me and I will try and make it more clear. Thank you for taking the time to read this, I hope that you will get back to me soon!