Yet another Dedicated Server question...
I'm so close to giving up but am too stubborn to cave. I cannot access my Dedicated Server via public IP or in game server list.
The DS is running off a Windows 11 VM (hosted on Proxmox). All ports are open on firewall/router. I know my ports are set correctly, as I have 2 other game servers (Valheim and Ark SA) that are online and working without any issues. Each game server is its own VM, all Win11 with no additional add ons/software/etc. I've downloaded the DS using steamcmd.
If I disable my Windows Firewall, SoTF DS still fails port test when launching, so I've decided to skip network test in dedicatedserver.cfg. I can access the server from my main PC (over LAN). But if I try to connect via IP, it cannot find the server.
Network is going from ISP > Nighthawk Router > Server (hardwired) > VM
I have a Pi-hole for my DNS with Unbound installed as well, but again, other VM game servers are up fine so I don't see why this would be any issue.
Server has no firewall settings applied. I have no special NAT configured. No physical firewall.
Everything I've tried:
-Re-installed the dedicated server via steamcmd multiple times
-Changing 0.0.0.0 to my public IP/IP:port in .cfg file
-Disabled Windows Firewall
-Statically assigned internal IP to VM (both in Win and in router settings)
-Deleted/re-opened ports on router/firewall (I've added each port individually, as well as grouped them together), I've also added them manually and by PowerShell command
-Allowing the DS.exe to bypass Firewall completely (although disabling Firewall did nothing)
I feel I've done everything I could. I've hosted a number of game servers (Minecraft, Ark SE/SA, Valheim, DayZ) and have never experienced such a headache getting ports to work.
I'm open to sharing screen, sending screenshots, nuking this VM and starting a new one, etc.
Curious if anyone has any thoughts or if the juice is no longer worth the squeeze.
Thanks in advance!
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are you typing in the ip and port?
like my format looks like this
xx.x.x.xx:xxxx
so i rented a server that by default due to the specs of server in relation to specs of sons of forest was preset up for 10000 slots. game wouldnt boot up becaause cfg file was a invalid value sons didnt recongize as a proper parameter. keep going over your logs lots of times youll find the issue there.
So, after deleting/re-creating my VM 3 times, it just happened to work one time. Did nothing different, followed the basic setup instructions and it worked.
Glad it's on, but nothing more frustrating than not finding a solution to the problem after spending time going in circles.
Thanks!