Nonstop Server Restarts, and Inability to Connect

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    • #1

    Background:

    Purchased a 10 slot 7Dtd server this morn, around 0800 PST. Have endemic Nitrado servers earlier, for Ark. I've been playing 7DtD with several family members for the last several weeks. I wanted to upload our existing map, characters, data, etc to the server and proceed playing where nosotros left off. I've spent all 24-hour interval going through various forums, wikis, how-to's etc. With little success or help. I found a couple forums that somewhat walked me through it. I utilized Filezilla and continued to the server'south IP and direct uploaded both the "GeneratedWorlds" & "Saves" folders, in their entirety, to the server (they were as well large, even zipped, to import them through nitrado'southward download interface). It was successful, and I could come across the files and map and everything in the various Nitrado settings.

    I then went to the config settings and changed the following four areas:

    "GameWorld" ---> changed the value from "Navezgane" to "Voluya Territory"

    "WorldGenSeed" ---> changed value from "asdf" to "Woodbury"

    "WorldGenSize" ---> changed value from "4096" to "8192"

    "GameName" ---> changed value from "MyGame" to "Woodbury"

    All these values were the values of my map that my family has been playing on. After doing this, saving the settings the server restarted. From this betoken onwards, it simply restarts, says its online for mayhap 1-4minutes, but when trying to connect to information technology through the nitrado interface, the steam window that pops upward says information technology cannot contact the server. When trying to notice it in the game interface in the bring together a game area, it's nowhere to be found. And it just keeps restarting over and over.

    I called support effectually 1200 PST today. They said they would motility it to a "different machine". She advised it would take 30minutes. I waited. Still doing the same thing. Nonstop restarts, inability to connect, fifty-fifty when putting in the servers direct IP and Port.

    I called back up again at around 1641, they said the only thing they could exercise is reinstall the server, to remove the files I uploaded as those were probably causing the crashes/restarts and inability to connect...I already figured this, was more looking for assistance on what I need to do to become the map I want every bit my server. She stated I would demand to wait to wikis and forums...equally there is a "lot of skillful information" on there. I don't ignominy this, but for this item issue, I am not finding annihilation that works. So, that is why I am now posting hither.

    The server but reinstalled...and then technically, I can probably play on it. Notwithstanding, all the files I uploaded via filezilla are gone. I have no desire to play a fresh map. No want to start over. Neither does any of my family. I would sincerely and truly appreciate any help, insight or step past step procedure to exist able to go my map every bit the server map with all our data (characters, items, bases, etc). For now, I volition refrain from repeateing the steps I did earlier, as they didn't work, and I don't want to put the server back into a continuous restarting loop.

    Thank yous for your time in this thing.

    • #2

    And so, information technology appears, my files I uploaded through FTP via Filezilla are notwithstanding present. The reinstall of the server by the Nitrado employee only simply reset the config.xml...And so, here'due south a few pictures showing the files I've gotten onto the server database. The Navezgane (default) map/file is back. I've noticed and think that if I can get my Voluya Territory folder to where this Navezgane folder is, and supervene upon information technology (and then do all the config stuff) that information technology might work...but how practise I do that?

    -The first moving-picture show is showing the file center for my server, the "7DaystoDie" binder is in that location by default, I added the other two folders (all the data for my map).

    -2d motion picture is showing that default path, to what is the current map/game (I have loaded upwardly the server or done anything. This is just the default world/map/setting

    -The third-fifth pictures is just me showing the path/folders of my map and that all the data is there

    • #iii

    Ok, so I've answered my secondary question/respond. I deleted the files I uploaded via filezilla and redownloaded them. This time, using filezilla I really replaced the "saves" file in the Nitrado directory, with mine, and deleted the Navezgane binder. I then put the "generatedworlds" folder, in this new "saves" folder. Everything made it over. I and so inverse the aforementioned 4 config.xml areas again and restarted the server....aaaaaaannnnnnd I'k dorsum to an countless loop of restarting and when I try to connect to it, steam says "server is not responding" and then makes the server restart again....sigh...now I'm out of ideas...Anyone...please aid?

    Pictures show the new layout of my files/directories within the Nitrado Server File area

    • #4

    It'south been nearly 24 hours now. Aforementioned result, oasis't fifty-fifty been able to play on the newly bought server. In that location is no help or guidance on their youtube channel, these forums, or from anyone. This is pretty frustrating and honestly ridiculous. I can't be the only one that has always tried or wanted to upload an existing world to a server...

    • #5

    Later on roughly 12 hours of youtube videos, forum browsing, google searches and trial & error...I've finally successfully uploaded my multiplayer map, with all of my character information and my family'southward (5 other individuals) character data. All of our levels are nowadays, every detail nosotros've looted and stored and everything nosotros've built. The map and all the POIs are present, etc etc. It's as if I only went straight into steam and launched my salvage game...except information technology's finally on my server.

    There is NO CLEAR guide on how to do this, that I have found, unless your fortunate enough that your files are small enough to exist uploaded directly into nitrado (later zipping them). Which is unlikely, considering mine (zipped) were only 120-160mb. So, if you want to upload an existing map of yours (mine was multiplayer) and it is likewise big. I will outline below what finally worked for me.

    -First off you are going to demand to download Filezilla: FileZilla - The free FTP solution

    -You lot will also need to locate your saved data for your map(due south). For me, mine was nether C bulldoze-->Users-->Admin-->AppData*-->Roaming-->7DaysToDie**

    -Information technology is possible for the data to be in other locations. Such every bit, instead of Roaming, under "LocalLow" or nether C drive-->Program Files (x86)-->Steam-->steamapps->mutual->7DaysToDie

    *=In order to see AppData you must take "Hidden Items" checked. If y'all're on Windows 10, click on the view tab at the top and check the box

    **=Once here, yous will meet a "Saves" and a "GeneratedWorlds" binder. These are the two folders y'all volition demand.

    -Next up you will need to launch Filezilla. After doing so you will need to connect to your server by inputting the required 4 fields at the acme of Filezilla: "Host" "Username" "Password" and "Port". You tin discover all this information on the "Dashboard" of your server, almost the bottom.

    -In one case y'all've successfully connected your server, you can come across 4 various windows. The left-mitt side is the "Local site" (Your computer) and the righthand side is the "Remote site" (Your server). You will want to navigate to the files we found earlier, on the left paw side. (Encounter Pictures viii-9 for examples)

    -One time yous've establish the files in the Local Site you volition need to drag and drib them to the appropriate locations on the "remote side". This is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. If you practise not place them in the right areas, your server will not work. It will continually restart and you will not exist able to connect to information technology.

    -Lets start with the "Saves" folder. You will need to click on the "7daystodie" folder on the REMOTE site. This volition open up up all of its contents in the lower righthand window. You volition and then click on the "Saves" folder on the LOCAL site and drag it over to that lower righthand window and drop it anywhere Beneath the other folders presents (don't drop it into a folder). This volition start the transfer procedure and tin can take several minutes. Mine took probably 15 mins. Should anything pop up saying something already exists, just check the overwrite box always for this queue option.

    -Once the transfer process completes for the "Saves" folder. You lot tin at present migrate over the "GeneratedWorlds" folder.

    -In the lower righthand corner window, y'all volition come across diverse folders including the new "saves" binder. Double click on the "Data" binder. And so double click the "Worlds" binder. This is the location where we will be dropping our existing map and all its information.

    -At present in the lower left-mitt corner (LOCAL site) you will need to double click the "GeneratedWorlds" folder that you found. Once it opens, you should meet the name of the Earth that you had saved. For me, information technology was 'Voluya Territory". You are going to drag and drop this binder over to the REMOTE site'south lower righthand corner, anywhere under the other folders (don't drop information technology into any of the folders). This volition initiate your second and terminal transfer process. It'll accept several minutes, mine took effectually x minutes.

    -Once BOTH transfers are complete, you tin close Filezilla. Go back to your server page, and click on "Config Files"

    -Then click on "serverconfig.xml" if you lot're non already on it. (Information technology'll exist the 2nd pick, if y'all click on the black box that says "serveradmin.xml"

    -Now nosotros will demand to change four settings in hither. (See picture 10) "GameWorld" "WorldGenSeed" "WorldGenSize" and "GameName". These settings tin can be found in your game interface, when y'all become to load up or create a new game, you can see your previous game. The game world setting is the earth your map is in. Mine was "Voluya Territory". The WorldGenSeed is the seed of your map. I didn't employ a seed for mine, and then my seed is whatever I NAMED my map. In this case, "Woodbury". WorldGenSize is the size of your world. Mine was a 8192x8192. Lastly, the bodily proper name of your game/map (what You named it), mine was "Woodbury".

    -You are going to change the "value" of each of these lines of data. Then stay within the quotations " " and just alter annihilation inside them, with your appropriate information.

    -After yous've done this. Click relieve changes at the lesser. Then restart your server. Later on it restarts, it may accept a few minutes to connect, even if it says the server is started. Took me probably 2-3mins before I could actually connect. If you followed these instructions, and your Nitrado 7DaystoDie files look similar mine (names varying) (encounter pictures 1-7) and so this SHOULD work for you.

    I've tried to make this every bit articulate and concise equally I can. I sincerely promise this helps, because I've poured through numerous threads with people trying to practise this same thing, and not getting any answers and beingness left in the dark. This is what worked for me. It took hours of playing with the file locations to effigy it out. Looking at guides from similar PingPerfect or How to upload a singleplayer globe to your vii Days to Die Server | seven Days to Die | Knowledgebase Article - Nodecraft helped, and pointed me in the right direction. But they aren't the Nitrado interface. And Nitrado has unlike names for their files (eg. Worlds instead of generated worlds). If you have questions, feel free to message me, I will do my best to help. I'm by no means an expert in whatsoever of this stuff...just someone who devoted the better part of the last 24 hours to figuring it out, considering there was no good data out there.

    • #6

    Thank you lot very much for this walk through, deplorable it was at your inconvenience but i am also three days in trying to get this all to work. The downside is im trying to download darknesss falls modernistic into the server and well....its not going so well haha.