I cant register my server

[caliber00]

I was just trying to register my new server on starmade - servers.com the part were it asks you to test you connection. It says that it cant find the server. I don't get it. The server is on and running i forwarded the port 4242. I can get on the server fine. So why can the site not find the server? did i do something wrong.

 

[Batavium]

I was just trying to register my new server on starmade - servers.com the part were it asks you to test you connection.

starmade - servers.com?

Is this an external site?

There are a few things that could be at fault.

In the server.cfg there are these lines:

ANNOUNCE_SERVER_TO_SERVERLIST = false //announces the server to the starmade server list so clients can find it. Hostname must be provided for HOST_NAME_TO_ANNOUNCE_TO_SERVER_LIST!
HOST_NAME_TO_ANNOUNCE_TO_SERVER_LIST = //this must be a valid hostname (either ip or host, e.g. play.star-made.org)
SERVER_LIST_NAME = NoName //max length 64 characters
SERVER_LIST_DESCRIPTION = NoDescription //max length 128 characters

SECURE_UPLINK_ENABLED = false //dedicated servers can be registered on the StarMade registry
SECURE_UPLINK_TOKEN = //uplink token, provided when registering a dedicated server

The default settings are do not list any server. You also need to set your hostname.

Server list name and server description are optional but i would not leave them blank.

An other thing might be that you are behind a router with you logging in from the internal network. Maybe it needs some ports forwarded. That is if you host the sever yourself and are not using an external hoster.

 

[caliber00]

I changed those setting you listed but no luck it st is not working. and yes i am hosting the server my self.

 

[DukeofRealms]

register my new server on starmade - servers.com

This is not an official site, it is external and not run by us.

i forwarded the port 4242.

i am hosting the server my self.

You are hosting the server at home, ie on your own computer or dedicated server hardware running on your home network?

Are you able to connect to the server with the address you're listing?

Have you made sure you're not using a private address, for example localhost, 127.0.0.1, 192.168.X.X

You likely haven't successfully port forwarded. I don't recommend sharing your home network address anyway.

 

[caliber00]

Your saying i should not use this address to host the game. is there another free way to host it then. because i can't afford to pay for a host. if not then i guess i can't do my own server.

 

[Batavium]

Your saying i should not use this address to host the game. is there another free way to host it then. because i can't afford to pay for a host. if not then i guess i can't do my own server.

I do not know of any good free hosts. If someone does do tell!

Few things in life are free.

You could set your own PC as a dedicated server. But like DukeofRealms says sharing your Home Network with the outside is not really recommended. Unless you know exactly what you are doing. The chance of someone trying out all sorts of nasty stuff to get access to your computer is pretty high.