Install The Forest Dedicated Server using Steam.

'All the crap I in my server that took me 7 hours to build is gone!'Īfter testing many different installation and configuration methods, the following is the one I settled on that offers guaranteed functionality (for me at least).

Solution: put a Login Token in the Server.cfg file (see guide below) 'anonymous' servers) have trouble linking to save files on players' computers. Since players' character save files are given filenames based on the unique ID of the dedicated server they are linked to, dedicated servers with no identifying Login Tokens (a.k.a.

This is caused by the dedicated server not having a Login Token set in the Server.cfg file.

'My dedicated server isn't saving my players' inventories / I spent X in-game days finding loot for my character only to find that my character's inventory was reset the 2nd time I joined the server, and I started in the plane again'.

This could be due to ports not being open, or the machine the server is on has more than one active internet connection open (this can happen if you have a VPN connected while you try to run your server)

The server is having trouble responding to player connection queries.'I am getting a 'server setup incorrectly' message when I try to join the server'.Make sure the number in steam_appid.txt is 242760 (see guide below), and your Server.cfg “serverSteamAccount” value is set with a Login Token from Steam's Server Account Management page (see guide below).'I am getting an 'incorrect password' message when I try to join the server, even though my password is correct/there is no password'.You can join your server by joining it in the LAN list. Try asking a friend to search for your server in the Dedicated (Internet) list using the name filter. This isn’t a problem since the server should still be accessible from the internet. For some reason, if you are on the same router network that your dedicated server is on (or it’s on the same computer you are using to play the game), The Forest will put your server in the “LAN” list instead of the “Internet” list, even if the server is internet-facing.

'My dedicated server only shows up in the Dedicated (LAN) list for me'.

Before I begin the guide, here are some top questions I see asked by people having trouble with the dedicated server:

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