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DDNet server problems and fixes

DDNet (DDraceNetwork)Updated Oct 23, 20264 min read

Find your problem in the table, try the quick fix, and open the full guide if it is not solved.

ProblemQuick fixFull guide
The server is not in the browserPublic server list must be ipv4; wait a minute after the start; search the Server nameNot in the browser
Players cannot joinServer Online, exact password, free slots, at most 4 players per home connection; join by address with F1Players cannot join
Teeworlds 0.7 players cannot joinEvery map needs its 0.7 badge; restart after switching to a new map too earlyTeeworlds 0.7
The server started on TutorialThe start map is not in data/maps: upload it or pick anotherTutorial instead of your map
A map has a long name ending in numbersIt was saved by a DDNet client; it gets its plain name at the next startLong map names
An upload is refusedA .map file whose name has no quotes, slashes or backslashes, at most 58 bytes, and not the name of a map already thereUpload refused
The arrows and raised-hand buttons are missingWait for the 0.7 badge after an upload; the server must be running; maps that come with DDNet have no vote buttonSwitch the map
The server shows as TestDDraceNetworkCheats (test commands) is onTestDDraceNetwork
The RCON password does not workCopy it again from Game Settings; restart after a change; lift a ban from wrong tries with unbanRCON password
The players card says No answer from the serverNormal while it starts or is stopped; restart once if it staysNo answer
A setting changes backChange it on Game Settings, not in autoexec_server.cfg; team and hit rules go in reset.cfgOwn settings
DDNet did not updateGame Version must be latest; restart; the Console says why an update failedUpdates
A player keeps coming back after a banEvery ban ends at a restart; ban again or set a Server passwordLift a ban

The server does not start

Read the Console: its last lines say what stopped it. If you changed myServerconfig.cfg or reset.cfg just before, put # in front of your new lines and start again. See How to fix a server that will not start.

Lag or memory

DDNet needs very little memory, so lag usually comes from the network. See How much RAM does a DDNet server need?

Still stuck?

On the Play with friends card, open Can't connect? and click Ask support, or open a ticket from Support in the panel with your server's name and what you see.

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