Your Enshrouded server is stuck on starting

Open the Console and read the last lines. A server that is installing an update or loading a big world takes longer than usual. The server is ready when the Console shows [Session] 'HostOnline' (up)! and the badge says Online.

Step 1: read the Console

1. Open your server in the panel and click the Console tab.

2. Look at what it is doing:

Step 2: stop it and try again

1. Click Stop. If it does not stop, use the force-stop option: see How to start, stop, restart and force-stop your server.
2. Click Start again and watch the Console.

Step 3: validate the files

1. Click the Settings tab, then Game Settings, then Show advanced (2).
2. Turn on Validate. Check that Auto Update is on too: Validate only runs as part of the update.
3. Start the server. It checks every file against Steam, which is slower. Turn Validate off afterwards.

Still stuck

Open a ticket with the last 50 to 100 lines of the Console and the time. See also How to fix a server that will not start.