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Server Crashing Every 2 Days - No Crash Logs
Posted 2 years ago
#1

Hi Everyone

I'm running a PVE server that has gained some popularity over the past few weeks
Been running fine for 3 months. No massive problems until recently

The server will randomly crash every day or two without generating any logs. I can't see what's causing the crash

It crashes to the point that I can't restart the server with TCAdmin, and I need to contact my host (Gaming Evoloved) to stop the server for me.
The server has 10gb of RAM and reaches 80% when populated

My host doesn't have any logs on their side. They say it's a plugin that's causing the problem and I need to figure it out.
I've removed a majority of my plugins that I updated with wipe, but it's still happening and it's extremely frustrating

Here's the list of mods I'm running
https://pastebin.com/BVHDFKQD

This has happened on different occasions where the server is running with 20 players, on quiet moments where there's 2 or 3 players,
And then it happened this morning when the server just did it's restart for the morning (server restarts 3 times a day)

I feel lost not being able to isolate the problem with logs
I see on Umod that other people have experienced the same problem in the past, but there was no resolution
So looking for help here

Here's the most recent log I've had from this morning before the crash
https://pastebin.com/0HvBzLC6

I hope I've provided all information I could

 
Posted 2 years ago
#2

You say you've removed a "majority" of your plugins, which indicates that you're not following any logical method to pinpoint the offending plugin. You must enable/disable your plugins systematically to find the one causing the issue. It's no good flapping around like a headless chicken hoping for a spontaneous fix.

I suggest that you disable half of your plugins. If it resolves the issue then you know the problem is in the disabled half, if not it's one of the enabled ones. Next, take half of the plugins in the problem group and test them in the same way, and so on. Eventually you will narrow it down to one plugin.

Alternatively, a slower but less disruptive method is to test them one by one. Choose the one you think is most likely to cause the issue and disable it. If the issue persists then you know this plugin is not the culprit, so move on to the next, and so on. Or you could use this method 2 plugins at a time, 3 at a time or whatever.

Posted 2 years ago
#3

One of the reasons might be insufficient ram , i am running a (very) low pop server and find that 16gb is just enough to cut down on server restarts, i have 90 plugins some of which generate events and bots which really need ram, I am looking at doubling the ram in the near future.

Posted 2 years ago
#4

I run a 50x server with 16GB of RAM. I use a map size of 4250 and run restarts every 12hr to reduce issues.