Server Problems

[PieisJesus 0]

Hi guys,

After a while, I finally got a working server running, and I managed to walk around for about twelve seconds, then i got removed by the server due to an "Internal server error" (sorry if it's not exactly that).

I have looked on the server window itself, and it comes up with the error:

[WARNING] Can't keep up! Did the system time change, or is the server overloaded?

I can't figure out how to fix this problem, and I'm not sure about you guys, but i don't care to re-join my own server every thirty seconds.

Thank you.

[Emris 156]

It's not an error. It's only a warning that your server is struggling to create/load chunks.

What kind of hardware is your server running on?

[PieisJesus 0]

Sorry, but when you say hardware, what exactly do you mean?

[Emris 156]

Is the server running on it's own PC, or on your PC where you also use the client.

What kind of a PC (Hardware) is your server running on?

CPU, RAM,... is it a notebook?

Once, i tried running a server on an old Intel D processor. It almost loaded 3 chunks and died on me with the same messages that you are getting.

[PieisJesus 0]

Oh, well.

I am running the server on the same PC that I am using the TFC client on, and it isn't a notebook.

My PC has:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @3.00GHz 3.00 GHz

RAM: 6.00GB

OS: Windows 7 64-Bit

Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4350

Sorry if this information is not good enough.

[Emris 156]

That hardware should be good enough to run a dedicated server for about 10-15 players. But running a client along side it, could be too much for it.

How much RAM are you dedicating for the server and client?

I would go for 2GB each. That way you have 2GB left for your OS. That should work, but you will probably have to live with lag. A few people should be able to play though.

[PieisJesus 0]

I'm running the client with 1,792M - 2,048M

And the server with no modifications.

What do you think i should make the minimum and maximum RAM that i allocate for the server and the client.

Will this fix the fact that I am getting removed from the server? It runs without lag, I'm just getting removed from it.

[Emris 156]

I would use this for the server

java -Xms1G -Xmx2G -jar minecraft_server.jar

and you are already using 2GB for your client.

[PieisJesus 0]

I just tried the server again, and there is much less lag, however, the server can't keep up.

This test was only with myself on the server, I haven't yet tried it with a friend, but it isn't going to make it run better, as far as I can tell.

[VegasGoat 51]

I run a server and client on a weaker machine (E5400, 2GB) and it works well enough. The way I run the server is to use a batch file and add the "nogui" argument to the end:

java -classpath minecraft_server.jar -Xms1024M -Xmx1024M net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer nogui

I have noticed that the server GUI makes things run really slow, so try this it may fix your problem. I still get short pauses when generating new chunks, but it's manageable.

[PieisJesus 0]

VegasGoat,

Thank you for the help, it does help, but not completely.

It doesn't tell me its overloading when I haven't even joined, but when i do, it still says the warning.