Dedicated Server Failed To Start

[VexPlaysGames]

Hello guys, now this is not the problem where my anti-virus is blocking dst. I have disabled my anti-virus, added this game on every single allowable area in the anti-virus, I have allowed it from the window's firewall and everything, still I can't turn the server on. I have tried opening with "run as admin". I also ran the dedicated server app and it said "Your server will not start". I checked the clients_log.txt and found this:

[00:00:21]: OnLoadPermissionList: APP:Klei//DoNotStarveTogether/client_save/adminlist.txt (Failure)

[00:00:21]: OnLoadUserIdList: APP:Klei//DoNotStarveTogether/client_save/whitelist.txt (Failure)

Klei said this is because of my avast anti-virus or window anti-virus but my world is 90 days old and it was literally working, I took 2 days break and it's now broken. I don't know what has happened. Can anyone please help me and I also don't know if this is the right place to put this post?

[Daniel86268]

Can you redownload and replace your token file?

My wild guess would be that it got currupted or deleted for whatever reason. (Maybe the Antivirus decided that the code inside looks like a virus?)

[VexPlaysGames]

Can you guide me on that? Are you suggesting that I reinstall my game? Also it's not the corrupt world, I can't launch any server at all.

Edited September 1, 2025 by VexPlaysGames

[Daniel86268]

Visit the Klei accounts page

https://accounts.klei.com/account/game/servers?game=DontStarveTogether

and follow this guide step 3: https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/64441-dedicated-server-quick-setup-guide-linux/

Open the zip file and copy the /MyServer/myCluster/cluster_token.txt file into your server cluster. 

No need to reinstall the server or scrap your world.

[VexPlaysGames]

I copied the .rar world's cluster_token.txt file inside my world's cluster (there was none before in my world cluster). It looks like this as my world is in cloud save and when I loaded the world, it did take longer but still didn't work. Gave me the same error message "Dedicated Server Failed to Start". Also I think it's not the world's problem as I can't start any server.

Edited September 2, 2025 by VexPlaysGames

[VexPlaysGames]

I guess no one is ABLE to help me. Good forums.

Edited September 13, 2025 by VexPlaysGames

[GuoZ.]

First, I'd like to ask whether your dedicated server is running on `Windows` or `Linux`. Additionally, I think there might be an issue with your configuration. Could you attach your startup script? I can help you troubleshoot the problem.

[VexPlaysGames]

It's not even related to dedicated sever, when I start a local server ingame. It gives me the error above. I am on windows.

[GuoZ.]

Click this icon, and click "Convert To Local Save",and Back, and try to Resume World again.

If still doesn't work, please click the icon on picture again, and click "Open World Folder",and zip the whole folder, and attach here. I'll  help you to check your configurations.

 

(I'm Chinese, not good at English)

If the folder is too large to upload, please just attach these specific files.

[VexPlaysGames]

I got this error when "Converting to Local Save" was clicked. Also here's all the files attached.

Caves.zip cluster.ini cluster_token.txt Master.zip

[GuoZ.]

I tested your archive on my computer and it worked fine.

我在我电脑上测试的你的存档是正常的

 

You can try again by following my steps below:

你可以再按照我的步骤试下：

1. Create a new folder next to the "CloudSaves" folder (i.e., in the same parent directory). Name this new folder "Cluster_1". However, if there is already a "Cluster_1" folder there, then name the new one "Cluster_2". If "Cluster_2" also exists, then name it "Cluster_3", and so on.

1. 首先在"CloudSaves"文件夹的旁边(也就是同级目录下)新建一个文件夹，名字叫"Cluster_1"，但是如果当前目录下已经有"Cluster_1"文件夹了，那新建的这个文件夹就叫"Cluster_2"，如果有2了那你就叫3，以此类推。

2. Move the 4 files you just sent into this newly created folder.

2. 把你刚才发的那4个文件移动到刚才新建的那个文件夹里面

3. Extract the "Master.zip" and "Caves.zip" files, and then delete the original .zip files afterwards, as shown in the image below:

3. 把"Master.zip"和"Caves.zip"解压，然后把源文件(zip)删除，如下图：

4. Delete the "264E7EBAB9B31552" folder inside the "CloudSaves" folder.

4. 删除"CloudSaves"文件夹下的"264E7EBAB9B31552"文件夹

 

After completing the above steps, launch the game to see if it works. If it still doesn't work, please try again after disabling all mods.

完成以上步骤后进入游戏看看是否起作用，如果还没起作用那就请禁用掉所有的模组再试一遍。

[VexPlaysGames]

It worked. You were sent from god, thank you so much bro. I haven't played this game for a month and now I can finally play.

[GuoZ.]

😊

[phuongle__]

Im also having the same problem after the lastest update, before that my world worked perfectly fine. I tried everything I could but NOTHING WORKS. Pls help

Here my save folder 

0B6E247E01268BE8.zip

Edited October 2, 2025 by phuongle__
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[GuoZ.]

Try following the steps above.

On 10/3/2025 at 6:28 AM, phuongle__ said:

Im also having the same problem after the lastest update, before that my world worked perfectly fine. I tried everything I could but NOTHING WORKS. Pls help

Here my save folder 

0B6E247E01268BE8.zip 6.7 MB · 1 download

Try following the steps above.