dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua gets overwritten after starting dedicated server

[Conan]

Hello all:

By following the dedicated server setup guide, I have got the server up and running. So I started looking into mods.

I have a single line of code: "ServerModCollectionSetup("624573265")" in file dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua which is located in "D:\Games\steamcmd\steamapps\common\Don't Starve Together Dedicated Server\mods\".

I also enabled all the mods in the collection by creating "modoverrides.lua" file in both

D:\username\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarveTogether\MyDediServer\Master

and

D:\username\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarveTogether\MyDediServer\Caves

Following is the content of the file:

return
{
  ["workshop-346962876"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-396026892"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-375488964"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-444438334"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-463740026"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-458940297"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-601091520"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-345692228"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-362175979"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-380423963"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-478005098"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-376333686"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-375850593"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-447092740"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-356420397"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-365119238"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-378160973"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-459280938"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-532171178"] = { enabled = true },
  ["workshop-356930882"] = { enabled = true }
}
However, no mods are enabled or even downloaded.

From what I have observed: as soon as server is started, dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua is overwritten. The file is re-written by some program and all my configuration is lost.

Thank you in advance.

[KittenCanaveral]

This happened to me this morning as well - sorta . The file was over written on me but Since I have all the mods pre-downloaded , they seem to all be updating, I copied them from my laptop to my VPS.

[Conan]

After deleting the firs line of code form StartDSTServers.bat, my configuration is no longer overwritten.

It seems app update is doing it.

[haywardGB]

Copy your modified dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua and the modoverrides.lua to a custom folder like:

D:\DST_ModSettings\dedicated_server_mods_setup.lua 

Then edit the batch file like to look like this:

http://pastebin.com/ufhzEwNU

Now when your server updates (which is necessary with a Beta) , it will copy over your modified .lua files.. Just remember to edit the .lua files in the DST_ModSettings folder (or whatever folder you call it). 

*Details on Xcopy , if you're interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XCOPY