What Happens When Your Minecraft Server Crashes
Beacon notices when your server crashes. Here's what happens next, and how to find out why it crashed.
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Crash detection is built in. You don't need to turn anything on.
What happens
When the server stops without you pressing Stop, the node it runs on reports the crash to the panel. You'll see the server go offline in Console, and the crash is recorded in Activity.
Find out why
- Open Files and look in
crash-reports. Each crash makes a file named with the date and time. Open the newest. - Read the top: the
Descriptionline says what failed, and the first lines under it name the mod or plugin involved. - Also check
logs/latest.log. Look for the firstERRORorException, not the last.
Common causes
| Cause | Fix |
|---|---|
Out of memory (OutOfMemoryError) |
Remove heavy mods, or upgrade your plan |
| A mod or plugin error | Update or remove the mod named in the crash report |
| A client-only mod on the server | Remove it from mods |
A broken chunk (Ticking entity, Ticking block entity) |
See How to Fix Ticking Entity Errors |
Restart automatically
To bring the server back on a regular basis whatever happens, add a Restart schedule in Schedules. See How to Schedule Automatic Restarts.
Stuck? Open a ticket with the crash report attached.
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