My Empyrion server will not start!

In this article, we'll briefly be going over the causes of no-start issues with Empyrion servers. Thankfully, Empyrion's server platform is forgiving in that every possible cause will be logged to the console, which can be accessed by clicking on Web Console from your game control panel.

The following is a standard troubleshooting process to follow:

Validate the server's files
This can be accomplished by deleting the 'steamapps' folder via the File Manager from within the control panel. From there, you'll just need to run the Steam Updater and let it do its thing! Please wait for the process to complete before trying to start the server.

Re-save the dedicated_config.yaml config file
Open the Configuration Files section of the game control panel and click on Configuration Editor to the right of dedicated_config.yaml. From there, save the file to ensure it is properly formatted.

Remove any non-alphanumeric characters from the dedicated.yaml's parameters.
Open the Configuration Files section of the game control panel and click on Configuration Editor to the right of dedicated.yaml.

Formatting of the adminconfig.yaml file
This here is a pretty common issue. The example format of this file MUST be followed. Otherwise, you'll run into errors referencing something wrong with the dedicated.yaml, which isn't at fault. There cannot be duplicate entries in this file, neither. There should only be a single entry per Steam64 ID.

Call for help!
We're here to help! If you're still experiencing issues, please, submit a support ticket and a member of our team will be happy to assist.