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I am having an issue getting my server on the public server list, all is well with the server config.
My server says it's announcing but my server still does not appear on the minetest server list. I get an error when ever i shut it down, it say something like error: http://minetest.net/servers/announce not found error 500

That error is not important.
If it doesn't appear on the server list can have several reasons:

1) the UDP port for the server is not forwarded = no access from outside
2) server_anounce is set to 0 or false in the configuration
3) curl library is missing in your build
4) a stange bug

Krock wrote:That error is not important.
If it doesn't appear on the server list can have several reasons:

1) the UDP port for the server is not forwarded = no access from outside
2) server_anounce is set to 0 or false in the configuration
3) curl library is missing in your build
4) a stange bug

I can connect and so can others, the UDP port is set fine.

server announce is setup correct

curl library's could be missing although i have install them again and the stop error is not there anymore. i may still be missing some, can anyone give me the command string for the curl libs ? i run it on an ubuntu server.

Hi,
you could try and remove the server address in minetest.cfg.
Just let it empty:

server_address =

I think this was cause of problems for me. Maybe post your other settings here if it then still not work.
Good luck.

Miner59 wrote:Hi,
you could try and remove the server address in minetest.cfg.
Just let it empty:

server_address =

I think this was cause of problems for me. Maybe post your other settings here if it then still not work.
Good luck.

minetest.cfg ? or config ?

Sorry, my mistake.
The correct name is minetest.conf.

Miner59 wrote:Sorry, my mistake.
The correct name is minetest.conf.

# Network port to listen (UDP)
#port = 30000
# Bind address
bind_address = 167.114.71.42
# Name of server
server_name = City light role play
# Description of server
server_description = Mods Mods Mods
# Domain name of server
server_address =
# Homepage of server
server_url = http://minetest.net
# Automaticaly report to masterserver
server_announce = true
# Announce to this masterserver. if you want to announce your ipv6 address - use #serverlist_url = v6.servers.minetest.net
serverlist_url = servers.minetest.net
# Default game (default when creating a new world)
#default_game = minetest
# World directory (everything in the world is stored here)
#map-dir = /custom/world
# Message of the Day
motd = Welcome to City Role play, please read the rules at spawn!
# Maximum number of players connected simultaneously
max_users = 200


this is my config

chrisjose1913 wrote:# Network port to listen (UDP)
#port = 30000
# Bind address
bind_address = 167.114.71.42
# Name of server
server_name = City light role play
# Description of server
server_description = Mods Mods Mods
# Domain name of server
server_address =
# Homepage of server
server_url = http://minetest.net
# Automaticaly report to masterserver
server_announce = true
# Announce to this masterserver. if you want to announce your ipv6 address - use #serverlist_url = v6.servers.minetest.net
serverlist_url = servers.minetest.net
# Default game (default when creating a new world)
#default_game = minetest
# World directory (everything in the world is stored here)
#map-dir = /custom/world
# Message of the Day
motd = Welcome to City Role play, please read the rules at spawn!
# Maximum number of players connected simultaneously
max_users = 200

Three things i would try to change:
1. uncomment the port setting
port = 30000
2. does it understand true? I have this in my config:
server_announce = 1
3.try without ip:
bind_address =

still nothing :(

I had this problem too. Just now I reinstalled all the packages mentioned in README.txt

Then run cmake and make again and it now works.

Not sure what the problem was.