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Set Up a Broke Protocol Server on Your VPS

Learn how to install and configure a Broke Protocol server on your VPS and open the required ports → Find out more

10 November 20263 min read1 Views0 helpful

Introduction

You can host a Broke Protocol server with ZapX on your own VPS. Broke Protocol is not (yet) available in the Game Server Installer, so you’ll need to set up the server manually. The developer provides the server files on their website for both Windows and Linux. This guide explains what you need, how to install and start the server, and which ports to open.

Requirements

RequirementBroke Protocol
Operating systemWindows Server or Linux (64-bit), such as Debian or Ubuntu
MemoryAbout 3 to 4 GB (developer’s recommendation)
Server filesDownload from brokeprotocol.com
AccessWindows: Remote Desktop · Linux: SSH
Info

Broke Protocol is not (yet) available in the Game Server Installer, so you’ll need to install the server yourself. To use a different operating system, install another template under Settings > Reinstallation. This deletes all data on your VPS. For details, see Server Reinstallation.

Configuration

The settings are stored in several files in the server folder. Stop the server before editing them, then restart it afterward.

FileContents
settings.jsonBasic settings such as ServerName, player slots (Players), port, Whitelist, and restart interval (timeLimit)
server_info.txtInformation about your server for players
announcements.txtAnnouncements on the server
groups.jsonGroups and permissions

To become an admin, add your player name under Members in the owner group in groups.json. Setting "Whitelist": true in settings.json allows only players listed in whitelist.txt to join the server.

Ports and firewall

PortProtocolUse
5557UDPGame (value of port in settings.json)
5558UDPQuery

Open the ports in your operating system’s firewall: on Windows, use the Windows Firewall (Manage Windows Defender Firewall rules); on Linux, follow the instructions in Configure a Linux firewall, for example. Also open them in the ZapX dashboard under the Network Firewall tab for your VPS. Allow pings (ICMP) as well, or the server list won’t show a ping for your server.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Broke Protocol isn’t available in the Game Server Installer. Download the Windows package game.zip or Linux Server x64 from brokeprotocol.com, extract it, and start the server with Server.bat or ./start.sh.
The developer recommends about 3 to 4 GB of memory on a 64-bit Windows or Linux system.
UDP 5557 for the game and UDP 5558 for queries. Also allow pings (ICMP) so the server list can show your ping.

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