Which ports does a Journey of Life server need?

Use the ports specified in the startup parameters—in this guide, 27010 (-Port) and 27015 (-QueryPort). Open them in both the Windows Firewall and your VPS network firewall.

Why isn’t my Journey of Life server showing up on Steam?

Make sure you copied the six Steam files, including steamclient64.dll, from the server folder to JourneyOfLife_419\Binaries\Win64. Steam won’t be able to see your server without them.

Journey of Life: Set Up a Server on Your VPS

Learn how to install a Journey of Life server on your VPS using SteamCMD, configure it, and open the required ports → Find out more

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Introduction

You can host a Journey of Life server with ZapX on your own VPS. Journey of Life is not (yet) available in the Game Server Installer, so you’ll need to set up the server manually. The server files are available for free through SteamCMD. This guide explains what you need, how to install and configure the server, and which ports to open.

Journey of Life: Set Up a Server on Your VPS

Requirements

Requirement	Journey of Life
Operating system	Windows Server (the dedicated server is only available for Windows)
Server files	Journey of Life - Dedicated Server, SteamCMD app ID `988950`
Access	Remote Desktop

Info

Journey of Life is not (yet) available in the Game Server Installer. If your VPS runs Linux, install a Windows Server template via Settings > Reinstallation. This will delete all data on your VPS. Learn more in Server Reinstallation.

Warning

According to the developer, the dedicated server files are only updated once the multiplayer mode for a new version is running reliably. As a result, the server may temporarily lag behind the latest game version.

Install Journey of Life

Connect to your VPS using Remote Desktop.
Download SteamCMD for Windows and extract it, for example, to C:\steamcmd.
Open a command prompt in the C:\steamcmd folder and download the server:

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steamcmd.exe +force_install_dir C:\GameServers\jol +login anonymous +app_update 988950 validate +quit

Copy these six files from the server folder C:\GameServers\jol to C:\GameServers\jol\JourneyOfLife_419\Binaries\Win64: steamclient.dll, steamclient64.dll, tier0_s.dll, tier0_s64.dll, vstdlib_s.dll, and vstdlib_s64.dll. Without them, Steam won’t be able to see your server.

Start the server

The server executable is called JourneyOfLife_419Server.exe and is located in the JourneyOfLife_419\Binaries\Win64 folder. To start it, create a file named start.bat in the server folder:

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start "" "C:\GameServers\jol\JourneyOfLife_419\Binaries\Win64\JourneyOfLife_419Server.exe" -log -QueryPort=27015 -Port=27010

The first time you start the server, let it run briefly so it can create its files, then stop it by pressing Ctrl+C in the console window.

To start the server automatically after your VPS restarts, create a task in Task Scheduler that runs start.bat when the system starts.

Configuration

After the first start, you’ll find a Config folder containing the ServerSettings.ini file under JourneyOfLife_419\Saved in the server folder. Stop the server before editing the file, then add your settings under [ServerSettings]:

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[ServerSettings]
ServerName=Mein Journey of Life Server
SlotNumber=20
Password=
AllowInvites=True
AdminSteamID=<STEAMID64>
AdminSteamNickname=<DEIN-STEAM-NAME>

Setting	Description
`ServerName`	Name displayed in the server list
`SlotNumber`	Number of player slots
`Password`	Password required to join; leave blank for an open server
`AdminSteamID` and `AdminSteamNickname`	The admin’s SteamID64 and Steam name
`bLoadNpcTown` and `bLoadRuins`	Whether to load the NPC town or ruins (`true`/`false`)

Update the server

Updates aren’t installed automatically. Stop the server and run the SteamCMD command from the installation steps again. Then copy the six Steam files to Binaries\Win64 again if the update replaced them, and restart the server.

Ports and firewall

Port	Use
27010	Game (startup parameter `-Port`)
27015	Query (startup parameter `-QueryPort`)

If you want to use different ports, leave some space between them, for example, three numbers. The protocol isn’t officially documented, so open the ports for both UDP and TCP in the Windows Firewall (Manage Windows Defender Firewall rules). Also open them in the Network Firewall tab for your VPS in the ZapX dashboard.

Backups

Save files and settings are stored in the JourneyOfLife_419\Saved folder. Stop the server and copy this folder to a safe location regularly.

Your entire VPS is also backed up automatically every day. With an active ZapX Pass, you can restore these backups yourself and create your own backups. Learn more in Daily backups, restoration, and locked actions.

Further information

There is no detailed official guide for the dedicated server. The developer announces new settings in the Journey of Life Steam News. The steps described here are also based on a community guide.

Conclusion

Your Journey of Life server is now running on your VPS. If you have questions or need help, our support team is here for you every day! 🙂

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Journey of Life isn’t available in the Game Server Installer. Use SteamCMD with app ID 988950 to download the server to a VPS running Windows Server.

No. The dedicated server is only available for Windows.

After the first start, find ServerSettings.ini in JourneyOfLife_419\Saved\Config. You can set options such as ServerName, SlotNumber, Password, and AdminSteamID there.

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Journey of Life: Set Up a Server on Your VPS

Introduction

Requirements

Install Journey of Life

Start the server

Configuration

Update the server

Ports and firewall

Backups

Further information

Conclusion

Frequently asked questions

Journey of Life

Install Journey of Life

Start the server

Update the server

Backups

Further information

Conclusion

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