[GH-ISSUE #3843] Avorion can't set game config settings as server.ini gets created fresh each restart #2506

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opened 2026-02-27 03:03:27 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @pictona on GitHub (Apr 17, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/3843

Each time i restart the server, the server.ini file is recreated and losses any edits I had made. I have made a new start parameters override in avserver.cfg but this is limited to what can be passed.

For example, I cannot set collisiondamage = 0 as when i edit in server.ini and then restart the server, the value is overridden back to the default of 1. Same with server password and server name etc.

I am probably doing something wrong, but I cant currently see how to set and ensure they are kept, any server settings you can't pass through on the start parameters.

avserver.cfg
##################################
####### Instance Settings ########
##################################

PLACE INSTANCE SETTINGS HERE

These settings will apply to a specific instance.

ip=xx
startparameters="--galaxy-name ${selfname} --ip ${ip} --datapath ${avdatapath} --seed xx --admin xx --listed false --max-players 5 --same-start-sector true"

here is my start output

Distro Details

Date: Sun 17 Apr 2022 01:15:02 AM EDT
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Arch: x86_64
Kernel: 4.19.0-14-amd64
Hostname: xx
Uptime: 395d, 7h, 51m
tmux: tmux 2.8
glibc: 2.28

Server Resource

CPU
Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240 V2 @ 3.40GHz
Cores: 8
Frequency: 1657.698MHz
Avg Load: 0.53, 0.46, 0.46

Memory
Mem: total used free cached available
Physical: 16GB 5.7GB 9.6GB 4.9GB 9.6GB
Swap: 16GB 2.3MB 16GB

Storage
Filesystem: /dev/sda1
Total: 901G
Used: 7.5G
Available: 847G

Network
IP: xx
Internet IP: xx

Game Server Resource Usage

CPU Used: 30.5%
Mem Used: 1% 175MB

Storage
Total: 399M
Serverfiles: 120M

Avorion Server Details

Server name: Avorion Server
App ID: 565060
Server IP: xx
Internet IP: xx
Server password: NOT SET
RCON enabled: UNAVAILABLE
RCON password: NOT SET
Maxplayers: 5
Status: STARTED

avserver Script Details

Script name: avserver
LinuxGSM version: v21.5.1
glibc required: 2.15
Discord alert: off
Email alert: off
Gotify alert: off
IFTTT alert: off
Mailgun (email) alert: off
Pushbullet alert: off
Pushover alert: off
Rocketchat alert: off
Slack alert: off
Telegram alert: off
Update on start: off
User: avserver
Location: /home/avserver
Config file: /home/avserver/serverfiles/galaxy/avserver/server.ini

Backups

No Backups created

Command-line Parameters

./bin/AvorionServer --galaxy-name avserver --ip xx --datapath /home/avserver/serverfiles/galaxy --seed xx --admin xx --listed false --max-players 5 --same-start-sector true

Ports

Change ports by editing the parameters in:
/home/avserver/lgsm/config-lgsm/avserver

Useful port diagnostic command:
ss -tuplwn | grep AvorionServer

grep: Unmatched [, [^, [:, [., or [=
DESCRIPTION PORT PROTOCOL LISTEN
Game 0 udp 0
Query 27003 udp 1
Steam Master 27021 udp 0
Steam Query 27020 udp 0
RCON 27015 tcp 0

Originally created by @pictona on GitHub (Apr 17, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/3843 Each time i restart the server, the server.ini file is recreated and losses any edits I had made. I have made a new start parameters override in avserver.cfg but this is limited to what can be passed. For example, I cannot set collisiondamage = 0 as when i edit in server.ini and then restart the server, the value is overridden back to the default of 1. Same with server password and server name etc. I am probably doing something wrong, but I cant currently see how to set and ensure they are kept, any server settings you can't pass through on the start parameters. avserver.cfg ################################## ####### Instance Settings ######## ################################## # PLACE INSTANCE SETTINGS HERE ## These settings will apply to a specific instance. ip=xx startparameters="--galaxy-name ${selfname} --ip ${ip} --datapath ${avdatapath} --seed xx --admin xx --listed false --max-players 5 --same-start-sector true" here is my start output Distro Details ============================================================================================ Date: Sun 17 Apr 2022 01:15:02 AM EDT Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) Arch: x86_64 Kernel: 4.19.0-14-amd64 Hostname: xx Uptime: 395d, 7h, 51m tmux: tmux 2.8 glibc: 2.28 Server Resource ============================================================================================ CPU Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240 V2 @ 3.40GHz Cores: 8 Frequency: 1657.698MHz Avg Load: 0.53, 0.46, 0.46 Memory Mem: total used free cached available Physical: 16GB 5.7GB 9.6GB 4.9GB 9.6GB Swap: 16GB 2.3MB 16GB Storage Filesystem: /dev/sda1 Total: 901G Used: 7.5G Available: 847G Network IP: xx Internet IP: xx Game Server Resource Usage ============================================================================================ CPU Used: 30.5% Mem Used: 1% 175MB Storage Total: 399M Serverfiles: 120M Avorion Server Details ============================================================================================ Server name: Avorion Server App ID: 565060 Server IP: xx Internet IP: xx Server password: NOT SET RCON enabled: UNAVAILABLE RCON password: NOT SET Maxplayers: 5 Status: STARTED avserver Script Details ============================================================================================ Script name: avserver LinuxGSM version: v21.5.1 glibc required: 2.15 Discord alert: off Email alert: off Gotify alert: off IFTTT alert: off Mailgun (email) alert: off Pushbullet alert: off Pushover alert: off Rocketchat alert: off Slack alert: off Telegram alert: off Update on start: off User: avserver Location: /home/avserver Config file: /home/avserver/serverfiles/galaxy/avserver/server.ini Backups ============================================================================================ No Backups created Command-line Parameters ============================================================================================ ./bin/AvorionServer --galaxy-name avserver --ip xx --datapath /home/avserver/serverfiles/galaxy --seed xx --admin xx --listed false --max-players 5 --same-start-sector true Ports ============================================================================================ Change ports by editing the parameters in: /home/avserver/lgsm/config-lgsm/avserver Useful port diagnostic command: ss -tuplwn | grep AvorionServer grep: Unmatched [, [^, [:, [., or [= DESCRIPTION PORT PROTOCOL LISTEN Game 0 udp 0 Query 27003 udp 1 Steam Master 27021 udp 0 Steam Query 27020 udp 0 RCON 27015 tcp 0