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Troubleshooting Your BeamMP Server

Here are some common BeamMP server issues you may encounter and how to fix them.

Mods Stuck Downloading

BeamMP has had reported bugs regarding mod downloading for quite some time.

As of late new changes have been made to networking with newer BeamMP server versions, typically an issue such as this can be solved by updating your server.

  • Update your server by following our Change Server Version guide.
  • Remove the problematic mod.
  • Restart your PC.

[WARN] Backend failed to respond to a heartbeat.

This means that your server is unable to be queried by BeamMP, the cause of this is most likely because you don’t currently have an AUTH key set for your server, this is required if you want your server to be displayed in the server browser.

  • Create an AUTH key for your BeamMP server.

Server Still Won’t Show In Multiplayer Browser

This issue is also caused by the above, your server Requires an AUTH key to display in the server browser, and also needs to be set as a Public server, follow these steps to resolve the issue

If unsuccessful, ensure your AUTH key is correct and that you’ve restarted your server, otherwise there’s nothing to do except wait as BeamMP may be having network issues. You can view our own network status here.

BeamMP Won’t Start

  • Restart your PC.
  • Run the launcher as Administrator.
  • Check your Firewall/Anti-virus.
  • Check for GPU driver updates.
  • Search the BeamMP Reddit or Discord.
  • Reinstall BeamMP.