Mods not loading on dedicated linux server

[Horst Huschel]

I'm trying to set up a Arma 3 dedicated server on an Debian Buster slim Docker image.
The server itself is running fine, but it does not load any mods.

I tried several versions of the server start command:
./arma3server_x64 -config=./configs/server.cfg "-mod=./mods/@CBA_A3;./mods/@Ravage"
./arma3server_x64 -config=./configs/server.cfg -mod=./mods/\@CBA_A3\;./mods/\@Ravage
./arma3server_x64 -config=./configs/server.cfg -mod="./mods/@CBA_A3;./mods/@Ravage"

I even tried to place the mod folders directly to /home/steam/arma3 and write the command without the path.

The result is always the follwing log:
21:14:54 modsReadOnly = true
21:14:54 safeModsActivated = false
21:14:54 customMods = true
21:14:54 hash = 'B95C0B8A3CF0EF752C830DFA342BD168C90674F4'
21:14:54 hashShort = 'a0cb15b'
21:14:54 name | modDir | default | official | origin | hash | hashShort | fullPath
21:14:54 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21:14:54 @Ravage | @Ravage | false | false | NOT FOUND | | |
21:14:54 @CBA_A3 | @CBA_A3 | false | false | NOT FOUND | | |
21:14:54 Arma 3 Contact (Platform) | enoch | true | true | GAME DIR | 1ba0bd900ebe2592bc131b6076b3188912ef400a | cc42b20a | /home/steam/arma3/enoch
21:14:54 Arma 3 Tanks | tank | true | true | GAME DIR | 1741984a682960e6d5cea03802d56fcb8733f1ee | e3600f2e | /home/steam/arma3/tank
21:14:54 Arma 3 Tac-Ops | tacops | true | true | GAME DIR | 97b1dbbcf02653320d4a971972e3fa7b86de0bb6 | 3f7c910a | /home/steam/arma3/tacops
21:14:54 Arma 3 Laws of War | orange | true | true | GAME DIR | 9ffa496322c2448b3406a8da16acf6acdf767b4e | 9ddb9ce4 | /home/steam/arma3/orange
21:14:54 Arma 3 Malden | argo | true | true | GAME DIR | 7e514225d7ca25f6ac7fd327d29bfbef7895faf1 | 3e898373 | /home/steam/arma3/argo
21:14:54 Arma 3 Jets | jets | true | true | GAME DIR | ca8d2b15096709f721442f1bd8daaf340efe3c7a | 4dedcd93 | /home/steam/arma3/jets
21:14:54 Arma 3 Apex | expansion | true | true | GAME DIR | ba42c2077a3ccc61ad9da08b0520dcdd3bf836e1 | a9ced3d9 | /home/steam/arma3/expansion
21:14:54 Arma 3 Marksmen | mark | true | true | GAME DIR | f4f2299213d3fbac83f93a40f3a9189981d3b4d4 | bdd1f9cf | /home/steam/arma3/mark
21:14:54 Arma 3 Helicopters | heli | true | true | GAME DIR | a864c4890a0a81805ec227cad1f26be1773aa0a8 | da5627a1 | /home/steam/arma3/heli
21:14:54 Arma 3 Karts | kart | true | true | GAME DIR | dda4727989bdfbf55ca28fe990bcf47d86ace303 | 3e52333 | /home/steam/arma3/kart
21:14:54 Arma 3 Zeus | curator | true | true | GAME DIR | d6bd1f0f8278a7e1c60de7d92c098cf210834cf3 | 2c4264c1 | /home/steam/arma3/curator
21:14:54 Arma 3 | A3 | true | true | NOT FOUND | | |
21:14:54 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================

I think I'm missing something obvious but I can't get it working...
Is there someone who sees my mistake?
Thanks in advance.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

How much RAM does the server have free and available?

[Horst Huschel]

Thanks for your Reply.
I can use up to 4GB of RAM and have 4 virtual CPUs.
I use this server https://www.strato.de/server/linux-vserver/ V10 200GB

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Yeah, I'll need to see the output of the FREE command...

Virtual Servers are often poorly configured and RARELY permit maximum memory allocation.

There is no point having four vCPUs either as the Arma 3 Linux server barely benefits from having two.

[Horst Huschel]

Ah wait a second, I muddled a few things. The server is not the problem here, because yesterday I tried to set up the Docker image on my local PC and it didn't work, too.

Locally I have 8GB of RAM.

However, the commands are right, aren't they?

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Does the Docker Image have the same output for the FREE command on your local PC as it does 'in the cloud'?

[Horst Huschel]

What exactly do you mean by "FREE command"?

[Horst Huschel]

The mods output is exactly the same.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Originally posted by Horst Huschel:

What exactly do you mean by "FREE command"?

You're running Linux, right?

[Horst Huschel]

That's rights.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Can you SSH to your server and get a command prompt, then run 'FREE' or other diagnostic commands?

[Horst Huschel]

Ah I thought you mean something Arma specific. I used htop to monitor the RAM, on my server were arount 1.6 GB used, the swap was empty. So there was RAM remaining.

I didn't take a look into the image, but I can do that now.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

How big are the mod files?

[Horst Huschel]

I took a look on my local machine and the image can use the full RAM of 8GB plus swap.

The mods require 453,1 MB.

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

Try renaming each mod folder to all lowercase characters.

[Horst Huschel]

Still not found unfortunatly. Even when entering absolute paths the server cannot find the mods.