Help moving from Server Host to dedicated local server

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I am trying to move a server from low.ms (online host) to a local machine. Details of everything to do with the machine, setting, etc... listed below. I have installed via SteamCMD. The server window launches via the .bat file, hangs up on the launch parameters, and then closes after about 5 seconds. This also happens on a fresh install and launching via the sample .bat file. The server has been successfully started one time vis the vrisingserver.exe.

I have been at this for about 10 solid hours.

I have tried about everything I can think of:
Using external IP
ServerHostSettings confirmed correct
Ports 9876/9877 forwarded
Firewall temporarily disabled
.bat file configured and checked for syntax errors (I'm not practiced well at this)
completely deleting and reinstalling via SteamCMD

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.bat file

@echo off
set SteamAppId=1604030
echo "Starting V Rising Dedicated Server - PRESS CTRL-C to exit"

@echo on
"C:\Gaming\Steam - SteamCMD\steamapps\common\VRisingDedicatedServer\VRisingServer.exe" -persistentDataPath .\save-data -serverName "My V Rising Server" -saveName "world1" -logFile ".\logs\VRisingServer.log" -maxConnectedUsers 10 -maxConnectedAdmins 4 -serverAddress XX.XX.XX.XX -address XX.XX.XX.XX -gamePort 9876 -queryPort 9877

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PC specs

Win 11 PRO 64 bit
CPU: i5-13500H
RAM: 32 GB

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ServerHostSettings

{
"Name": "V Rising Server",
"Description": "",
"Port": 9876,
"QueryPort": 9877,
"MaxConnectedUsers": 40,
"MaxConnectedAdmins": 4,
"ServerFps": 30,
"SaveName": "world1",
"Password": "XXXXX",
"Secure": true,
"ListOnSteam": false,
"ListOnEOS": false,
"AutoSaveCount": 20,
"AutoSaveInterval": 120,
"CompressSaveFiles": true,
"GameSettingsPreset": "",
"AdminOnlyDebugEvents": true,
"DisableDebugEvents": false,
"API": {
"Enabled": false
},
"Rcon": {
"Enabled": false,
"Port": 25575,
"Password": ""
}
}