Linux dedicated server. Launches but get "killed" message

[TwistedForHire]

I'm testing running Terraria in Azure. I already have my server running fine in a Windows 10 VM. I'm wanting to see the cost of running inside a cheap Linux VM.

I'm following this great guide here that I've seen others on the forum reference:

How to Setup a Terraria Linux Server

In this guide, you will learn how to install and configure Terraria, a two-dimensional sandbox game similar to Minecraft, on a Linode.

www.linode.com

Everything seems to run fine. The server executable launches but I get this:

sudo ./TerrariaServer.bin.x86_64 -config config.txt
Error Logging Enabled.
Killed

I've tried without sudo. I even tried running TerrariaServer.exe within mono. I get the same message: "Killed".

Does anyone have any idea what that means? Are there logs anywhere (I can't find any)?

 

[TwistedForHire]

To answer my own question in case anyone runs into this:
"Killed" is sent by the kernel killing the process. In my case, I used the lowest priced Azure VM which only has 500MB of RAM. The server was blowing through the ram and getting killed. I solved this by enabling virtual memory/file swap:

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-increase-virtual-memory-in-linux

Now I get to the glorious "New World" option.

 

[VNull]

I know this post was made awhile ago, but i wanted to say. Thanks! this actually helped with my issue on my Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. Was able to get to the world creation menu.

 

[jackliensam]

This is often the case with low spec VM. The solution is to increase the available memory either by upgrading to a VM with more RAM or configuring additional swap space which allows the system to use disk storage as virtual memory.

 

[mohamad22mk]

Hello from Iran and thanks to @TwistedForHire for making this topic
I also encountered this problem today and I was able to solve my problem by "activating swap".

I watched this video, hit Command and got extra RAM, and then the Terraria server worked and was not killed

My server operating system is Ubuntu 2204