Frequently asked questions

Q: Architect Manager is not connecting to my Agent

Manager connects with the Agent host, port, username, and password. The default port is 8090. That TCP port must be allowed inbound and outbound on the firewalls between Manager and the Agent.

Protocol: TCP
Direction: In and Out

The first username is root. The password is in root.txt in the Agent installation directory.

Q: Can Architect be used with game server providers?

Architect automates machines you administer. A game server provider that does not give you administrator access to the host will not let you install the Agent.

Q: Can I move servers between OmegaManager and Architect?

DayZ servers can be deployed in Architect from an omega.cfg template, then you copy persistence and custom files into the new deployment. Follow Migrating from OmegaManager. An existing OmegaManager install is not attached as a live server.

Q: I don't see any DayZ or other title console window

On Windows the Agent runs as a service, and game servers start in the service session by default. That session is not the desktop you log into, so the console window is not visible.

Q: How do I get the console windows back?

Use interactive processes. Set start_server_non_interactive and session_username as described in Windows Interactive Processes. Project Zomboid requires this. Do not start the Agent with a debug mode flag. That flag does not exist.

Q: What does "volatile" mean for game branches

A volatile branch updates often. Servers on that branch restart and update more often. Avoid volatile branches for production servers.

Q: Why can't I use certain ports when deploying servers?

Architect checks the ports you enter against servers already deployed on that Agent. A port already taken by a local deployment cannot be reused.

Q: When I change the RCon password in my files, the change is not deployed

Architect writes RCon configuration itself. Set the RCon password in Manager or through the API. Edits in the generated file are overwritten.

Q: Why is there a "cache" directory on disk?

Architect caches title and mod files so later deploys and updates only fetch what changed. The cache is required. You can remove a title bundle from Manager under Titles when no deployment uses that title. See Title and mod cache.