Solved Server freezes until something is typed into the console

Hello,

our setup: We rent a root server and have a virtual machine running (windows) or the rust server. I use teamviewer to work on it.
The server runs smoothly most of the time, but sometimes the server freezes. I don't know what the cause is.

Following plugins are loaded:

Code:

01 "Rust:IO for Oxide" (2.12.0) by playrust.io / dcode (8.62s)
  02 "AutoDoors" (3.1.2) by Wulf/lukespragg (0.00s)
  03 "Automatic Build Grades" (0.0.7) by AlexALX (0.00s)
  04 "AutoPurge" (1.5.3) by Fujikura/Norn (0.06s)
  05 "BetterLoot" (2.11.6) by Fujikura/dcode (0.56s)
  06 "Clans" (1.7.2) by playrust.io / dcode (0.01s)
  07 "Crafting Controller" (2.4.6) by Mughisi (0.00s)
  08 "CupboardRadius" (1.2.0) by playrust.io / dcode (0.25s)
  09 "CustomLootSpawns" (0.2.4) by k1lly0u (1.80s)
  10 "Death Notes" (5.2.9) by LaserHydra (0.05s)
  11 "FancyDrop" (2.6.7) by Fujikura (0.30s)
  12 "FriendlyFire" (2.0.2) by Nogrod (0.03s)
  13 "Friends" (2.1.3) by Nogrod (0.00s)
  14 "Gathering Manager" (2.2.3) by Mughisi (0.00s)
  15 "Godmode" (4.0.3) by Wulf/lukespragg (0.00s)
  16 "HeliControl" (1.1.7) by Shady (0.45s)
  17 "InfoPanel" (0.9.5) by Ghosst / Nogrod (0.30s)
  18 "Kits" (3.2.2) by Reneb (0.00s)
  19 "LustyMap" (2.0.92) by Kayzor / k1lly0u (0.31s)
  20 "NoDecay" (1.0.13) by Deicide666ra/Piarb (0.14s)
  21 "NTeleportation" (1.0.19) by Nogrod (0.04s)
  22 "PrivateMessage" (2.0.2) by Nogrod (0.00s)
  23 "QuickSmelt" (2.5.0) by Wulf/Fujikura (0.11s)
  24 "RemoveAAA" (0.4.5) by Tuntenfisch (0.01s)
  25 "RemoverTool" (4.0.11) by Reneb (0.01s)
  26 "Rules GUI" (1.4.9) by PaiN (0.00s)
  27 "Sign Artist" (0.3.2) by Bombardir (0.00s)
  28 "SkipNightVote" (0.1.3) by k1lly0u (0.01s)
  29 "SmoothRestart" (1.0.6) by Fujikura/Visagalis (0.03s)
  30 "Stack Size Controller" (1.9.4) by Canopy Sheep (0.00s)
  31 "Timed Execute" (0.7.0) by PaiN (0.03s)
  32 "Trade" (1.1.0) by Calytic (0.01s)
  33 "Weather Controller" (1.4.1) by Waizujin (0.00s)

As mentioned, the server/console freezes and the players can't do anything anymore. As soon as i start entering anything into the console (for example 'status') OR change the windows size of the console, the freeze ends. While unfreezing the console spams a message, i will copy it into here as soon as I get it again, since it doesn't log this. If it hasn't been frozen for too long it will recover, sometimes it needs a restart.

Also this is certainly no hardware problem, it happens with 30 players AND with 2.

Has anyone run into this problem? It's a huge problem because I can't check every 5 minutes if the server is running.

Edit: just happened again, the server caught up again but the console showed this error:

Code:

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

There was ONE player on it and he was kicked by EAC.

 

Thank you Wulf, I have disabled that option. It would be amazing if that is the problem :/

If anyone else has an idea, feel free to add it.

I'll now monitor the server for a bit

 

I'll be honest, I just tested it, as soon as I mark something, the up time stops counting..

Man, i looked everywhere for a solution.. thank you so much.

 

Mucho help on this one. I knew this was happening sometimes but could never find a root cause. I disabled "Quick Edit Mode" and "Insert Mode" on the bat file properties.

ALSO: If you grab the scroll bars and scroll back on the Rust server console, it also causes the same kind of temporary server lockup. I wonder how many server operators don't know that?