For server owners

The dedicated server owns gameplay outcomes. Clients still need the matching cooked content and presentation files for mods they use or see; RuneSchema does not download missing PAKs for them.

Set up the serverInstall RuneSchema and enabled gameplay mods. Align clientsKnow what must match and what is diagnostic. Maintain world savesBack up before changing persistent content. Read bridge diagnosticsTrace a failed registration or connection.

A reliable first run

1. Install RuneSchema and the required mods on the server.
2. Give clients the cooked assets and presentation files their mods require.
3. Back up world and character data before changing the mod list.
4. Start the server and check UE4SS.log, then test one client joining, using content, leaving, and rejoining.

The dedicated-server world-save folder is RSDragonwilds/Saved/SaveGames. A co-op host is also a client, so it can run presentation components that a headless server does not. See the platform and multiplayer guide for that distinction.