Playstation players cannot connect to my Bedrock Dedicated Server
I have a bit of a complex server setup. Basically I need to route my server traffic through Oracle Cloud, then tunnel the traffic into my home network via Tailscale so I can bypass my ISPs CGNAT. Players can connect using Oracles public IPv4 address, and I can use my own domain and port.
I have an instance of MCXboxBroadcast running (A tool that broadcasts your server over Xbox live so consoles can connect by joining through a friend).
This setup works for the most part. Everyone except Playstation players can connect. Mobile, PC, Xbox, and Switch have no issues connecting. When I player tries to connect using a Playstation, they connect to the MCXboxBroadcast session just fine, but after the transfer to the server, it just sits on “connecting to external server” forever and eventually times out.
Here is the weird thing, I have 3 other servers set up the exact same way, same software, same version, same settings, and same OS. The only difference is the hardware (it is one of my more powerful machines) All running on the same IP address, but different ports) Playstation can connect to those just fine, it is just one server that has this issue.
I came up with a temporary workaround by creating a tunnel to the server over Playit.gg and creating a separate MCXboxBroadcast session that connects over Playit.gg, that works fine. I just had to tell my Playstation users to add that bot instead. But that is kind of a roundabout solution that adds latency.
Has anyone experienced as issue like this. I cannot even find a cause let alone a solution. I had to have spent at least 6 hours today on ChatGPT trying to figure out the cause. But the fact that it is only one server has got me stumped.
You can try for yourself by connecting to “stormyland.org:19135” Playstation players will not be able to connect, but other devices should at least see a message that they are not whitelisted.
“stormyland.org:19134” should work fine, it’s another server with an identical setup.
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