Tutorial Stormy's Quick Guide on Hosting a Modded 1.0 Server (Steam Dedicated/Workshop)

So my friend and I wanted to host a SB game that was modded and on steam dedicated
Finding no comprehensive guides ive tried to work this out by experimenting.
WARNING
Your situation may differ, this is what worked for me and my friend
Step1: Locate your Steam Workshop Mods for Starbound

Step2: Open each Folder and copy the .pak file into your Starbound Mods Folder (rename the pak files as far as I know there is no problem with them)

Step3: Create another copy of Starbound

Step4: Launch Starbound Dedicated Server through Steam

Step5: Open Starbound through the copied folder

Now here is where our paths may diverge, I hosted using Evolve Virtual Network, but im assuming my method should work for Pretty People who Port Forward
Step5.5: For your friends you need to take all your .pak files you renamed and give them to your friend to put in their mods folder

Step 5.6: Your friend needs to launch SB from the folder, not through steam to connect
Step6: Proof Of Success

 

You can just add lines for each mods folder ID. Then they get update automatically on the go in sync with players who is also subscribed to the mods:

My instruction: http://steamcommunity.com/app/211820/discussions/0/352788917750356151/

on top , you don't need to launch the server through steam. Just launch the exe.

 

To be fair I have about 0 experience in hosting so I wouldn't have known how to make the mods automatically update, but I will try your instructions tomorrow. However the last part of your post has me slightly confused, I'm fairly sure you meant "run the server exec from the copied folder (because atm universe lock error will appear if running both server and client)

 

Inside your starbound directory there should be win32 or win64 and inside those folders one of them you can launch the server from there. So you can still use the same steam account to run your client game. Because of steam can only allow one instance of the game in one session.