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If you have a question not covered here, please join us in our Discord server and ask in the #questions channel.

❓I changed `http.json` but my server still says `0.0.0.0`

Please do not watch video guides, they are often out of date.

The only place where IPs need to be edited is in fika.jsonc

You must run SPT.Server.exe at least once with fika-server installed for fika.jsonc to generate.

Please follow the instructions for Hosting a Fika server

Only one person in the group launches SPT.Server.exe.

Decide which person is the server host. That person alone runs SPT.Server.exe and follows the Hosting a Fika server instructions.
Everyone else does not run SPT.Server.exe and instead follows the Joining a Fika server instructions.
Make sure that everyone has Fika installed. On the main menu, it should say FIKA in the bottom-left of the screen.

❓There is an error about opening ports when joining a raid

Make sure everyone is following the instructions for hosting/joining a raid correctly.

If you are not using a headless client and your group is using Radmin VPN (or any other VPN client)

Whoever clicks the HOST RAID button needs to follow these instructions exactly as they are written:
- Navigate to the Fika.Core plugin settings in your F12 configuration menu and scroll down to the Network header. Select your own VPN IP from the Force Bind IP dropdown selection box, then type that same exact IP in the Force IP box just above. If you do not see the correct IP available in the Force Bind IP selection box, make sure you have the VPN client installed and are connected and then re-read the paragraph above very carefully. If you have enabled Advanced options visibility, both UPnP and NAT Punching should be disabled. If you do not see those options, ignore this since they are disabled by default.

If you are not using a headless client and your group is port forwarding

Whoever clicks the HOST RAID button needs to ensure that they have port-forwarded 25565/udp in their router to the PC where they are playing SPT. The raid is hosted by the game client of the person who clicks HOST RAID, not by the SPT.Server backend server.
Make sure all settings in F12 -> Fika.Core -> Network are default:
- Force IP should be blank
- Force Bind IP should be Disabled or 0.0.0.0
- Port should match the port for which a port forward rule was created (25565 is default)
- If you have enabled Advanced options visibility, both UPnP and NAT Punching should be disabled. If you do not see those options, ignore this since they are disabled by default.

If you are using headless client

If you are using the headless client to host raids and you are getting this error, you need to make sure the headless client is set up to accept incoming connections the same way any normal client would be.
- If you are port forwarding, your port forward rule for 25565/udp needs to go to the PC that is running the headless client. All settings in BepInEx/config/com.fika.core.cfg -> Network section should be default.
- If you are using a VPN, you need to open up your <headless install>/BepInEx/config/com.fika.core.cfg in a text editor and make sure the VPN IP of the headless client machine is set for both Force IP and Force Bind IP. The VPN client must also be installed and configured on the headless client PC as well.

❓F8 is not successfully extracting me from a raid

This has two common causes: either a mod is causing errors or something is intercepting the F8 key press.

Try pressing F12 to bring up the BepInEx Configuration Manager settings window. If that worked, try finding the Fika.Core setting for extract hotkey and rebinding it to a different key.

If F12 did not work or you were unable to rebind the extract hotkey to a different key (or if it shows it is bound to F13), you likely have something intercepting your F-keys. This is often overlay software like Overwolf or MSI Afterburner or similar, or it could be a joystick / steering wheel / other controller plugged in that is intercepting the F-keys. Try closing all overlay software and unplugging all control peripherals.

If none of the above worked, it is likely a mod that is causing issues. You will have to close your game client via ALT+F4 and then look in your Player.log file found in the folder below:

C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\LocalLow\Battlestate Games\EscapeFromTarkov\

Open Player.log in a text editor and search for F8 pressed and see if there are any errors nearby that hint at which mod may be the cause. If you are unsure, come visit us in the Discord #questions channel and explain what you've tried and upload your Player.log for assistance.

Review the fika-server mod configuration options. These changes must be done by the server host.

Open fika.jsonc in a text editor and find the option named sharedQuestProgression and change it from false to true, then save your changes and restart the server.

❓Can I make the launcher not show everyone's profile?

Review the fika-server mod configuration options. These changes must be done by the server host.

Open fika.jsonc in a text editor and find the option named launcherListAllProfiles and change it from true to false, then save your changes and restart the server.

❓Can I enable SPT chatbots like Commando?

Review the fika-server mod configuration options. These changes must be done by the server host.

Open fika.jsonc in a text editor and find the option named disableSPTChatBots and change it from true to false, then save your changes and restart the server.

❓How do I uninstall Fika?

Start Fika-Installer and choose Uninstall Fika.

Alternatively, you can do it manually using the following steps:

Navigate to BepInEx/plugins/Fika/ and delete Fika.Core.dll
Navigate to SPT/user/mods/ and delete the fika-server/ folder
Open SPT.Launcher.exe, click Settings in the top-right, and (if applicable) change URL back to https://127.0.0.1:6969

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