Black Map and Only Working on localhost

[yaRnMcDonuts]

I just downloaded a newer version of dynmap and deleted all of the old confiugration files so that nothing i changed could be causing problems, but i still cannot view it. The first problem is that even when I pull it up with the Localhost:8123, the map doesn't generate. The screen just stays black. The second problem is that I cannot access the map from my server IP, which is Peanut64646.zapto.org. I type it in with the :8123 and nothing still. I have checked and I am port forwarded for 8123, so I don't know what the problem is

I have tried looking at other sources as well as a few other issues but none of the suggested solutions have fixed this. All of my configuration is currently back to the default that is generated when the plugin is initially installed. Any help would be appreciated- Thanks

[mikeprimm]

For generating the map, be sure that you've run the initial 'fullrender' to initialize it.

If its up on localhost:8123, we're working - the rest of it is managing your firewalls: see http://portforward.com for details on how to do this. We're just another web server - just on port 8123 by default. You may need to open the port on the software firewall on your server itself, and also forward the port on the external firewall for your network (or have your hoster do the equivalent on leased servers).

[yaRnMcDonuts]

I port-forwarded the 8123 again for my router and when I run the port check on 8123 it comes back as open, but I still can't get to it through peanut64646.zapto.org:8123. How would I go about opening the port on the software firewall of my server like you mentioned above?

So right now the point I am at is that I have 8123 portforwarded but when i go to (my IP):8123 it doesn't take me to the map

I fixed it so that on localhost:8123 it now shows me the map though.

[mikeprimm]

If we're showing on localhost, any other issue is going to be how you've got your firewall and port forwarding configured. The behavior I'm seeing on peanut64646.zapto.org:8123 is consistent with the port not being properly opened in the firewall (it times out on connection - an open, forwarded port to a server that didn't have us running or bound to the interface would fail quickly).

[yaRnMcDonuts]

Okay, I redid some port forwarding options and i partially fixed it.

Other people can connect to it through Peanut64646.zapto.org:8123, but i'm not able to. I can still connect through the localhost:8123, but my brother who also plays on my server can't connect through either. It seems like it doesn't let anyone on my internet connect through the server IP, but the only person who can get on through the localhost is me when I'm on the computer that hosts the server.

Is there any way to fix this so that my brother and friends who play on my internet on my server can access the map through peanut64646.zapto.org:8123?

[mikeprimm]

You not being able to connect on Peanut64646.zapto.org:8123 is likely a router issue - some routers don't support looping back requests from inside the firewall to their own external address. It that is the case, you'll need to use your server's LAN address to access it (I'd expect that this is the same as connecting to the server for normal MC client playing).

[yaRnMcDonuts]

Okay, thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it; and thanks also for such a great plugin =D

[mikeprimm]

Glad to be of help