Brad,
I'm guessing the errors when starting the server are something to do with your mod. Not sure if you've seen them or not yet but they start like this:
Code:
Parsing error loading recipe minecraft:dead_tube_coral_from_smelting
com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException: Unknown item tag 'minecraft:tube_coral'
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One who does not vote has no right to complain.”
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