How do I verify my server? A step by step guide.

Firstly, that you have an SCP:SL server online and active. See here for a guide on how to create a server.
Next, be sure that your server has been Port Forwarded, and can be connected to by players outside of your network.
Before continuing, note that verifying your server is a commitment. The Verified Server list is designed for servers that will have close to 100% uptime. In theory, the Verified Server list is for server owners who have, or seek to grow, a community of players. For Server Owners looking to create a small-scale server for their friends, or a similar operation, the Verified Server list may not be relevant for you.
Your server also needs to be able to handle all connected players. Which means that it shouldn’t undergo massive lag spikes when it gets close to the player cap. Ensure that your server meets the minimum requirements to host a server. You’ll want a machine with at least two physical cores, 4gb of memory, and 20gb of storage. For servers with a higher player count, or more plugins, you may need a more powerful system.
Then, and perhaps most importantly, this guide assumes that you have read and understood the latest revision of the VSR. The latest copy of the VSR can be found here.
Finally, note that by having your server on the Verified List (and to a lesser extent, by port forwarding to begin with), you open yourself up to DDoS attacks. For this reason, we strongly recommend against hosting a verified server from your own home.

Table of Contents:

Section one: Necessary Server Config Preperation

In order to pass The Verification Team’s checks when submitting your server for Verification, you need to ensure that a few of your config values in your Config_gameplay.txt are filled in correctly. A list of each Config Value you’ll need to edit is below:

Config Field	Description	Default Value
server_name	Server name displayed in the server list.	My Server Name
serverinfo_pastebin_id	Set pastebin id used for the info tab on the server browser.	7wV681fT
contact_email	Contact email address for the server owner or administration.	Note: this field must be manually added to the server config.
max_players	Max amount of players that can be connected to the server at once.	20

server_name

Setting a custom server name is very simple, but creating a name that is flashy using colours and styles is a bit more involved. SCP: SL uses Unity’s built-in Rich Text UI system for server names, meaning that you have a few options to work with. Only certain types of styling are available for Server Names, specifically the Color tags (use hex codes, not unity default color names), Italics, Bolding, Underlining, and Strikethrough. We highly recommend that you read the relevant documentation to learn this skill for yourself.

You can find the Unity Rich Text documentation here: Unity Rich Text.

To provide some examples specific to SCP: SL, let us imagine a fake server named Gingerbread’s Gaming Group. An example for how one might style the name is below.

<aside> 💡 <color=#ffa500ff>Gingerbread’s</color> <color=#ff0000ff>GAMING</color> Group

</aside>