Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of SmokinGuns/Server/Dedicated

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Dec 24, 2013, 11:09:01 PM (11 years ago)

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barto

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+== Introduction ==
+This wiki page will explain how to create a server on a dedicated machine with only a SSH access. It is highly inspired from this [http://forum.smokin-guns.org/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=3207#p24715 post].
+The server for this tutorial will be a Linux machine and we will only use a SSH access to the machine.
+
+= Content =
+* Creating a new user
+* Installing the game
+* Starting the server
+    * with screen
+    * with an init.d daemon (if you have root)
+
+= Creating a new user =
+It is always better to run things in a separated account, so we will create one.
+{{{
+adduser <user>
+}}}
+and then log back with SSH as {{{user}}} or just do a {{{su user}}} and {{{cd /home/user/}}}
+
+== Installing the game ==
+So we will use wget for that, if you don't have it, {{{apt-get install wget}}} as root will install it on most deb-based distributions.
+Then, download the game and unpack it with those commands:
+{{{
+wget -c http://www.smokin-guns.org/downloads/Smokin_Guns_1.1.zip
+unzip Smokin_Guns_1.1.zip
+rm Smokin_Guns_1.1.zip
+mv "Smokin' Guns" sgserver
+}}}
+also, you can do:
+{{{
+cd sgserver
+mv smokinguns_dedicated.i386 smokinguns_dedicated
+chmod +x smokinguns_dedicated
+}}}
+As you see, we will run the 32bits binaries. If a problem occurs and you need the 64bits binaries, you may compile them yourself or ask them on the forum. Then you should replace the binaries to the 64bits you got.
+
+Finally, just have a look into the .cfg files into {{{~/sgserver/smokinguns}}} in particuliar read {{{server.cfg}}}.
+== Starting the server ==
+=== With screen ===
+Screen is a terminal emulator where you can have some program running even if you aren't logged. It is a really quick solution to start a server. If you don't have it, install screen.
+To start a server via screen just do type those commands:
+{{{
+screen
+cd ~/sgserver/
+./smokinguns_dedicated +exec server.cfg +set dedicated "2"
+}}}
+To quit from screen the right way, just do a CTRL-A + D and you can now logout safely.
+If you want to see it back, just do either:
+{{{
+screen -r
+}}}
+or:
+{{{
+screen -ls
+screen -r <id> 
+}}}
+The {{{id}}} is the number that identifies the screen session when you displayed them all in the first command.
+
+=== With an init.d daemon ===
+With this method, the server can now be used like any other daemon, but you need to do some root work for that matter.
+So, create a daemon file into {{{/etc/init.d/sgserver.sh}}} with the following content:
+{{{
+#!/bin/bash
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          sgserver
+# Required-Start:    
+# Required-Stop:     
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Start/stop Smokin'Guns server
+### END INIT INFO
+
+RULE="su - user -c"
+BIN="/home/user/sgserver/smokinguns_dedicated +set dedicated 2 +set net_port 27960 +set com_hunkmegs 128 +exec server.cfg >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
+PROC="smokinguns_dedicated"
+
+case "$1" in
+
+'start')
+ $RULE "$BIN"
+ echo "Smokin' Guns server is running..."
+;;
+'stop')
+ killall $PROC
+ echo "Smokin' Guns server is stopped..."
+;;
+*)
+ echo "Usage: $0 start|stop"
+;;
+esac
+exit 0
+}}}
+
+You need then to do:
+{{{
+chmod +x /etc/init.d/sgserver.sh
+ln -s /etc/init.d/sgserver.sh /usr/local/bin/sgserver
+}}}
+
+You can now use your server as a daemon like this:
+
+start:
+{{{
+sgserver start
+}}}
+stop:
+{{{
+sgserver stop
+}}}