Ladder?

Aang (avatar fan) · Post by **Aang (avatar fan)** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:12 pm

Ok, now i have two servers running on the same computer. Can i change the path o the ladder etc. so they don't overlap with my other server?

.:Avl:.C10ud · Post by **.:Avl:.C10ud** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:47 pm

yes, install both to different locations. When compiling from source, you would run configure in this fashion:

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./configure --prefix=/new/path

Sylv · Post by **Sylv** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:18 pm

.:Avl:.C10ud wrote:yes, install both to different locations....

no! there's no need to install several instances of the server.

just start them with different userdatadirs.

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armagetronad-dedicated --userdatadir /home/servers/server1
armagetronad-dedicated --userdatadir /home/servers/server2
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armagetronad-dedicated --userdatadir /home/servers/servern

greetings

Aang (avatar fan) · Post by **Aang (avatar fan)** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:31 pm

now i am really confused?
Do i type this in terminal?

.:Avl:.C10ud · Post by **.:Avl:.C10ud** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:55 pm

oh, thx for correcting me slyv

yes, you type that at the terminal and just change the path to where your data will be stored. you can also use --configdir to specify the different config dirs. You'll probably want the -d option too and an & at the end of the command to let it run in the background.

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armagetronad-dedicated -d --configdir /path/to/config --userdatadir /path/for/data &

wrtlprnft · Post by **wrtlprnft** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:19 pm

err, --userdatadir is the dir where textures, master.srv and so can be stored.

You probably want to use --vardir (where ladder, scorelog and that crap will be stored) and --userconfigdir (where your settings_custom.cfg, server_info.cfg and everytime.cfg should be in).

Sylv · Post by **Sylv** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:56 pm

wrtlprnft wrote:err, --userdatadir is the dir where textures, master.srv and so can be stored.....

not only. when you dont define a vardir additionally it's created as a subdirectory of the userdatadir. same for the loaded resources.

everytime.cfg and custom_settings.cfg (or autoexec.cfg - for some nostalgic reasons i prefer this one) can be used from within the var dir.

to conclude, i would like to say that there are too many ways to start multiple instances of the server

Aang (avatar fan) · Post by **Aang (avatar fan)** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:20 pm

OK i am confused again. How does it know which instance of the server is the one i am changing the path to?

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:25 pm

How do you start your two server instances now?

.:Avl:.C10ud · Post by **.:Avl:.C10ud** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:47 pm

He's using a Mac I think, so he might have done it without a command line...

when you run the command above you invoke a new server instance. you will probably want to kill both servers, then invoke them with separate commands as shown above.

Aang (avatar fan) · Post by **Aang (avatar fan)** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:30 pm

Could you please explain that again? i know i am noobish at these commands.
And all i do to make 2 instances of a server is when i have 1 running, i hit command-n and bring up a new terminal window, then cd the other folder.

.:Avl:.C10ud · Post by **.:Avl:.C10ud** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:09 pm

Starting from square one... First, make sure all arma servers are stopped. then, open a terminal window and do something like this:

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$ armagetronad-dedicated -d --configdir /path/to/configs --vardir /path/for/stats &

Wait for first server to start and when it says Bound to Socket *:4534 or something similar and appears to be done loading, hit return and it will return you to the prompt (since -d make it run in daemon [background] mode and the & and the end tells it to background and detach from terminal). Repeat the process for the second server, changing the configdir and vardir locations accordingly.

Aang (avatar fan) · Post by **Aang (avatar fan)** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:24 am

OK i did that, but it says that

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-bash: armagetronad-dedicated: command not found

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:42 am

Again, I ask: how do you start the servers so they work?
Then, to the last command, add
--configdir /path/to/configs --vardir /path/for/stats
to the end. I'd do it without the -d and the & and run the two servers in two windows.

For later, you could get hold of a program called "screen", your best bet would be DarwinPorts. It allows you to detach the server sessions from the terminal windows so they keep running when you close the windows.

Aang (avatar fan) · Post by **Aang (avatar fan)** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:47 am

To start the servers i:
open a terminal window, type 'cd ' without the quotes, i drag the Armagetron Dedicated folder onto the window. I press enter. I then drag the armagetronad-dedicated document-thing (located inside the folder) onto the window. I press enter. Then it starts working. does that help?

So before i press enter last, i type in that code?