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How to Setup Server (Singleplayer and Multiplayer)
Our forums are dead from the traffic, so here's a quick guide:
Open Ports 3000, 3001
Create an empty folder at Mods/ExportedMods
Run ServerWatcher as admin
If you need to regen the entire world, delete everything in the folder Server/Storage
You can configure world size in the WorldGenerator tab and User blacklist/whitelist in the UserManager.
If you want to play Singleplayer, run the server on your computer, then connect to 'localhost' as the ip address.
Feel free to ask questions here!
Depending on what you are planning on using your server for, you may be able to run it on a pretty average machine. For hosting personal files for yourself and family members, and even for self-hosting a personal blog or website, you should be fine using a computer with similar (and sometimes far worse) specs to my budget machine model.
If you are a business that wants to do self-hosting, or you need something that can run 24/7 with 99.9% uptime, for example: for hosting internal/external files for clients or employees. Or if you are a die-hard gamer who wants to host all of your friends and other interested gamers, you will want to get a better, more stable machine to run your server, but for this guide, we will assume that you either already have a machine to use, or you will be using something similar to the one provided below:
Budget Server Build: $776.92 + Shipping
- CPU - Intel Xeon E3-1220 $199.99
- 3.1 GHz Quad-Core
- 8 MB L3 Cache
- LGA1150 Socket
- Motherboard - Gigabyte GT Z97 $239.99
- LGA1150 Processor Socket
- Intel Z97 Express Bridge
- ATX Form Factor
- 3200 MHz unbuffered
- DDR3 Supported Memory (4 slots, up to 32 GB)
- RAM - If you’re feeling excited, go straight for 16 GB, but 8 GB should be enough. Also, ECC ram has very low voltage and is made for servers that run continuously - not necessary, but nice:
- ECC - Crucial Server Memory Module (8 GB) $109.99
- 1600 MHz
- PC3-12800
- Non-ECC - Kingston HyperX Memory (8 GB) $74.99
- 1333 MHz PC3-10600
- ECC - Crucial Server Memory Module (8 GB) $109.99
- Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 1TB $54.99
- 7200 RPM
- 64 MB cache
- SATA III 6 Gbit/s
- 3.5” Internal
- Video Card - n/a unless your server has specific graphic rendering needs
- Optical Drive - LG Internal DVD Burner $12.99
- Case/Tower - Thermaltake V2 S Mid Tower w/550W PSU $79.99
- Keyboard & Mouse - Standard 104-Key Keyboard & Optical Mouse $14.00
- Monitor - ASUS 20” LED Monitor $99.98
- Operating System - Ubuntu FREE
- Internet Connection - This one really depends on what your server is going to be doing. If you are going to be hosting large amounts of traffic, you may want to ensure you have gigabit internet with high upload bandwidth. That being said, most simple hosting tasks can be accomplished with anything that is above a basic connection.