Starting your first server

Windows Server Learn how to start a Windows server following these simple steps. 1. Download the blank server: http://forum.vc-mp.org/?topic=33.0 2. Update the plugins 3. Open the server.cfg file and change your server name. 4. Run server.exe 5. The server can't be accesed from the Internet , you will need to open the server's port Linux Server Learn how to start a Linux server following these simple steps. 1. Open terminal (You can use PuTTy). 2. Create a new user for the server (You can skip this but it is highly recommended that you do). sudo useradd -d /home/vcmpserver -m vcmp 2. Now disconnect and login with the new user account and make sure you're on this directory /home/vcmpserver/ 3. (FOR 64-bit USERS) Download the server by pasting this in the terminal: wget http://v04.maxorator.com/server/VCMP04_server_v15_linux64.zip (FOR 32-bit USERS) Download the x86 server by pasting this in the terminal wget http://v04.maxorator.com/server/VCMP04_server_v15_linux32.zip 4. Unzip the server by typing (If this doesn't work install unzip using: sudo apt-get install unzip): unzip VCMP04_server_v15_linux64.zip For 32 bit: unzip VCMP04_server_v15_linux32.zip 4. Make a new directory for the plugins using: mkdir plugins 5. (FOR 64-bit USERS) Download the plugins pack: wget http://v04.maxorator.com/files/plugins/mp04rc2_plugins64_linux.zip (FOR 32-bit USERS) Download the plugins pack: wget http://v04.maxorator.com/files/plugins/mp04rc2_plugins32_linux.zip 6. Extract the plugins: unzip mp04rc2_plugins64_linux.zip OR unzip mp04rc2_plugins32_linux.zip 7. Now go back to the server directory using: cd /home/vcmpserver 5. Open the server.cfg file and change the server name and the rest of the stuff using nano (Press CTRL+X than Y to save and close it when done): nano server.cfg 6. Set permissions using chmod +x ./mpsvrrel64 For 32 bit: chmod +x ./mpsvrrel32 7. Run the server using ./mpsvrrel64 For 32bit: ./mpsvrrel32 To keep the server running after closing the terminal we'll use screen: screen ./mpsvrrel64 For 32-bit: screen ./mpsvrrel32 To view the server console after you've closed the terminal once use: screen -r To close the server press while viewing the console: CTRL+C (IN CASE YOU'RE USING THE ROOT USER MAKE A NEW DIRECTORY FOR THE SERVER USING: mkdir vcmpserver)