Starting your first server

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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

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)

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