Server Discussion How to: Set up a linux server on ubuntu

Sure you will probably only need newer packages, I know that steamworks api uses recent libraries

 

I had to grab the bspatch and libraries released in this thread to get it to work in Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit.
32-bit worked fine with the given directions.

 

Was going to make this - but someone beat me to it

 

Thank you bunches for this guide. Will be trying this as soon as i wake up tomorrow.

 

Does anyone know how to change password, server slots and other things?

 

Im also intrested !

i got a Gameserver running on a Dedicated Ubuntu machine.
It works well but i cant change anny settings

At leats a Password would be great that only me and my m8s are able to use it.

with best +DS_DV+

PS: the server log often starts with creating sarbound.config but in it is only ip and screen resolution ? !

 

Chmod 777?
Hm many people need some 32bit and other librarys.
Maybe i'll do a full tutorial for UNIX in teh followin days-

 

Also watchout dedicated server owners with little bandwith allocation, using SteamCMD will use twice more bandwith 1.3GB full download than uploading assets/ and linux64/ yourself because after cleaning up linux64/ client files and packing into 7z that's down to 650 MB

 

Doing that will use more bandwidth in the long-run. You will have to patch in the future. If you patch the entire game manually, you will use a lot more bandwidth than the differential patch done by SteamCMD.

 

Well, something copied wrong, haha

Whenever I try to start the script - thinking I'll have to recopy.

Code:

Error: Fatal Exception Caught: MapException: Key 'sand2' not found in Map::get()
./starbound_server(_ZN4Star13StarExceptionC2ERKSs+0xfe) [0xa57f1e]
./starbound_server() [0x724b4a]
./starbound_server(_ZNK4Star16MaterialDatabase10materialIdERKNS_6StringE+0x48) [0x71dc38]
./starbound_server(_ZN4Star15LiquidsDatabase4loadEv+0xd73) [0x714e73]
./starbound_server() [0x557c4e]
./starbound_server() [0x55a155]
./starbound_server() [0x5072f6]
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0x7fde487ec995]
./starbound_server() [0x50b3ed]

 

Ho I see It much like a steamclient designed for dedicated servers ? then that's cool

 

Don't use the script in the OP's post. SteamCMD saves your password in an encrypted file, and it doesn't need to be launched unless there's an update.

A lot of people have reported issues with the 64-bit server program. Try the 32-bit.

 

It turns out that there was a bad copy - I rar'd it and then unrar'd with no issues.

My issue now is trying to figure out the 'better' startscript.

haha

 

I've changed the post now.

 

Was able to play all night with 3-4 friends on a VPS thanks to your guide.

It was very helpful, thanks!

Tidy'd up the install and whatnot with DeMossiah's post here. Also includes an auto-start script.

 

As I said earlier in this thread:

Quoting that Tweet here for the lazy:

"if you want to set a password on your server: assets/default_configuration.config edit the serverPasswords list."

 

Keep in mind this change gets lost if you validate/update through steamcmd.

 

Just experience an issue and figured I'd post the result for anyone who might not know and is new to setting up a server in linux.

When following the steps I couldn't run the sh file. It wouldn't be able to find it. The reason for this is that I am running 64 bit linux and required 32 bit libraries - here is a link to the libraries you might need.

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#32-bit_libraries_on_64-bit_Linux_systems

 

Thanks a million for this! I never realized there was a command line version of Steam.

 

Yep, always make backups of your config changes, as well as the universe folder.