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Installing and Running MTASA Server on GNU Linux

2016-03-05T19:01:38Z

Mohamed Hammad: /* Test */

== Installation 32 bit ==

=== Main binary===
Download the latest stable 32 bit Linux binaries:
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack into a directory:
tar -xf multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

=== Default config ===
Download the default config files:
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack and move into the deathmatch directory: 
('''''Note:''' Only do this for new installations as it will overwrite any existing config files.)''
tar -xf baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
mv baseconfig/* multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}/mods/deathmatch

Change to the MTA server install directory:
cd multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}

=== Default resources ===
If you need the default resources:
Download the latest default resources zip from http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/
and unzip into '''mods/deathmatch/resources'''
 
'''Make sure you are in the MTA server install directory when following this example:'''
apt-get install unzip
mkdir mods/deathmatch/resources
cd mods/deathmatch/resources
wget http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/mtasa-resources-latest.zip
unzip mtasa-resources-latest.zip
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip

== Installation 64 bit ==

=== Main binary ===
Download the latest stable 64 bit Linux binaries:
rm multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack into a directory:
tar -xf multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

=== Default config ===
Download the default config files:
rm baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack and move into the deathmatch directory: 
('''''Note:''' Only do this for new installations as it will overwrite any existing config files.)''
tar -xf baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
mv baseconfig/* multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}/mods/deathmatch

Change to the MTA server install directory:
cd multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}

=== Test ===
You can now test if the server will start correctly:
./mta-server64

=== Default resources ===
If you need the default resources:
Download the latest default resources zip from http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/
and unzip into '''mods/deathmatch/resources'''
 
'''Make sure you are in the MTA server install directory when following this example:'''
apt-get install unzip
mkdir mods/deathmatch/resources
cd mods/deathmatch/resources
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/mtasa-resources-latest.zip
unzip mtasa-resources-latest.zip
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip

== Running with 32 or 64 bit Linux==
=== Make sure your server libraries and stuff are up to date ===
On Debian/Ubuntu this is done with:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

===Troubleshooting===
* If you get a problem with such as "libreadline.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.", it can be solved on 32 bit Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libreadline5

* If you get a problem with such as "libncursesw.so.5 cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", it can be solved on 32 bit Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libncursesw5

== MySQL Troubleshooting==
* If you are using the inbuilt MySQL functions such as [[dbConnect]] and [[dbQuery]], you will need to have '''libmysqlclient.so.16''' installed.
* If you get a problem with such as "libmysqlclient.so.16: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", it can be solved on Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libmysqlclient16

If that fails:
* For 32 bit Linux, download [http://nightly.mtasa.com/files/modules/32/libmysqlclient.so.16 32 bit libmysqlclient.so.16] and put it in '''/usr/lib/'''
* For 64 bit Linux, download [http://nightly.mtasa.com/files/modules/64/libmysqlclient.so.16 64 bit libmysqlclient.so.16] and put it in '''/usr/lib/'''

==[Optional] Installing and Configuring an External Web Server==
Instructions on how to install and configure Nginx as an external web server for MTA is here: [[Installing and Configuring Nginx as an External Web Server]]

== Server crashes ==

If your Linux server crashes, please obtain a backtrace and post a report on our [http://bugs.mtasa.com/ Bug tracker]

====To obtain a backtrace:====
===Do you have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory?===
It's usually called 'core', and usually over 100MB, and looks something like this:
[[Image:Core.png]]
====If you have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA install directory do this command
gdb mta-server -c core
*When gdb launches, do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

====If you do not have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA server directory start the mta-server like this:
gdb mta-server -ex "set print thread-events off" --eval-command run
*Now wait for a crash. (Ignore any weird screen output in the meantime)
*When a crash occurs, do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

== '''Server freezes''' ==

If your Linux server freezes, please obtain a backtrace with thread information and post a report on our [http://bugs.mtasa.com/ Bug tracker]

====To obtain a backtrace with thread information:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA server directory start the mta-server like this:
gdb mta-server -ex "set print thread-events off" --eval-command run
*Now wait for a freeze. (Ignore any weird screen output in the meantime)
*When a freeze occurs, press ctrl-c to start gdb
*Then do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*And then this command to get thread information:
info threads
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

Installing and Running MTASA Server on GNU Linux

2016-02-27T16:37:44Z

Mohamed Hammad:

== Installation 32 bit ==

=== Main binary===
Download the latest stable 32 bit Linux binaries:
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack into a directory:
tar -xf multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

=== Default config ===
Download the default config files:
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack and move into the deathmatch directory: 
('''''Note:''' Only do this for new installations as it will overwrite any existing config files.)''
tar -xf baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
mv baseconfig/* multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}/mods/deathmatch

Change to the MTA server install directory:
cd multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}

=== Test ===
You can now test if the server will start correctly:
./mta-server

=== Default resources ===
If you need the default resources:
Download the latest default resources zip from http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/
and unzip into '''mods/deathmatch/resources'''
 
'''Make sure you are in the MTA server install directory when following this example:'''
apt-get install unzip
mkdir mods/deathmatch/resources
cd mods/deathmatch/resources
wget http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/mtasa-resources-latest.zip
unzip mtasa-resources-latest.zip
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip

== Installation 64 bit ==

=== Main binary ===
Download the latest stable 64 bit Linux binaries:
rm multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack into a directory:
tar -xf multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

=== Default config ===
Download the default config files:
rm baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack and move into the deathmatch directory: 
('''''Note:''' Only do this for new installations as it will overwrite any existing config files.)''
tar -xf baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
mv baseconfig/* multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}/mods/deathmatch

Change to the MTA server install directory:
cd multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}

=== Test ===
You can now test if the server will start correctly:
./mta-server64

=== Default resources ===
If you need the default resources:
Download the latest default resources zip from http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/
and unzip into '''mods/deathmatch/resources'''
 
'''Make sure you are in the MTA server install directory when following this example:'''
apt-get install unzip
mkdir mods/deathmatch/resources
cd mods/deathmatch/resources
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/mtasa-resources-latest.zip
unzip mtasa-resources-latest.zip
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip

== Running with 32 or 64 bit Linux==
=== Make sure your server libraries and stuff are up to date ===
On Debian/Ubuntu this is done with:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

===Troubleshooting===
* If you get a problem with such as "libreadline.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.", it can be solved on 32 bit Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libreadline5

* If you get a problem with such as "libncursesw.so.5 cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", it can be solved on 32 bit Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libncursesw5

== MySQL Troubleshooting==
* If you are using the inbuilt MySQL functions such as [[dbConnect]] and [[dbQuery]], you will need to have '''libmysqlclient.so.16''' installed.
* If you get a problem with such as "libmysqlclient.so.16: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", it can be solved on Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libmysqlclient16

If that fails:
* For 32 bit Linux, download [http://nightly.mtasa.com/files/modules/32/libmysqlclient.so.16 32 bit libmysqlclient.so.16] and put it in '''/usr/lib/'''
* For 64 bit Linux, download [http://nightly.mtasa.com/files/modules/64/libmysqlclient.so.16 64 bit libmysqlclient.so.16] and put it in '''/usr/lib/'''

==[Optional] Installing and Configuring an External Web Server==
Instructions on how to install and configure Nginx as an external web server for MTA is here: [[Installing and Configuring Nginx as an External Web Server]]

== Server crashes ==

If your Linux server crashes, please obtain a backtrace and post a report on our [http://bugs.mtasa.com/ Bug tracker]

====To obtain a backtrace:====
===Do you have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory?===
It's usually called 'core', and usually over 100MB, and looks something like this:
[[Image:Core.png]]
====If you have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA install directory do this command
gdb mta-server -c core
*When gdb launches, do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

====If you do not have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA server directory start the mta-server like this:
gdb mta-server -ex "set print thread-events off" --eval-command run
*Now wait for a crash. (Ignore any weird screen output in the meantime)
*When a crash occurs, do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

== '''Server freezes''' ==

If your Linux server freezes, please obtain a backtrace with thread information and post a report on our [http://bugs.mtasa.com/ Bug tracker]

====To obtain a backtrace with thread information:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA server directory start the mta-server like this:
gdb mta-server -ex "set print thread-events off" --eval-command run
*Now wait for a freeze. (Ignore any weird screen output in the meantime)
*When a freeze occurs, press ctrl-c to start gdb
*Then do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*And then this command to get thread information:
info threads
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

Installing and Running MTASA Server on GNU Linux

2016-02-27T16:36:04Z

Mohamed Hammad: /* Default config */

== Installation 32 bit ==

=== Main binary===
Download the latest stable 32 bit Linux binaries:
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack into a directory:
tar -xf multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

=== Default config ===
Download the default config files:
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack and move into the deathmatch directory: 
('''''Note:''' Only do this for new installations as it will overwrite any existing config files.)''
tar -xf baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
mv baseconfig/* multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}/mods/deathmatch

Change to the MTA server install directory:
cd multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}

=== Test ===
You can now test if the server will start correctly:
./mta-server

=== Default resources ===
If you need the default resources:
Download the latest default resources zip from http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/
and unzip into '''mods/deathmatch/resources'''
 
'''Make sure you are in the MTA server install directory when following this example:'''
apt-get install unzip
mkdir mods/deathmatch/resources
cd mods/deathmatch/resources
wget http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/mtasa-resources-latest.zip
unzip mtasa-resources-latest.zip
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip

== Installation 64 bit ==

=== Main binary ===
Download the latest stable 64 bit Linux binaries:
rm multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack into a directory:
tar -xf multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

=== Default config ===
Download the default config files:
rm baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack and move into the deathmatch directory: 
('''''Note:''' Only do this for new installations as it will overwrite any existing config files.)''
tar -xf baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
mv baseconfig/* multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}/mods/deathmatch

Change to the MTA server install directory:
cd multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}

=== Test ===
You can now test if the server will start correctly:
./mta-server64

=== Default resources ===
If you need the default resources:
Download the latest default resources zip from http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/
and unzip into '''mods/deathmatch/resources'''
 
'''Make sure you are in the MTA server install directory when following this example:'''
apt-get install unzip
mkdir mods/deathmatch/resources
cd mods/deathmatch/resources
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/mtasa-resources-latest.zip
unzip mtasa-resources-latest.zip
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip

== Running with 32 or 64 bit Linux==
=== Make sure your server libraries and stuff are up to date ===
On Debian/Ubuntu this is done with:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

===Troubleshooting===
* If you get a problem with such as "libreadline.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.", it can be solved on 32 bit Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libreadline5

* If you get a problem with such as "libncursesw.so.5 cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", it can be solved on 32 bit Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libncursesw5

== MySQL Troubleshooting==
* If you are using the inbuilt MySQL functions such as [[dbConnect]] and [[dbQuery]], you will need to have '''libmysqlclient.so.16''' installed.
* If you get a problem with such as "libmysqlclient.so.16: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", it can be solved on Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libmysqlclient16

If that fails:
* For 32 bit Linux, download [http://nightly.mtasa.com/files/modules/32/libmysqlclient.so.16 32 bit libmysqlclient.so.16] and put it in '''/usr/lib/'''
* For 64 bit Linux, download [http://nightly.mtasa.com/files/modules/64/libmysqlclient.so.16 64 bit libmysqlclient.so.16] and put it in '''/usr/lib/'''

==[Optional] Installing and Configuring an External Web Server==
Instructions on how to install and configure Nginx as an external web server for MTA is here: [[Installing and Configuring Nginx as an External Web Server]]

== Server crashes ==

If your Linux server crashes, please obtain a backtrace and post a report on our [http://bugs.mtasa.com/ Bug tracker]

====To obtain a backtrace:====
===Do you have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory?===
It's usually called 'core', and usually over 100MB, and looks something like this:
[[Image:Core.png]]
====If you have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA install directory do this command
gdb mta-server -c core
*When gdb launches, do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

====If you do not have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA server directory start the mta-server like this:
gdb mta-server -ex "set print thread-events off" --eval-command run
*Now wait for a crash. (Ignore any weird screen output in the meantime)
*When a crash occurs, do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

== '''Server freezes''' ==

If your Linux server freezes, please obtain a backtrace with thread information and post a report on our [http://bugs.mtasa.com/ Bug tracker]

====To obtain a backtrace with thread information:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA server directory start the mta-server like this:
gdb mta-server -ex "set print thread-events off" --eval-command run
*Now wait for a freeze. (Ignore any weird screen output in the meantime)
*When a freeze occurs, press ctrl-c to start gdb
*Then do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*And then this command to get thread information:
info threads
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

Installing and Running MTASA Server on GNU Linux

2016-02-27T16:35:35Z

Mohamed Hammad: /* Main binary */

== Installation 32 bit ==

=== Main binary===
Download the latest stable 32 bit Linux binaries:
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack into a directory:
tar -xf multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

=== Default config ===
Download the default config files:
rm baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack and move into the deathmatch directory: 
('''''Note:''' Only do this for new installations as it will overwrite any existing config files.)''
tar -xf baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
mv baseconfig/* multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}/mods/deathmatch

Change to the MTA server install directory:
cd multitheftauto_linux-{{Current Version|full}}

=== Test ===
You can now test if the server will start correctly:
./mta-server

=== Default resources ===
If you need the default resources:
Download the latest default resources zip from http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/
and unzip into '''mods/deathmatch/resources'''
 
'''Make sure you are in the MTA server install directory when following this example:'''
apt-get install unzip
mkdir mods/deathmatch/resources
cd mods/deathmatch/resources
wget http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/mtasa-resources-latest.zip
unzip mtasa-resources-latest.zip
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip

== Installation 64 bit ==

=== Main binary ===
Download the latest stable 64 bit Linux binaries:
rm multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack into a directory:
tar -xf multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

=== Default config ===
Download the default config files:
rm baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://linux.mtasa.com/dl/{{Current Version|fullnodots}}/baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz

Unpack and move into the deathmatch directory: 
('''''Note:''' Only do this for new installations as it will overwrite any existing config files.)''
tar -xf baseconfig-{{Current Version|full}}.tar.gz
mv baseconfig/* multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}/mods/deathmatch

Change to the MTA server install directory:
cd multitheftauto_linux_x64-{{Current Version|full}}

=== Test ===
You can now test if the server will start correctly:
./mta-server64

=== Default resources ===
If you need the default resources:
Download the latest default resources zip from http://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/
and unzip into '''mods/deathmatch/resources'''
 
'''Make sure you are in the MTA server install directory when following this example:'''
apt-get install unzip
mkdir mods/deathmatch/resources
cd mods/deathmatch/resources
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip
wget <nowiki>http</nowiki>://mirror.mtasa.com/mtasa/resources/mtasa-resources-latest.zip
unzip mtasa-resources-latest.zip
rm mtasa-resources-latest.zip

== Running with 32 or 64 bit Linux==
=== Make sure your server libraries and stuff are up to date ===
On Debian/Ubuntu this is done with:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

===Troubleshooting===
* If you get a problem with such as "libreadline.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.", it can be solved on 32 bit Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libreadline5

* If you get a problem with such as "libncursesw.so.5 cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", it can be solved on 32 bit Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libncursesw5

== MySQL Troubleshooting==
* If you are using the inbuilt MySQL functions such as [[dbConnect]] and [[dbQuery]], you will need to have '''libmysqlclient.so.16''' installed.
* If you get a problem with such as "libmysqlclient.so.16: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory", it can be solved on Debian/Ubuntu by doing this:

apt-get install libmysqlclient16

If that fails:
* For 32 bit Linux, download [http://nightly.mtasa.com/files/modules/32/libmysqlclient.so.16 32 bit libmysqlclient.so.16] and put it in '''/usr/lib/'''
* For 64 bit Linux, download [http://nightly.mtasa.com/files/modules/64/libmysqlclient.so.16 64 bit libmysqlclient.so.16] and put it in '''/usr/lib/'''

==[Optional] Installing and Configuring an External Web Server==
Instructions on how to install and configure Nginx as an external web server for MTA is here: [[Installing and Configuring Nginx as an External Web Server]]

== Server crashes ==

If your Linux server crashes, please obtain a backtrace and post a report on our [http://bugs.mtasa.com/ Bug tracker]

====To obtain a backtrace:====
===Do you have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory?===
It's usually called 'core', and usually over 100MB, and looks something like this:
[[Image:Core.png]]
====If you have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA install directory do this command
gdb mta-server -c core
*When gdb launches, do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

====If you do not have a core dump file in the the MTA server directory:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA server directory start the mta-server like this:
gdb mta-server -ex "set print thread-events off" --eval-command run
*Now wait for a crash. (Ignore any weird screen output in the meantime)
*When a crash occurs, do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)

== '''Server freezes''' ==

If your Linux server freezes, please obtain a backtrace with thread information and post a report on our [http://bugs.mtasa.com/ Bug tracker]

====To obtain a backtrace with thread information:====
*Install gdb. To install gdb on Debian, use this command:
apt-get install gdb
*And from the MTA server directory start the mta-server like this:
gdb mta-server -ex "set print thread-events off" --eval-command run
*Now wait for a freeze. (Ignore any weird screen output in the meantime)
*When a freeze occurs, press ctrl-c to start gdb
*Then do this command to get a module list:
i sh
*And then this command to get a backtrace:
bt
*And then this command to get thread information:
info threads
*Save the output
*(To exit gdb, use the quit command)