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==Remotely administrating your server== | ==Remotely administrating your server== | ||
This article assumes you have setup a working account with 'Admin' user rights | This article assumes you have setup a working account with 'Admin' user rights, and have these resources started: | ||
# ResourceBrowser | |||
# ResourceManager | |||
# WebAdmin | |||
# WebMap | |||
Your able to access these great remote admin tools by visiting http://<yourserverip>:<httpport>/resourcebrowser in firefox | |||
==Useful Notes== | ==Useful Notes== |
Revision as of 22:01, 2 January 2008
Getting started
It is much easier than it looks to get a server up and running for your internet or LAN buddies: follow this wiki article and you will hopefully be on your way to hosting your own MTA:SA DM Server in no time!
Installing the server
The dedicated server application is available in different flavours depending on the platform of the server.
Linux installation
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Windows installation
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Configuring your server
Begin by opening the 'mtaserver.conf' file, which is located in the <SERVER>\mods\deathmatch directory in a text editor, for example Windows Notepad.
This file is fairly straightforward; every variable has a description of what to do with it and how to change it.
Adding admins
To add admins to your sever follow these steps:
- Browse to your servers 'deathmatch' folder and open Accounts.xml
- Add a new account into the file with the syntax below
'Accounts.xml syntax'
<account name="Username" password="UserPassword" />
- Save and close the file
- Open acl.xml
- Select the rights of the admin, either Moderator, SuperModerator or Admin
- Within the group you have selected add the account you have created above with the syntax below
<object name="user.Username" />
You will finish with something like this:
<group name="Admin"> ... <object name="user.Username" /> </group>
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You're done! You can add as many admins as you want this way, just keep creating accounts under eachother and the same with the ACL rights.
Note: Changing these files requires a restart of the server
Note 2: There are also ways to add accounts and edit rights for the server while it's running. "addaccount <user> <password>" is an internal command to add accounts, through the web interface you can manage ACL rights while it's running.
Starting your server
Begin by making sure that you have finished all configuration of your server, starting your server is the last stage so everything must be ready!
To start your server double click on MTA Server.exe, make sure you allow it through any firewalls and forward ports where nessessary.
Installing/Updating resources on your server
Resources can come in two formats, either a ZIP format or just a normal folder with the script files inside it. The MTA:SA DM server supports both these methods.
- Move or copy the new resource to your <SERVER>\mods\deathmatch\resources folder.
- In the server window type in the command "refresh" (without the quotes), this will re-scan the resources folder and update the live resources where necessary.
Uninstalling resources
Resources can easily be removed from your server if you no longer want them.
- Delete the ZIP file or the folder of the resource you wish to uninstall
- In the server window type in the command "refresh" (without the quotes), this will re-scan the resources folder and update the live resources where necessary.
Administrating your server
You can start resources with the command "start resourcename", or stop them with "stop resourcename". You can also go ingame and log in on your administrator account by typing "login username password" in the console. If the login is successful you can execute administrator commands in the ingame console.
For further commands, type "help" in the server console.
Remotely administrating your server
This article assumes you have setup a working account with 'Admin' user rights, and have these resources started:
- ResourceBrowser
- ResourceManager
- WebAdmin
- WebMap
Your able to access these great remote admin tools by visiting http://<yourserverip>:<httpport>/resourcebrowser in firefox
Useful Notes
- You may also update the resources while ingame as long as you have the correct access levels by typing "refresh" in the clients console or "/refresh" in the chat window. This may cause a second of lag if you have many resources.
- In the above instructions, <SERVER> is the path to your server's main directory. In most cases this is C:\Program Files (x86)\MTA San Andreas\server
Need further help?
Why not pop over to our Forums or join us on IRC (irc.multitheftauto.com #mta - MIRC)