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====== Running a multiplayer server ====== | ====== Running a multiplayer server ====== | ||
- | A //multiplayer server// is an instance of [[doomsday-server]] running as a background process. | + | A //multiplayer server// is an instance of [[guide:doomsday-server]] running as a background process. |
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+ | This page focuses on starting and running a server via the command line. For a GUI approach, see [[shell_help|Running a server using the Shell]]. | ||
===== How to set up a server ===== | ===== How to set up a server ===== | ||
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- | See also: [[shell_help|Running a server using the Shell]] | ||
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==== Requirements ==== | ==== Requirements ==== | ||
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- | [[doomsday-server]] is intended to be run as a background process and has no UI of its own. While you can start it manually in a terminal, controlling the server is only possible using the [[shell]]. | + | [[guide:doomsday-server]] is intended to be run as a background process and has no UI of its own. While you can start it manually in a terminal, controlling the server is only possible using the [[Shell]]. |
In Unix, please refer to the manual page //doomsday-server(6)// for more information. | In Unix, please refer to the manual page //doomsday-server(6)// for more information. | ||
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server-game-mapcycle "T:10 1* 11 17 18 19" | server-game-mapcycle "T:10 1* 11 17 18 19" | ||
- | See [[mapcycling]] for a description of the syntax. | + | See [[map cycling]] for a description of the syntax. |
Start the cycle: | Start the cycle: |