Dedicated Server: Avorion Dedicated Server Linux Setup
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(Details may vary with products from different providers but the main concepts remain the same)
Introduction
Do you have a Linux VPS or root server and you want to install the Avorion Dedicated server service on it? You are in the right place. In this guide, we will explain the step by step process of installing this service on your Linux server through the use of SteamCMD. We will be using Ubuntu in the examples, but the process should be very similar for other distributions.
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Preparation
To begin with, connect to your VPS or root server via SSH. Use our SSH Initial Access guide if you need help doing this.
You will also have to complete a first-time setup for SteamCMD if this is your first time using this on your Linux server. Please use our SteamCMD Linux Setup guide and ensure SteamCMD is fully setup before proceeding.
Installation
Begin by logging in to your steam user and heading over to the root home/steam user directory to keep things organised.
sudo -u steam -s
cd ~
When logged in, you can start the installation process using the following command to easily start the installation through the use of SteamCMD directly to your steam user.
steamcmd +force_install_dir '/home/steam/Avorion-Server' +login anonymous +app_update 565060 validate +quit
Please be patient as the download completes, it can take some time for games with larger sizes. Once successful, you will see a success message appear confirming this.
Configuration
By this stage, you have finished the setup for your Avorion server. You can configure your server settings directly through the startserver.sh file that you copied earlier. Open the file using nano /home/steam/Avorion-Server/startserver.sh and configure parameters for your server.
You will be able to edit world-specific parameters and settings by editing the server.ini configuration file found in each galaxy save. This will be stored in your user's root folder (which should be steam) and can be managed using the following commands.
# View Current Saves
ls /home/steam/.avorion/galaxies
# Edit a Save Configuration
nano /home/steam/.avorion/galaxies/avorion_galaxy/server.ini
Starting & Connecting to your server
Now it is time to start your server. Head over to the main game directory, where we recommend creating a copy of the example batch file.
cp /home/steam/Avorion-Server/server.sh /home/steam/Avorion-Server/startserver.sh
You can choose to edit the file. Once ready, run the new startserver.sh batch file using the command below.
/home/steam/Avorion-Server/startserver.sh
You should now see logs appear in your command prompt which signals that the start up was successful. Please note that first time start up could take some time as everything is setup and once ready, you should see Server startup complete. in the console. You will now be able to connect directly to your server using the in-game server browser and by inputting your Server IP and Port (default is 27000).
Conclusion
Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured the Avorion server on your VPS! As a next step, we recommend looking over our Setup Linux Service guide, which covers setting up your new dedicated game server as a service. This provides various benefits including automatic server launching on boot, automatic server updates, easy management and access to logs, plus much more!
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