So I’m looking into setting up a SimplePlanes server and I have a few questions.
1:
CAN THE SERVER RUN ON LINUX?!
And is there a tutorial somewhere on how to do it?
I’m getting the server hardware, and I’ll probably run Ubuntu Server on it. (Most of my Linux experience is on Raspbian, so Ubuntu makes the most sense to me)
I’ve gotten several answers to the question, but none of them have been particularly helpful
This is from the “SimplePlanes Multiplayer” mod post:
Me: What platforms does the server executable work on?
(I.E. Do I need to buy Windows for my SP server machine or can I just use Linux?)
HellFireKoder: NaCl10 it can be run on Linux using the mono runtime
I clicked through to the “Mono Runtime” and found out that it’s a .net framework. I don’t have a ton of tech expertise in that area, I don’t even know what a .net framework is. My question is, how would I use the Mono Runtime to run SPMP server on Linux?
(Maybe this is just me being dumb and it’s actually super simple. Like I said, I don’t even know what a .net framework is.)
The other thing is:
Could I use WINE?
It seems to me like that would work, but correct me if I’m wrong.
2:
Can you run multiple instances of the server on one server machine?
I know you can do that with a Minecraft: Java Edition server (it just uses different ports [for example: XXX.XXX.XX.XXX:XXXXX])
Can you do the same thing with a SimplePlanes server?
3:
What ports does the server executable open up?
I just don’t want to go opening up port 80 or something without knowing it, gosh darn!
UPDATE:
I just looked up what a .net framework is. Now I see why it would need it to run on Linux. My question now is, will it be complicated to get the server running in the Mono Runtime?
Holy cow I was dumb 11 months ago. If only I had just googled some stuff. Sorry to bother everyone.
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I guess I can answer my own questions.
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1. CAN THE SERVER RUN ON LINUX?!
Yes, of course it can. You just use mono, like HellFireKoder said. It's literally
mono spserver.exeand that's it. It works just like WINE, but simpler..
2. Can you run multiple instances of the server on one server machine?
Of course you can. Just start them all as different processes and tell them to use different ports. Same as any other server software.
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3. What ports does the server executable open up?
This one is a little different, as this is something that might be worth knowing before you start up the server. Just my dumb opinion, but on the mod's page it should probably say what ports the server opens up and that if it can't open the ports, instead of just going to something like Tunngle (use that as a last resort), try manually opening the ports in the router. (usually 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1).
do you have the sp server file?
I'm pretty sure that just no one knows.
Thanks @randomusername
@NaCl10 no problem, i Upvoted so it appears on the front page
@Aarons123 Thanks!
@HellFireKoder @UnstableOrbit Sorry to bother you guys, but I really need help here