Making server public...

[Steven Gerrard]

Hmm, i have question: how to make my server public??

[tw1sted]

add:

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-public "some text"

and

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-publiccaddr IPAdress

[Steven Gerrard]

I maked it, but it don't work.. I have disabled firewalls... But what i must write in option: "List servers to register with" (-publiclist)??

[joevano]

Read the section on the Wiki called "Getting your server on the public list" at http://bzflag.org/wiki/CreatingAServer . Everything you should need is there...

[Steven Gerrard]

Ok, i made my server... But it don't have name what i want, but I'll change it... Problem is: what i must do to be registered on this map??

[The Knights Who Say Ni]

well if its youre server then you type in /password then the password you set in youre configuration file
that will make you the administrator

[CannonBallGuy]

It's much better to use groups, preferably global. Request them, add players, create a groupsdb file and call it in your server config.
Search the forums, wiki, etc for more help.

[Longhair]

Yes, read through the wikis.

One gotcha: have you forwarded the appropriate port from your router to your server?

[Steven Gerrard]

well if its youre server then you type in /password then the password you set in youre configuration file
that will make you the administrator

i did it, but i'm not an administrator...

It's much better to use groups, preferably global. Request them, add players

Groups??

I create a groupsdb file and call it in your server config

i did it...

One gotcha: have you forwarded the appropriate port from your router to your server?

yes...


Just tell me what i must do to be registered on this map, i can't find it anywhere... (I read wiki)...

[The Knights Who Say Ni]

Do what i said and a @ sign will apear against youre name in the player list (if the password is right) you will then be an administrator nothing will look diffrent (apart from youre name) but you will be able to use all the / commands

[Steven Gerrard]

I maked it, but i don't have @ next to nick... And can you see at list of servers server: oem-73d25e23970.mshome.net:5154 ?? (without the decription next to it) I can see it on second computer, but i can't join ("Server not found")
And when i start server, it show it:
"File transfer terminated with error from libcurl 6 :"
What does it mean?

[JPT]

You should use your public IP-Adress or your DynDNS as public address in order to have the server working.

Check your Firewall /Router for Port forwarding.

You'll get the @,

if you added yourself to the local.admin group.
Therefore, you need to enter /password serverpass

[Steven Gerrard]

if you added yourself to the local.admin group.
Therefore, you need to enter /password serverpass

huh?

[JPT]

I'll explain a bit...

You start your server with a batchfile or with a long command.

I do it thislike:

C:\bzflag\bzfs.exe -conf "C:\bzflagstuff\configs\config.conf"

If you want to have log files, use this:

C:\bzflag\bzfs.exe -ts -dd -conf "C:\bzflagstuff\configs\config.conf" > C:\bzflagstuff\log\Log.txt

-ts is for Timestamp
-dd is the Debuglevel (Higher = mor information)

Now to the configfile:

#Public description for the server
-public "JPTs BZFlag Server"

#Public network address for the server
-publicaddr jpt.homeip.net:5154

#Bad Words filter file specification
-badwords C:\bzflagstuff\data\language.lan

#File to which to write user reports
-reportfile "C:\bzflagstuff\data\Reports.txt"

#Administrator's password
-password "serverpass"

#File that stores group privileges
-groupdb "C:\bzflagstuff\data\GroPriv.txt"

#File that stores user privileges
-userdb "C:\bzflagstuff\data\UserPriv.txt"

#Capture the flag game style
-c

#World file to load
-world "C:\bzflagstuff\worlds\world.bzw"

#Tanks can spawn on buildings
-sb

#Maximum number of players n, or max players per team n,n,n,n,n,n
-mp 0,6,3,3,0,10

#Tanks can jump
-j

#Maximum concurrent shots
-ms 5

In this example, i use a User and Group DB.
The User DB will be managed by the Server, an empty textfile is enough.

The Group DB contains the rights for personal groups.
You can create them.

Here is mine:

JPT.ADMIN: ACTIONMESSAGE ADMINMESSAGERECEIVE ADMINMESSAGESEND BAN BANLIST FLAGHISTORY FLAGMOD MUTE PLAYERLIST POLL REJOIN SAY SPAWN SETALL UNMUTE VETO VOTE ANTIKICK ANTIBAN ANTIPOLL HOSTBAN HOSTBANLIST KILL LAGWARN SET KICK

JPT.COP: ACTIONMESSAGE ADMINMESSAGERECEIVE ADMINMESSAGESEND SHORTBAN BANLIST FLAGHISTORY FLAGMOD MUTE PLAYERLIST POLL REJOIN SPAWN UNMUTE VETO VOTE ANTIKICK ANTIBAN ANTIPOLL KICK SAY

VERIFIED: SPAWN REJOIN SAY VOTE POLL

EVERYONE: SPAWN REJOIN SAY ADMINMESSAGESEND

Verified is the group, which contains registered users.


If your server is running, you have to make yourself admin.

Do:

/password serverpass

Then, you've to add yourself to the Local.Admin group.
The server creates this group automatically.

To give yourself membership of the group, do:

/setgroup YourNick Local.Admin

Then, you can rejoin the server, and you'll have the @.[/quote]

If you're still having questions, ask

[Steven Gerrard]

Ok, questions:
1. Why no one can join to my map, but i know that they see it, becouse i have 2 computers and i can use second PC... I can see it, but i can't go in ("Server not found")
2. When i try to "/setgroup YourNick Local.Admin", it say: "STEVEN GERRARD is not listed"
3. When i run server, in black window it say some things AND "File transfer terminated with error from libcurl 6 :"

Now its enought...

(I maked everything what you said...)

[The Knights Who Say Ni]

number 3 is youre problem that basically means it isnt getting a responce from the list server so its some thing to do with youre firewall or some where between you and the internet i think...

[Steven Gerrard]

but i sign off all firewalls...

[The Knights Who Say Ni]

yer i wouldnt do that as it leaves you very attackable (hackable) just open one port [5154 is the default] and forward it make sure youre -public is right with the right IP as it may change if its dynamic
just check every thing in youre conf and setup...

after that there isnt much you can do..

[Roxport]

Steven,

What version of bzfs(the server) are you using? I read (in these forums somewhere) that the latest version fixes some libcurl bugs/errors. You might try to upgrade to the latest version, or at least re-install bzfs.

-- Roxport

[Steven Gerrard]

yer i wouldnt do that as it leaves you very attackable (hackable) just open one port [5154 is the default] and forward it make sure youre -public is right with the right IP as it may change if its dynamic
just check every thing in youre conf and setup...

after that there isnt much you can do..

I did it...

Steven,

What version of bzfs(the server) are you using? I read (in these forums somewhere) that the latest version fixes some libcurl bugs/errors. You might try to upgrade to the latest version, or at least re-install bzfs.

-- Roxport

Hmm, i have latest version, but ok, i'll try to re-install it...

[Steven Gerrard]

Oh cool... I copied conf, batch and map and groups file, but did't put somewhere... And i must do everything again...

[optic delusion]

I've helped more than a few get their first servers up, and I'm pretty sure you have disabled your firewall, but NOT opened your ports.

Find the exact brand and model number of your router, go to portforward.com and find the default guide for your router, then open port 5154 for both TCP and UDP. You should be able to re-enable your firewall after that.

Another big hint is to keep the .conf as simple as possible, until AFTER you have the server public. You don't need groups, variable settings, you don't even need a map, (it will create a random map for you).
Don't even think about groups, until after you have a public server. #comment all of that out#
Thats right, get rid of all the extras, until it's public. That makes it alot easier to spot any errors, when there's alot less you're attempting to load.
Once the server is public, and on the list, start adding all your options ONE AT A TIME. So when one of the options breaks the .conf, you know which one it is.

All you really need is -public and -publicaddr. That's it.

[Longhair]

A-delusion's advice here is good. Start with getting 1 thing to work, and add one more thing at a time.

If I recall, libcurl6 errors are due to something in the network not hooking up.

[optic delusion]

Yeah, it seems like every single time they have a whole lot of ideas that go into the server, all set up, and that is a good thing.
But right now all you have to worry about, steven, is getting the server on the list. You can add all of that later.
1. Make your .conf file as simple as possible.
2. Get on the list !!!
3. Work on groups, map, all of that.