Hosting a Server

This section will describe how to setup a Veloren server.

Setup local game server

If you want to play with your friends and do not have a dedicated server follow these instructions.

Note: You will need access to the router and knowledge about port forwarding.

1. Setup
   1. Port forward 14004 on your router.
   2. Launch game server veloren-server-cli.exe
   3. Check Airshipper section to find out where the files are or download Nightly from the website.
   4. Give out your IP
   5. Optionally disable authentication by replacing auth_server_address: Some(...) with auth_server_address: None
   6. Enjoy the game!

Setup dedicated game server

If you want to run a dedicated Veloren server 24/7 follow this.

Note: You will need access to the server, docker, docker-compose installed and we assume general command line and docker-compose knowledge.

1. Setup
   1. Create folder /opt/veloren-server (feel free to name it differently).
   2. Copy docker-compose.yml from the repository into the folder.
   3. If needed open port 14004 (14005 for metrics) in your firewall.
   4. Start it
   5. Run docker-compose up -d as root.
   6. View logs with sudo docker logs veloren-game-server-master.
   7. You are done!

Note: This will automatically keep the game server updated to the latest nightly release.