School Network Install
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 16:29
Hi,
Forgive me if this has already been asked but I can't find suitable documentation to explain the process.
I'm trying to get Minetest setup for a group of students to use in our ICT room at school (Windows 7 computers managed by a Windows Server 2012 R2)
What's the best way to go about installing it and using on LAN?
Do I just use the portable version, put it somewhere accessible on the server and create a shortcut for the student computers? Or is the installer version best? Is it necessary to install it on all of the client machines?
The main goal is for them all to collaborate on one server map and see what amazing structures they can build in creative mode.
I expect this will also lead on to some wanting to use the single player mode to create their own maps but presumably if all of the map files are kept in a folder on the Windows server, then all of the students will be able to access those single player maps at any time? And there appears to be no way of doing a 'Save As' once a map is loaded so any changes they make to someone else's map will remain. There's no way to password protect maps?
Thanks,
James.
Forgive me if this has already been asked but I can't find suitable documentation to explain the process.
I'm trying to get Minetest setup for a group of students to use in our ICT room at school (Windows 7 computers managed by a Windows Server 2012 R2)
What's the best way to go about installing it and using on LAN?
Do I just use the portable version, put it somewhere accessible on the server and create a shortcut for the student computers? Or is the installer version best? Is it necessary to install it on all of the client machines?
The main goal is for them all to collaborate on one server map and see what amazing structures they can build in creative mode.
I expect this will also lead on to some wanting to use the single player mode to create their own maps but presumably if all of the map files are kept in a folder on the Windows server, then all of the students will be able to access those single player maps at any time? And there appears to be no way of doing a 'Save As' once a map is loaded so any changes they make to someone else's map will remain. There's no way to password protect maps?
Thanks,
James.