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Do you what to run your own minetest server? Well follow these
4 steps
and ..... your dream comes true

1 ) Download this ZIP file and extract it : https://sites.google.com/site/customclientdownload/download/MinetestServer.zip?attredirects=0&d=1

2 ) Put the World you want for your server in the worlds folder
in the Server 0.4 folder
Path : <Path to the server 0.4 folder>server 0.4/worlds

3 ) Forward a PORT to Port 30000 For your minetest server
(Theres Programs to do that)

4 ) Run the .bat file in the bin folder and your server is up

Note : Your Address (IP) is Your IP at whatsmyip.us


Have fun with your Minetest server

PS : If you Know how to run a server with the bat file download it here : https://sites.google.com/site/customclientdownload/download/runserver.zip?attredirects=0&d=1

wow wouldnt it have just been easier to just post a download for the bat file? after all the whole zip was corrupted from what i saw

-_-
We have a wiki, please read (and contribute) to it instead.
http://wiki.minetest.com/Setting_up_a_server

I made this for people to download and run so people dont need to make the bat file themselves.

ill make a download link for the bat file

wait wut do it slowly and easy

Issac wrote:wait wut do it slowly and easy

just go to the wiki. Its easier that way :)

I like this better...

1. Install Ubuntu server

2. forward the port on your router to your computer

3.
Your minetest world, config, mod and such are in ~/.minetest

You server is up, you can stop here, or continue to creat daily backups

(if not root, replace /root with /home/username)

4.

5. Enter

6.

madchicken13 wrote:Do you what to run your own minetest server? Well follow these
4 steps
and ..... your dream comes true

1 ) Download this ZIP file and extract it : https://sites.google.com/site/customclientdownload/download/MinetestServer.zip?attredirects=0&d=1

2 ) Put the World you want for your server in the worlds folder
in the Server 0.4 folder
Path : <Path to the server 0.4 folder>server 0.4/worlds

3 ) Forward a PORT to Port 30000 For your minetest server
(Theres Programs to do that)

4 ) Run the .bat file in the bin folder and your server is up

Note : Your Address (IP) is Your IP at whatsmyip.us


Have fun with your Minetest server

PS : If you Know how to run a server with the bat file download it here : https://sites.google.com/site/customclientdownload/download/runserver.zip?attredirects=0&d=1

The files in the /builtin folder won't extract, even with rwxrwxrwx permissions.

His directions are obviously for windows, they extract fine for me though. If you rum linux, use my instructions or compile your own

http://wiki.minetest.com/wiki/Setting_up_a_server-_Ububtu

tux_peng wrote:His directions are obviously for windows, they extract fine for me though. If you rum linux, use my instructions or compile your own

http://wiki.minetest.com/wiki/Setting_up_a_server-_Ububtu

I'm using OpenSUSE (12.1).

Linux is linux, it's mostly the same. The only difference is how you install. I think OpenSUSE has a package for minetest http://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=games&package=minetest

If that is not current you can easily compile your own...


I just wrote up
http://wiki.minetest.com/wiki/Setting_up_a_server-OpenSUSE

tux_peng wrote:Linux is linux, it's mostly the same. The only difference is how you install. I think OpenSUSE has a package for minetest http://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=games&package=minetest

If that is not current you can easily compile your own...


I just wrote up
http://wiki.minetest.com/wiki/Setting_up_a_server-OpenSUSE

OpenSUSE doesn't have a repo for the --server install. It uses Irrilicht Engine, but I don't know if it can be used on a dedicated Server (Which is OpenSUSE 12.2), on which I want the Minetest Server.

How would you restore from one of these backups?

i tried extracting the backup .tar.xz to the worlds folder (overwritting the existing files) and now I get this error after the game starts:

Cannot open chunk metadata
In thread 7fd0aa623700:
/build/buildd/minetestc55-0.4.6/src/server.cpp:104: virtual void* ServerThread::Thread(): Assertion '0' failed.
Debug stacks:
DEBUG STACK FOR THREAD 7fd0a9e22700:
#0 virtual void* EmergeThread::Thread()
#1 MapBlock* ServerMap::loadBlock(v3s16)
#2 void ServerMap::loadBlock(std::string*, v3s16, MapSector*, bool)
(Leftover data: #3 void ItemStack::deSerialize(std::istream&, IItemDefManager*))
DEBUG STACK FOR THREAD 7fd0aa623700:
#0 virtual void* ServerThread::Thread()
(Leftover data: #1 void Server::AsyncRunStep())
(Leftover data: #2 virtual void ServerMap::save(ModifiedState))
(Leftover data: #3 void ServerMap::saveMapMeta())
(Leftover data: #4 void ItemStack::serialize(std::ostream&) const)
DEBUG STACK FOR THREAD 7fd0b0aa2740:
#0 int main(int, char**)
#1 Dedicated server branch
#2 void dedicated_server_loop(Server&, bool&)
(Leftover data: #3 void Server::step(float))
Aborted

tux_peng wrote:I like this better...

1. Install Ubuntu server

2. forward the port on your router to your computer

3.

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apt-get install python-software-properties; add-apt-repository ppa:minetestdevs/stable; apt-get install minetestc55; nohup minetest --server &

Your minetest world, config, mod and such are in ~/.minetest

You server is up, you can stop here, or continue to creat daily backups

(if not root, replace /root with /home/username)

4.

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mkdir -p ~/minetest/backups; apt-get install xz-utils; nano /etc/cron.daily/backup

5. Enter

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#!/bin/sh
####################################

# What to backup.
backup_files="/root/.minetest/worlds"

# Where to backup to.
dest="/root/.minetest/backups/"

# Create archive filename.
archive_file="worlds_$(date +%y%m%d).tar.xz"

# Backup the files using tar.
tar cJf $dest/$archive_file $backup_files


6.

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chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/backup

Server is back up - it was a permissions issue on the restored files.

tux_peng wrote:I like this better...

1. Install Ubuntu server

2. forward the port on your router to your computer

3.

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apt-get install python-software-properties; add-apt-repository ppa:minetestdevs/stable; apt-get install minetestc55; nohup minetest --server &

Your minetest world, config, mod and such are in ~/.minetest

You server is up, you can stop here, or continue to creat daily backups

(if not root, replace /root with /home/username)

4.

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mkdir -p ~/minetest/backups; apt-get install xz-utils; nano /etc/cron.daily/backup

5. Enter

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#!/bin/sh
####################################

# What to backup.
backup_files="/root/.minetest/worlds"

# Where to backup to.
dest="/root/.minetest/backups/"

# Create archive filename.
archive_file="worlds_$(date +%y%m%d).tar.xz"

# Backup the files using tar.
tar cJf $dest/$archive_file $backup_files


6.

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chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/backup

J/s I prefer pear os server. Prebuilt with webmin.

I run this:
apt-get install python-software-properties; add-apt-repository ppa:minetestdevs/stable; apt-get install minetestc55; nohup minetest --server &

and I get this back:
nohup: failed to run command 'minetest': No such file or directory

HELP PLEASE!!

I have Ubuntu 16.10