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defaults to port 30000. Can I change that without a GUI?

EDIT: I'm stupid, I can just open up the minetest.conf file and specify the default port, can't I?

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$ minetestserver --worldname [worldname]

defaults to port 30000. Can I change that without a GUI?

EDIT: I'm stupid, I can just open up the minetest.conf file and specify the default port, can't I?

You can either set the 'port' value in minetest.conf, or use the --port option to minetestserver.

This actually helps taking screenys of a player. So, like I could be Rhys, and can be taking screenys of Rhys2's skin. Pretty good info Menche. :)

Uhm I want to start a private server that only my friend and I can connect to, he isnt at same house as me so thats hard to do. How would i do that? like this?

Rick2 wrote:Uhm I want to start a private server that only my friend and I can connect to, he isnt at same house as me so thats hard to do. How would i do that? like this?

Use the port forwarding method. It's really not as hard as you may think. I've done the same thing, and it works perfectly.

Nightshade wrote:

Rick2 wrote:Uhm I want to start a private server that only my friend and I can connect to, he isnt at same house as me so thats hard to do. How would i do that? like this?

Use the port forwarding method. It's really not as hard as you may think. I've done the same thing, and it works perfectly.

What is the port forwding method? I'm sorry I'm kind of a noob to all this

Rick2 wrote:What is the port forwding method? I'm sorry I'm kind of a noob to all this

Are you on Windows or Linux?

Nightshade wrote:

Rick2 wrote:What is the port forwding method? I'm sorry I'm kind of a noob to all this

Are you on Windows or Linux?

I'm on windows XP

Ok, so you need to find your router. Look in your control panel under network and internet or whatever it is, and you'll need to look at your network map. Then you'll click on your router, and it will pull up router settings. Depending on your router, you'll either go to the port forwarding or gaming tab, then input the information like in this picture from the original post:

Menche wrote:

You will need to find your personal IP to input by running CMD and typing in ipconfig. It's the IP v4 address.

Nightshade wrote:Ok, so you need to find your router. Look in your control panel under network and internet or whatever it is, and you'll need to look at your network map. Then you'll click on your router, and it will pull up router settings. Depending on your router, you'll either go to the port forwarding or gaming tab, then input the information like in this picture from the original post:

Menche wrote:http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/8374/screen4r.png

You will need to find your personal IP to input by running CMD and typing in ipconfig. It's the IP v4 address.

Ok thanks :)

Can someone teach me how to make a server?

Thank you i made a server w/ this but even in 0.4.8 with hamachi so iot is helpfull to anyone

If I create a server following these steps, will my server show up in Minetest's public server list? Or will it only be accessible if people type my ip address into "Address/Port" under the "Client" tab (running minetest 4.8/4.9)?

Look I understand this, but I can't see to find a post anywhere with the minetest config file needed

Rick2 wrote:Look I understand this, but I can't see to find a post anywhere with the minetest config file needed

Open Minetest.exe . Close it. Go to the minetest folder.

I dont understand

Rick2 wrote:I dont understand

OPEN MINETEST. EXE

CLOSE IT.

GO TO THE MINETEST ROOT FOLDER, OR TO THE FOLDER WHERE THERE IS A GAMES FOLDER, A MODS FOLDER, AND A BUNCH OF OTHER FOLDERS

THERE WILL BE A MINETEST.CONF

sorry i asked. chill

Rick2 wrote:sorry i asked. chill

No, my cat was sitting on the Shift button. My bad.

I'll just never make a server whatever. It doensn't work

Can you try to connect to 12.228.90.47 port: 30001

Wait, it worked. But dude, it has my name as my IP

I like to help out people with building stuff, if I could get an invite to go on someone server I help out, sorry if I posted this in the wrong area, look for a place to put it, couldn't see anywhere else to post it Also how to do I to chat with people on IRC, I downloaded, got to freenote, went to #minetest and nothing happen, couldn't hear anyone chatting,do I need an invite to chat?

CheerfulCherub wrote:I like to help out people with building stuff, if I could get an invite to go on someone server I help out, sorry if I posted this in the wrong area, look for a place to put it, couldn't see anywhere else to post it Also how to do I to chat with people on IRC, I downloaded, got to freenote, went to #minetest and nothing happen, couldn't hear anyone chatting,do I need an invite to chat?

No, you don't need an invite to use IRC. However, the IRC is not always active, you may have to idle for some minutes or even hours to hear anyone talking. Also, it's "freenode". :)

This guide is useful for start a private server right? I mean that if I created a server falling this guide then I can play with my friend if I send she the address (that corresponds to the number next to Ipv4 in ipconfig) of the server and the port, only she and I, right? This isn't a public server right?
In this guide viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8924 , in step 3, there are codes of configuration in Minetest.conf, should I configure this or no because is a simple server, where there are only I and my friend and this server don't appair in public servers?
When I create my server and my friend enter on this, she can fly, interact, move fast, give, teleport and other things or should I give her this privs because I am the creator of this server?When i'll create my server I'll can have all privs, right? Sorry if you don't understand me well I'm Italian... Sorry! :)

Hey, I have created a server to play with my friend. I have did the port forwarding, with my IP address (IPv4) and with port 30000. I have did this (port forwarding and creation of my server) while I have did videochat with the friend who should enter to my server. She has tried to write in Client, in Address my Ip Address, and in port 30000 (my port). She has writed in password the password default that I send to she (In minetest.conf I have setted a password that all players who would to connect in my server should write) and she has click connect. Nothing. Every time that she tries to connect in the server, loaded, loaded, loaded... she tries to connect 10 times, from 2 days, and waited, waited, also 15 minutes trying to connect but nothing.... Now, how can she connect?!!!

Hello, could anyone help me?
I've set up a minetest 0.4.10 on a VPS, but now I don't know how to give privileges! I can't find any way to do that on the internet.
Could anybody help me?

daniovision wrote:Hello, could anyone help me?
I've set up a minetest 0.4.10 on a VPS, but now I don't know how to give privileges! I can't find any way to do that on the internet.
Could anybody help me?

/grant priv playername

Ex.

/grant fly Esteban

EDIT: http://wiki.minetest.net/Privileges

Yeah, I know, but "minetest --server" won't take my commands.
I mean, I can type in commands, but I get no response...

Nevermind, just figured out how to do it.
If anyone else is wondering about this (which I doubt), you need to set your privileges in the auth.txt file (in the folder of your world).