FOSS gamedev and creative worlds

so i want to make my very own server so people can enjoy it.so to do that i just need someone to tell me how to make a server. it would be much thanked. the server would be 0.4.3 by the way.

I can...
you need to do alot of things, but belive me, its worth it!
1. look up, what modem you have!
2. you'll need a username and password for your modem...
3. You'll have to forward port 30000
4. you'll have to make a copy of Minetest (you make a server with one minetest, but play in it with the other one... just in case the map gets corrupted)
5. You have to make a batch file ( .bat ) and enter there : " minetest.exe --server --gameid mesetint " (if you have more maps than one, youll need to enter this too : " --world "worldname" " )
6. Then you will have to mod it (if you want, but you can just keep it a normal server with default mods : Default , Doors , Stairs , Fire , Bucket...)
7. if you want to make a 24/7 server, you need to leave your computer ON, and also the server.bat file...

if you need help, then just say... =)
if youre running linux, then DONT ask me!
i dont know how to do it on linux =D
I make a server on Windows XP Service Pack 3... but it works on all windows platforms =)

i could attend some help generating for linux (ubuntu/debian) a good start/stop script which actually i have portet and corrected. also i did wrote a webbased server monitor script in php/mysql.

when i am done, i could help a bit. :)

fgr wrote:i could attend some help generating for linux (ubuntu/debian) a good start/stop script which actually i have portet and corrected. also i did wrote a webbased server monitor script in php/mysql.

when i am done, i could help a bit. :)

you made a server monitor???
can i use it for y server, please??? :)
then others can see when my server is on, and how many people is in :D

ok i have to row back a bit... the script does only check if the server pid is running. this can be done easely with any linux shell command e.g. top. The script does a lot more and is programmed out of need to restart / start servers. Read logfiles and view how much resources the server takes.

Also i can check the players privs ... but this is just for overview.

So it is not a virtual client which connects all the time and sends the information to some place....

what i am planning is to find out a way how to get the current players on the map. this would be handy.

could u guys get started on that right away thanks a bunch i will make defluat privis shout fast fly interact

and ragnar yes u can