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== Downloading the Server == | == Downloading the Server == | ||
You'll need to download the linux server to your host before you can run it. | You'll need to download the linux server to your host before you can run it. | ||
You can do this by either making the host download it with something like <code>wget</code>, or download it from our [https://gtaconnected.com/downloads downloads] page, then upload it to your linux host via FTP or SFTP or similar protocol. | You can do this by either making the host download it with something like <code>wget</code> (see the "Updating the server" section below for a quick and easy way to do this), or download it from our [https://gtaconnected.com/downloads downloads] page, then upload it to your linux host via FTP or SFTP or similar protocol. | ||
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If you want to download it directly to the linux host, you can use <code>wget</code>. On the [https://gtaconnected.com/downloads downloads] page, find the linux server link, and right click it, and choose Copy Link Location or Copy Link. Your browser may have a different text for this option. Then, in your SSH terminal (we recommend [https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ putty], if you're on Windows) use <code>wget SERVER_URL_HERE</code>, replacing SERVER_URL_HERE with the link you copied | If you want to download it directly to the linux host, you can use <code>wget</code>. On the [https://gtaconnected.com/downloads downloads] page, find the linux server link, and right click it, and choose Copy Link Location or Copy Link. Your browser may have a different text for this option. Then, in your SSH terminal (we recommend [https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ putty], if you're on Windows) use <code>wget SERVER_URL_HERE</code>, replacing SERVER_URL_HERE with the link you copied. You can then unzip it with your linux hosts's <code>tar</code> command. Please see your distro's documentation or man pages for information on the <code>tar</code> command if you need help.<br><br> | ||
== Running the Server == | == Running the Server == | ||
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== Updating the server == | == Updating the server == | ||
GTA Connected is an actively updated multiplayer modification and regularly receives [https://gtaconnected.com/versions/server updates]. Here is a quick and easy one-liner to update your server: | GTA Connected is an actively updated multiplayer modification and regularly receives [https://gtaconnected.com/versions/server/ updates]. Here is a quick and easy one-liner to update your server: | ||
<code>wget -qO- https://gtaconnected.com/downloads/server/latest/linux | tar xvzf -</code> | <br><code>wget -qO- https://gtaconnected.com/downloads/server/latest/linux | tar xvzf -</code><br><br> | ||
'''Please note''' that this will overwrite server.xml with default values! | '''Please note''' that this will overwrite server.xml with default values! | ||
If you use server.xml as your [[ServerConfiguration|server configuration]], back up your current configuration before using this. | If you use server.xml as your [[ServerConfiguration|server configuration]], back up your current configuration before using this. | ||
You can also avoid this by using a different configuration file when starting the server via the -config command arg. | You can also avoid this by using a different configuration file when starting the server via the -config command arg. | ||