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:''This is | :''This article is based on a guide written by Raizo, the original of which can be found [https://blog.raizo.dev/posts/tf2-classic-linux-server-tutorial/ here].'' | ||
== Reading this article == | == Reading this article == | ||
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* At least 20GB of free storage | * At least 20GB of free storage | ||
* A minimum of a 10Mbps upload speed if you intend on hosting a server over the Internet, more will be needed if you host custom content | * A minimum of a 10Mbps upload speed if you intend on hosting a server over the Internet, more will be needed if you host custom content | ||
* An opened port on your firewall for the server | |||
* ''Optional'': An SSH/SFTP client if doing remote access/file management | * ''Optional'': An SSH/SFTP client if doing remote access/file management | ||
* ''Optional'': A port that's been forwarded for the server if you wish to have it accessible over the internet | |||
<sup>*</sup> This guide was written for and tested on Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Minimal. Other distros may use different package names and conventions. | <sup>*</sup> This guide was written for and tested on Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Minimal. Other distros may use different package names and conventions. | ||
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Pick a directory to install your server into. Many put it under a directory in <code>/opt</code>, but for this guide we'll be using <code>/home/srcds</code>. | Pick a directory to install your server into. Many put it under a directory in <code>/opt</code>, but for this guide we'll be using <code>/home/srcds</code>. | ||
Create a disabled user with | Create a disabled user with a home directory. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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If everything went well, <code>srcds</code> should be installed and you should be back at your user shell. | If everything went well, <code>srcds</code> should be installed and you should be back at your user shell. | ||
Before we continue we'll need to fix some files. | |||
Valve changed some shared object file names in the SDK, but the objects included with our install of SDK 2013 have not adopted the new names. | |||
Since these are simply renames, we can symlink them. | |||
'''Your server will not start without doing this.''' | '''Your server will not start without doing this.''' | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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$ ln -s vphysics_srv.so vphysics.so | $ ln -s vphysics_srv.so vphysics.so | ||
$ ln -s soundemittersystem_srv.so soundemittersystem.so | $ ln -s soundemittersystem_srv.so soundemittersystem.so | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Finally, we'll also symlink <code>steamclient.so</code> to a special directory to prevent bugs. | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
$ mkdir -p ~/.steam/sdk32 | $ mkdir -p ~/.steam/sdk32 | ||
$ ln -s ~/sdk/bin/steamclient.so ~/.steam/sdk32/ | $ ln -s ~/sdk/bin/steamclient.so ~/.steam/sdk32/ | ||
</pre> | |||
== Installing TF2C == | |||
We'll be downloading the archived verison of TF2C, since it's unlikely to get updates. You have the option of using TF2CDownloader, but we won't cover it here. | |||
<pre> | |||
$ wget https://wiki.tf2classic.com/kachemak/tf2classic.zip -O /tmp/tf2classic.zip | |||
$ mkdir ~/sdk/tf2classic | |||
$ cd ~/sdk/tf2classic | |||
$ 7z x /tmp/tf2classic.zip && rm /tmp/tf2classic.zip | |||
</pre> | |||
This will download the latest archive, create its directory, and extract it. If extraction succeeds it will also delete the downloaded archive. | |||
We'll also need to do a quick symlink in TF2C's bin folder. | |||
<pre> | |||
$ cd ~/sdk/tf2classic/bin | |||
$ ln -s server.so server_srv.so | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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Make sure the server type is set to “Internet and LAN” if you want players outside your LAN to be able to join (you may need to port forward if you’re on consumer broadband or open ports on your firewall). | Make sure the server type is set to “Internet and LAN” if you want players outside your LAN to be able to join (you may need to port forward if you’re on consumer broadband or open ports on your firewall). | ||
Upload the generated ZIP file to your server using SFTP, unzip the folder | Upload the generated ZIP file to your server, perhaps using SFTP, and unzip the folder. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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# systemctl enable tf2c.service | # systemctl enable tf2c.service | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
You may create as many services as you have TF2C servers but remember to name the service files uniquely. When modifying service files, remember to run <code>systemctl daemon-reload</code> before restarting the service. | |||
=== Automatic restarts using crontab === | === Automatic restarts using crontab === | ||
As root, execute <code>crontab -e</code>. This will open a special file in your editor where you can | Cron is a program built into most Linux distros that runs scheduled commands. | ||
As root, execute <code>crontab -e</code>. This will open a special file in your editor where you can declare what jobs you want to run and when. Let's add a job to run at 04:00 that will restart our server. | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
0 4 * * * systemctl restart tf2c.service | 0 4 * * * systemctl restart tf2c.service | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
=== Manually managing services === | === Manually managing services === | ||