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Tutorial: How to run ArmA3 -server on a dedicated server

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?147537-Tutorial-How-to-run-ArmA3-server-on-a-dedicated-server (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?147537-Tutorial-How-to-run-ArmA3-server-on-a-dedicated-server)


There is no DEDICATED SERVER.exe for Windows or Linux YET
This is a temporary workaround until the Dedicated Server executables are available

You can use the same ArmA 3 key/Steam Account to run a -server on a remote box and then connect to it and play online using that same account version of ArmA 3 on a client install
This is how you do it.

• (This is a quick and dirty tutorial, if anyone wants to go into more specifics then please feel free to add content)
• Download and install steam and ArmA 3 Alpha on your client
• Download and install steam / ArmA 3 Alpha on the dedicated server
• Make sure you save the login details for steam on the server
• Create a shortcut for the ArmA3.exe on the server desktop
• Add the following parameters to the Target Line in the shortcut tab of the newly created desktop shortcut
• -server -config=A3TestServer.cfg
• so it looks something similar to the following
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 3\arma3.exe" -server -config=A3Testserver.cfg
• Add firewall rules for the UDP ports inbound 2302 etc
• Create a simple Notepad document called "A3TestServer.cfg" and save it to the root folder of your ArmA3 install on the server (See below for content of that file)
• Then set your Steam account on the server to OFFLINE Mode
• Then start up your shortcut
• Start up your client steam version of A3 and you should then be able to see and join your server and play on it

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Once you have it up and running then you can start adding bandwidth definitions etc

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What cannot be done

• AFAIK you cannot run a -server version and a client version on the same machine at the same time. Steam will not allow this
• AFAIK it is also not possible to run 2 instances of -server on the same machine at the same time because of steam. (I'm sure this will not be the case when the dedicated files are made available)

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A3TestServer.cfg

Code:
// GLOBAL SETTINGS
hostname         = "ADD YOUR SERVER NAME HERE";        // The name of the server that shall be displayed in the public server list
//password         = "PasswordToGetOnTheServer";                // Password for joining, eg connecting to the server
passwordAdmin         = "AdminLoginPassword";                // Password to become server admin.


// WELCOME MESSAGE ("message of the day")
// It can be several lines, separated by comma
// Empty messages "" will not be displayed at all but are only for increasing the interval

motd[] = {

    "whatever you want to say to guests as they log on",
    "",
    "and some more lines",
    "",
    ""
};
motdInterval = 5;                         // Time interval (in seconds) between each message

// JOINING RULES

maxPlayers          = 30;                // Maximum amount of players. Civilians and watchers, beholder, bystanders and so on also count as player.

// VOTING
voteMissionPlayers     = 1;             // Tells the server how many people must connect so that it displays the mission selection screen.
voteThreshold         = 0.33;          // 33% or more players need to vote for something, for example an admin or a new map, to become effective

// INGAME SETTINGS
disableVoN         = 0;                   // If set to 1, Voice over Net will not be available
vonCodecQuality     = 8;             // Quality from 1 to 10
persistent         = 1;                    // If 1, missions still run on even after the last player disconnected.

Ho yeah ! C'est bon ça !