This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Mars Server on the latest version of Alpine Linux. Mars Server is an open-source, cross-platform game server management software that allows you to host and manage multiple game servers all in one place.
Before we begin, you'll need to have the following:
The first step is to install the required dependencies for Mars Server. Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo apk add build-base openssl-dev mariadb-dev sqlite-dev
This will install the build tools, OpenSSL, and the required databases for Mars Server.
Next, we need to download and extract the Mars Server archive. You can download the latest version of Mars Server from the official GitHub page (https://github.com/borjapazr/mars-server/releases). Once you have the URL of the archive, run the following command:
wget [https://github.com/borjapazr/mars-server/releases/download/v<x.x.x>/mars-server.tar.gz](https://github.com/borjapazr/mars-server/releases/download/vx.x.x/mars-server.tar.gz)
Replace <x.x.x> with the latest version of Mars Server.
Once the archive has downloaded, extract it with the following command:
tar zxvf mars-server.tar.gz
Now that we have the Mars Server files, we need to build and install the software. Change into the Mars Server directory and run the following commands:
cd mars-server
make
sudo make install
This will compile and install Mars Server to your system. If the build fails, make sure you have installed all the required dependencies.
Once installation is complete, you will need to configure Mars Server. Open the mars-server.cfg file with your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/mars-server.cfg
Modify the configuration settings as per your requirements.
After you have finished configuring Mars Server, you can now start the service with the following command:
sudo service mars-server start
To confirm that the server is running, you can check the logs with the following command:
sudo tail -f /var/log/mars-server.log
This will show you the log output in real-time. You can also check the server status by running:
sudo service mars-server status
Congratulations! You've successfully installed and configured Mars Server on Alpine Linux. You can now use Mars Server to manage your game servers efficiently.
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