Piqueserver is a dedicated game server for the game "Ace of Spades". Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install Piqueserver on Debian latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
Start by updating your package list and installing the necessary dependencies.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-dev python3-venv libssl-dev libffi-dev libyaml-dev libpng-dev libsdl2-2.0-0 libsdl2-image-2.0-0 libsdl2-mixer-2.0-0 libsdl2-ttf-2.0-0
Next, clone the Piqueserver repository from GitHub to your server.
sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/piqueserver/piqueserver.git
Change directory to the cloned repository and create a virtual environment for Piqueserver.
cd piqueserver
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
Install the required Python packages for Piqueserver.
pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
pip install -r requirements.txt
Copy the example configuration file and update it for your server.
cp cfg.example.yaml cfg.yaml
nano cfg.yaml # or use any text editor to update the file
Finally, start Piqueserver.
./piqueserver.py
Piqueserver will now be running on your server.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Piqueserver on Debian latest. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.
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