xonotic/server

This subdirectory contains scripts and a config file that can be used
to start a dedicated Xonotic server on linux, mac or windows systems
and also some tools that help with maintaining your server.

You will need to copy the right script for your system into your
Xonotic main directory, where the normal binaries are.  You then need
to copy and ADJUST the config file which is called server.cfg.  You
can copy it either into the Xonotic/data directory where the big
data*.pk3 file is or when running on linux or mac you can as well copy
it into a special directory named '~/.xonotic/data'.  After you have
setup everything and have adjusted the config file you can start the
server by running the server script.

Please make sure your server is always uptodate!  Just signup the
Xonotic release mailinglist to get informed about new releases.
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xonotic-releases

An important thing is to make sure that your firewall does allow
players to connect to your server.  This typicly means you will have
to open or forward the port (see the line that sets the variable port
in your config.cfg for the right port number, default is 26000) to the
computer running your server.  How to do this does depend on your
computer and network setup.

If you plan to install custom maps on your server you should read the
file Xonotic/Docs/mapdownload.txt to learn how to setup automatic map
download.

In case you want to rename the server.cfg file, e.g. because you want
to run several servers on one machine, you have to edit the script and
change the name there too.

A very useful tool for running and controlling a server is the
application 'gnu screen'.  It should be available for all usual
operating systems.  You can find some hints about its usage here:
http://jmcpherson.org/screen.html

The options in the config file are only the most interesting and
important ones.  You can get a list of all available commands and
variables with 'cmdlist' and 'cvarlist' in the server console.

rcon.pl is a perl script that implements rcon which can be used to
remotely control your server.

rcon2irc is a Xonotic server to irc gateway.  It allows you to watch
and communicate with active players on your server via irc.  Read its
rcon2irc.txt to learn how to setup and use it!

help.cfg is a Xonotic config file providing a simple help message
system.  It prints all the messages from a list, one after the other
with an configureable delay between them.  Great to provide beginners
with some hints.