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Based on guides: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Linux_dedicated_server | Based on guides: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Linux_dedicated_server | ||
Open PowerShell as administrator, then execute those commands | Open PowerShell as administrator, then execute those commands | ||
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart | <code>dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart | ||
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart | dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart</code> | ||
Now restart your PC. After that, execute another PowerShell command | Now restart your PC. After that, execute another PowerShell command | ||
wsl --set-default-version 2 | <code>wsl --set-default-version 2 | ||
echo [wsl2] memory=2GB > $env:USERPROFILE/.wslconfig | echo [wsl2] memory=2GB > $env:USERPROFILE/.wslconfig</code> | ||
Open Microsoft Store and install Ubuntu. Launch Ubuntu from start menu. Fill in username and password info when asked. Install required packages by entering those commands into the window: | Open Microsoft Store and install Ubuntu. Launch Ubuntu from start menu. Fill in username and password info when asked. Install required packages by entering those commands into the window: | ||
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 | <code>sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 | ||
sudo apt-get update | sudo apt-get update | ||
sudo apt | sudo apt install lib32z1 libncurses5:i386 libbz2-1.0:i386 lib32gcc1 lib32stdc++6 libtinfo5:i386 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 steamcmd</code> | ||
You will be asked to accept a license, press tab to move to the ok button, then enter to accept it | |||
mkdir ~/hlserver | This will install and update server in ~/hlserver/hlserver: | ||
cd | <code>mkdir ~/hlserver | ||
cd ~/hlserver | |||
steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir ./hlserver +app_update 232250 +quit</code> | |||
You can browse server files in windows explorer with this Ubuntu command: | You can browse server files in windows explorer with this Ubuntu command: | ||
explorer.exe ~/hlserver/hlserver | <code>explorer.exe ~/hlserver/hlserver</code> | ||
Unpack all sigsegv archive contents into tf directory | |||
If you have an existing windows server installation you can copy server files here. Do note that you would need to install a linux version of sourcemod and mm: source. | |||
Create a server starting file in Ubuntu shell: | |||
<code>echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/startserver.sh | |||
Create a server starting file | echo "~/hlserver/hlserver/srcds_run -console -game tf -ip 0.0.0.0 +sv_pure 1 +randommap +maxplayers 24" >> ~/startserver.sh | ||
echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/startserver.sh | chmod u+x ~/startserver.sh</code> | ||
echo "~/hlserver/hlserver/srcds_run + | Run server in Ubuntu shell: | ||
chmod u+x ~/startserver.sh | <code>~/startserver.sh</code> | ||
Run server | |||
~/startserver.sh | |||
Or, to run a server from windows CMD / PowerShell: | Or, to run a server from windows CMD / PowerShell: | ||
wsl ~/startserver.sh | <code>wsl ~/startserver.sh</code> | ||
You should check your linux server IP with a command executed in PowerShell | You should check your linux server IP with a command executed in PowerShell. IP will change with every system reset: | ||
wsl hostname -I | <code>wsl hostname -I</code> | ||
You can make the server autostart by adding a scheduled task in Task Scheduler, on login condition, running wsl as a program with ~/startserver.sh as an argument. | You can make the server autostart by adding a scheduled task in Task Scheduler, on login condition, running wsl as a program with ~/startserver.sh as an argument. | ||
=Make | =Make server accessible from the Internet and the local network= | ||
Download a program named [http://aluigi.altervista.org/mytoolz/sudppipe.zip sudppipe] (The browser may mark this file as unsafe so you might have to right click and select Save link As) | Download a program named [http://aluigi.altervista.org/mytoolz/sudppipe.zip sudppipe] (The browser may mark this file as unsafe so you might have to right click and select Save link As) | ||
Unpack the downloaded archive, then create tf2portpipe.bat file in the unpacked directory alongside sudppipe.exe. Replace port value with your own server port. The port should not be in use by any other program (TF2 client often binds to port 27015). | Unpack the downloaded archive, then create tf2portpipe.bat file in the unpacked directory alongside sudppipe.exe. Replace port value with your own server port. The port should not be in use by any other program (TF2 client often binds to port 27015). | ||
@ECHO off | <code>@ECHO off | ||
SET port=27015 | SET port=27015 | ||
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SET ip=%%F | SET ip=%%F | ||
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%~dp0/sudppipe.exe -q -b 0.0.0.0 %ip% %port% %port% | %~dp0/sudppipe.exe -q -b 0.0.0.0 %ip% %port% %port%</code> | ||
Run the bat file. If you wish to get rid of the console window, add a run on system startup scheduled task, with run whether user is logged on or not option, launching this script file as a program. | Run the bat file. If you wish to get rid of the console window, add a run on system startup scheduled task, with run whether user is logged on or not option, launching this script file as a program. | ||