Server Help

Bbfc · Newbie Joined: Jan 14 2006 Posts: 1 Offline

Ok, can anyone advise me on creating a zone purely for development purposes? the guides seem to show you the way of getting your zone online, i'd just like to be able to use it offline?

Whats the best way to do it?

Thanks for any help

Repositorer · Newbie Joined: Jan 07 2006 Posts: 11 Offline

There are no playing or development modes.
As well essentially, there is no difference between running your server offline or online.
One simply need go a certain length to either allow their zone to be accessible online or otherwise to prevent outside access while allowing a select few.
If you are behind a router, good chances you will remain inaccessible to the outside world by default, unless taken those extra procedures.

You may also, at server.ini under [directory] leave the IP= variable empty, and as such, your zone will not be listed on the directory server (so unless you tell someone your zone exist, its IP and port, they may not know of it/will not be able to connect to it).

If you require specific help in setting the server up and entering the zone, please proceed posting further details herein.
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Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:13 am Post subject:

Simply: just leave the Directory:IP setting blank.
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wEaViL · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject:

Wouldn't setting the server.ini server ip to 127.0.0.1 and adding custom zone in continuum work as well?

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:50 am Post subject:

ServerIP has nothing to do with actually connecting to the zone. As it says in the comment, it's used for proxy detection.

And of course you have to add a custom zone, too. Taking it off the directory servers simply prevents others from seeing it.

Purge · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:21 am Post subject:

If you want it to be more private (in case someone, somehow finds out the zone's IP and port), set PermissionMode=1 under [Misc] in server.ini, create a permit.txt in your server folder, and add your name onto that. That'll make it so only the people on permit.txt may enter the zone.

aussie243 · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:14 am Post subject:

you dont have to change any settings just at the zone download list click add custom, add the ip as 127.0.0.1 and port as what it is in your zone, the name doesent matter,

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:18 am Post subject:

Thanks for repeating exactly what has already been explained, retard.