Hello all I thought I would post about a script I have written to all you to quickly deployment of a Killing Floor server. I hope you find it useful.
KFserver: Killing Floor Linux Server Manager
kfserver is a command line tool for quick, simple deployment and management of a Killing Floor Linux dedicated server.
For full details click here.
Main Features:
Server installer (SteamCMD).
Start/Stop/Restart server.
Server update (SteamCMD).
Server monitor (including email notification).
Server backup.
Server console.
Map compressor.
Compatibility
The Linux Game Server Manager is tested to work on the following Linux systems.
Debian based distros (Ubuntu, Mint etc.).
Redhat based distros (CentOS, Fedora etc.).
The scripts are written in BASH and Python and would probably work with other distros.
Basic Usage
Start the server
Stop the server
Restart the server
Updating the server
The server can be updated automatically using SteamCMD. The update option will stop the server, run the SteamCMD update and start it running again.
Map Compression
Using the map compressor you can compress all the maps to uz2 format to allow fast map downloads. Place all the custom maps in the maps directory. Run the map compressor and it will compress all the maps to a directory (default:Maps-Compressed)
Monitoring the server
The script can monitor the server to ensure it is online. Should the server go offline, the monitor will attempt to start it again.
Email notification
Monitoring can send you an email, should the server go offline, and report details of the issue
Further notes
This script is free to use and you are welcome to customise and change it. I hope the script makes it easier to manage a Killing Floor server. If you have a suggestion, find a bug or issue, please leave a comment of my blog. Thank you.
KFserver: Killing Floor Linux Server Manager
kfserver is a command line tool for quick, simple deployment and management of a Killing Floor Linux dedicated server.
For full details click here.
Main Features:
Server installer (SteamCMD).
Start/Stop/Restart server.
Server update (SteamCMD).
Server monitor (including email notification).
Server backup.
Server console.
Map compressor.
Compatibility
The Linux Game Server Manager is tested to work on the following Linux systems.
Debian based distros (Ubuntu, Mint etc.).
Redhat based distros (CentOS, Fedora etc.).
The scripts are written in BASH and Python and would probably work with other distros.
Basic Usage
Start the server
Code:
./kfserver start
Code:
./kfserver stopUpdating the server
The server can be updated automatically using SteamCMD. The update option will stop the server, run the SteamCMD update and start it running again.
Code:
./kfserver update
Code:
./kfserver map-compressorMonitoring the server
The script can monitor the server to ensure it is online. Should the server go offline, the monitor will attempt to start it again.
Code:
./kfserver monitorEmail notification
Monitoring can send you an email, should the server go offline, and report details of the issue
Further notes
This script is free to use and you are welcome to customise and change it. I hope the script makes it easier to manage a Killing Floor server. If you have a suggestion, find a bug or issue, please leave a comment of my blog. Thank you.
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