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silver plover
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It synced with other browser instances

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So if you add a mod in one browser tab

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All other browser tabs will be updated

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Or changing of settings etc

crude comet
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but it keeps autorefreshing even if I am not saving changes in another browser tab :P

silver plover
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All state changes is considered an update

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That includes server query

crude comet
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it would probably be better to just not autorefresh when those three tabs are selected

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is that a possibility?

silver plover
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I’d rather disable the non info tabs while it’s running 🙃

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But new UI might change those behaviors

crude comet
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but there's no technical reason those settings shouldn't be editable at any time... they are launch settings and they are totally separate from the currently running process

silver plover
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Non in the server state no

crude comet
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what editing it live lets me do is minimize downtime because I can get everything set up how I want and then do a quick restart

silver plover
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Since the entire state is calculated server side

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And all web clients are kept in sync

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Server settings and server query could of course be separated

crude comet
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yeah!

silver plover
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But that would require rewriting the server states

crude comet
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aw I see

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ok, well, I do understand the technical hurdles... there's a difference between what's possible and what's easy to refactor

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but my 2 cents is that separating the live server state from configuration stuff so I can edit configuration anytime would be best

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either way let me just thank you again for the server manager. it's definitely saved me a lot of time and hassle regardless of my minor complaints

silver plover
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UI is 4,5 years old 😄

crude comet
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ahh I see

silver plover
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It’s doable

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I’ll see if I can prioritize it sometime

crude comet
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ok! if you're redoing your ui code, then that would probably be the best time to plan for a change like this

crude comet
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@silver plover is there any way to set mission parameters? If I edit the server config manually will it be overwritten?

silver plover
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no, yes

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or rather, it's not currently supported to add mission parameters, but it's technically possible to add

silver plover
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and as you say, the config file will be overwritten since it's used to pass most parameters to the game

grave dune
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Grats on the tag

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Now I'll be mistaking you for Dedmen 👀

dark vector
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Knock-off-Dedmen

jovial narwhal
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Blue == Dedmen 🤔
BrightCandle said the same today 😄
Why

grave dune
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Dahl/Ded At first glance they appear the same

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And you message a lot, Dahl is beginning to appear more though 😛

silver plover
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I'll shut up now 🙊

simple sparrow
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Doesn't help that you keep changing your name!

grave dune
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😂

jovial narwhal
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mh?

simple sparrow
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I just knew you were on and saw a blue message name pop right as I tapped enter so read my own message back, was a surprise that is all

grave dune
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@jovial narwhal @silver plover :kappa:

silver plover
crude comet
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@silver plover let me know if you ever add support for setting mission parameters, or a way for me to do it and not have it be overwritten. that would be super helpful!

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with liberation it's not an issue because it has a built in feature for saving its mission params but for antistasi it was an issue

jovial narwhal
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@simple sparrow Wrong channel. But if you post once more you'll get banned for spamming.

simple sparrow
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I searched and I failed. Which rcon tools (if publicly available) do you guys use/recommend?

tough jacinth
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BattleMetrics

lyric mortar
hot otter
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After latest patch, when using TADST and verify signatures V2 users can no longer join the server.
Is this a Tool issue or mod issue?

tacit lake
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Not really sure where to put this but yeah... Does anyone have any extensive information on how BE communicates with the server? From an external point, out of game, say like an RCon tool.

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The bare bones I guess. The back-end code of server tools.

dawn igloo
tacit lake
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Thanks. Think I got it now.

tacit lake
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Progress! Using schaeferfelix's PHP class, amazing stuff 😃

simple sparrow
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Hello

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I'm new to arma modding

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I want to make a tool that can connect to an arma server, and get scores or something similar from players.

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Any ideas for how to do that?

jovial narwhal
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@simple sparrow #rules cross-posting is against the rules.. Just FYI because you violated it twice in just 5 minutes.

simple sparrow
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sorry, I crossposted twice, but havent done so after having been issued a warning

tacit lake
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lol 😄

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So breaking rules is acceptable until given a warning, got it

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😂 😂

simple sparrow
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no, but I wouldn't count it as breaking the rule twice, yet I got separate warnings for the same event

tacit lake
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Then learn fast before you get more warnings then ban.

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😄

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anyway, tbh, you should read the rules first.

runic quail
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How to create dedicated server.any tutorial video?help me...🙏

jovial narwhal
simple sparrow
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There is an executable arma3server that comes with Arma3 or can be downloaded separately that is a dedicated server, then you need to follow the link @jovial narwhal posted to configure it

frank ibex
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hey guys, how to i get battleye to log all scripts? i have a scripts.txt but its not creating the .log

manic cosmos
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just add 1 "" as first line

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just note it will log everything and slow down the clients a lot

frank ibex
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is this error normal? 21/02/2019, 17:16:33 : Warning: Disabled kicking for scripts.txt scans. Please update your filters according to scripts.log and add "//new2" at the top.

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also im not sure how else to start, tried some defaults and they brake the mission unfortunately, going to have to run this to know what to filter out

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i do have "//new2" at the start of the file

simple sparrow
frank ibex
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im blind didnt see that sorry will move there now

cosmic zealot
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I just did an install of Arma 3 and tried it with the TADST and FAST2 tools but each time i try to connect to the server it just hangs there trying to connect? Now when i take a copy of their cfg files and put them into config/server.cfg and run it without the tools I am able to connect but then i get weird behavior like the cfg not using the server name specified and other various changes like a different player limit.

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Does FAST2 and TADST work for anyone else? Is there maybe a new tool people use now?

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Im sleep deprived and must take a break now -_-.

serene siren
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Both work fine for me

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TADST used for years

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Did you set up a mission to start upon a first player connecting? If you don't, the server waits for an admin to login and enter the mission selection screen. The screen everyone else gets is the standard loading screen

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Are the startup parameters for the server correct?

cosmic zealot
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@serene siren that first thing u said may be it. When i look at the mission tab it shows no missions to select?

cosmic zealot
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Also i thought by default the game is suppose to take you to the mission selection screen?

cosmic zealot
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When i try to use the FAST2 tool to get a mod to populate that mission tab in TADST via FAST2 steam mods tab i get this error. https://imgur.com/a/kkcDhmn

serene siren
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That only works for local hosted. Not for dedicated servers. For dedicated servers you need to specify the mission you want to run once players join

cosmic zealot
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@serene siren Whats local

cosmic zealot
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I managed to get FAST2 to download some steam workshop scenario and checkmarked them in mods but they dont show up in Missions + Client, and when i connect i cannot find them either? https://imgur.com/a/M1wJDgU Do i maybe need to move the symlinked folders to mpmissions. But if so those missions dont even have .pbo files, they are .bin files???

serene siren
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I don't recommend downloading missions Through the SW. Rather download them manually and place them in mpmissions

icy apex
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@cosmic zealot FAST isn't built to handle workshop scenarios right now. If you put a request as an issue on the Github I'll get round to it eventually.

bitter pilot
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Anyone can help me how to setup dart or brc?

runic quail
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how to create a server?any tutorial...help me...

desert scroll
runic quail
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@desert scroll...Thank u....🙏

floral marlin
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https://i.imgur.com/8tsu9nO.png has anyone got any clue what's going on here, it's just started and I've made no changes to anything. It seems like it's kicking me out after connecting for what ever reason. Worth noting it works fine under wine.

lyric mortar
manic cosmos
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new #perf_prof_branch with fix for the kickTimeout kickID vs lobbyIdleTimeout and some new admin commands for cleaning kicks

steep estuary
junior mountain
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@steep estuary hm... Sorry, maybe I'm a too stupid, but need more detailed instructions - how to setup and run that module.

steep estuary
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Ill DM you

loud fiber
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@steep estuary same

steep estuary
lyric mortar
random prawn
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That seems good though Im really stupid and cant get the authenticator details in it. Anyone advise?

near swallow
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does anyone know of any discord bots that allow you to start and stop a dedicated server?

clear brook
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I remember that there was an RCOn bot that I used a long time ago @near swallow

near swallow
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yeah i saw that you cant start a server with that one though

clear brook
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You cant? Hm

near swallow
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yeah you can only stop and restart

steep estuary
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you dont need anything fancy for it.
If you have python installed you can just use something basic like this: (for windows)
https://pastebin.com/i4nhrnLB

near swallow
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would this work if i was using TADST with multiple profiles?

steep estuary
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if you can start you server with a double click on a binary then that should work ^^.
For TADST probably not, its does this weird GUI stuff right?

near swallow
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yeah

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may just move away from tadst to be honest

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thanks for the help

steep estuary
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@near swallow you can make it work though if you use "export" in TADST.
And then just copy it into the bot:
Like this: https://pastebin.com/i4nhrnLB

near swallow
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oh awesome thank you

outer smelt
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been trying to do an arma 3 server but for some reason no player slots appear

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using tadst

jovial narwhal
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missing mods on server

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check your log

outer smelt
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wheres the log?

jovial narwhal
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Dunno

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it's your server

outer smelt
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what do i search there

jovial narwhal
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dunno

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depends on server tool

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usually it's a .rpt file

outer smelt
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Idk what to look at

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What error am i looking for

silver plover
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Linux writes to stdout, Windows to local app data by default

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Check at section where server loads the mission

lyric mortar
lyric mortar
fiery sierra
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@lyric mortar Lobby idle timeout 👌 now it's easier to config (I used bat file for configuration after new update)

torn void
jovial narwhal
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it was posted by stanhope.. soo... I assume... stanhope?

languid jetty
lusty iris
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yes, I maintain that, why?

last venture
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Is there anyone here familiar with ARMA Host and Flax's Arma Server Tool? We've been having some issues adding new maps to our server recently; infinite load screens and the like, even after we nuked the modpack of anything that might be conflicting / causing issues.

lofty fox
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Try vanilla and troubleshoot from there. There is a weapons orientation mod that causes it maybe a few more known mods.

If it’s still happening validate your servers

And finally look at basic.cfg

But should move this to #server_admins

simple sparrow
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IF you're having map loading issues, try adding loading screen fix scripts into the mission and make sure the mods themselves are all listed under the launcher. don't add a mission that has certain mods and one missing from the list. If you used a mod on the mission, and don't load it on the server, it won't load the map. It may flicker on screen showing an error in the logs but that's it. If it doesn't show errors, you'll need a script put into the mission.pbo file to fix that issue @last venture

tropic echo
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Anyone know of a way to blacklist a specific mod on my server? I know about signing keys and what not but I wasn't sure if there were other options.

jovial narwhal
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you can run a script on the players that scans CfgPatches for the mod

tropic echo
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I tried something similar to that in the init of the mission file the server is running, but I was still able to join with the mod in question enabled

lyric merlin
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Then code was incorrect, it's surely possible the way Dedmen said

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Hmm this was posted a week ago 🤔 will check date next time

static rune
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shouldnt signing keys just solve that?

clear brook
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notlikemiya Imagine needing .bikey's for you .bikey's

lament wraith
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I asked this question on the forums yesterday, but I'll try here as well.

Does anyone know if there is a tool for outputting server load (FPS etc.) reported by the game to a separate file or stdout? Would I have to patch the binaries myself to achieve this?

If not, are there any better ways to gauge server performance outside looking at CPU time?

jovial narwhal
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just make a extension

lament wraith
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Are there any other ways to get the output of the console excluding the default log file? I find that it only updates at certain intervals.

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My ultimate objective is to be able to read the console log as a file stream and parse it.

silver plover
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either create a stream from the rpt and filter to whatever data is relevant

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or use an extension to create another file/socket/whatever with custom data

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there are a couple of premade extensions for that

lament wraith
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Thanks. I think that should suffice for what I'm planning to do.

lyric mortar
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please share if you manage to make a tool @lament wraith

jovial narwhal
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I just do

boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor stdoutStream;
boost::process::context ctx;
    ctx.stdout_behavior = boost::process::capture_stream();
    ctx.stderr_behavior = boost::process::capture_stream();
<...>
    serverProcess = boost::process::launch(exec, args, ctx);  //#TODO This can throw exceptions.. we may want a try..catch
<...>
    //hook streams and start capture
    stdoutStream.assign(serverProcess.get_stdout().handle().release());
<...>
stdoutStream.async_read_some(boost::asio::buffer(stdOutBuffer),
        boost::bind(&Server::end_read_stdout, this, boost::asio::placeholders::error, boost::asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred));
silver plover
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... on linux 😉

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no stderr handling? thinkinghuh

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or does boost include both by default?

jovial narwhal
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oops. forgot
stderrStream.assign(serverProcess.get_stderr().handle().release());

silver plover
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😛

jovial narwhal
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and forgot other stuff but you get the idea

silver plover
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sadly that only works on linux

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since windows output is caught by the console window

jovial narwhal
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oh 🤔 good to know

lament wraith
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will do @lyric mortar

silver plover
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if stdout/stderr worked on windows my server manager would be so much better easier 😦

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and a lot of our CI stuff etc

lament wraith
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haha I wish

languid jetty
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Screw that console window. I wish it had a non-interactive mode for that server, but at least it works.

jovial narwhal
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start parameter for that? -headless?... people would confuse that with HC 😄

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-noUI?

languid jetty
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-service

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Or something could do.

silver plover
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I'd like the stdout/stderr even for normal usage 😄

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now I have to copy the rpt files for our GPU CI jobs

jovial narwhal
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-service maybe implies something else than no console ui

languid jetty
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True, but so does -noUI. Could still be a console without the fancy look at that.

jovial narwhal
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-consoleOutput for logs being dumped to stdout/stderr even if UI or even if RPT?

lament wraith
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Yep, that'd be ideal.

silver plover
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then I only have to bribe mikero to fix that for his tools as well 😄

jovial narwhal
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I'll bribe my todo list to add that for me

silver plover
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could you please fix absolute paths for linux server as well? 😛

jovial narwhal
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I don't wanna

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just use symlinks you lazy

silver plover
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sometimes life gives you lemons 😄

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it's so annoying that it works just fine on windows but breaks entirely on linux

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like, I would expect it to be the other way around 😛

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relative being broken, absolute working fine

lament wraith
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How would you go about outputting console to stdout? Reverse engineer the binary?

silver plover
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but as you say, there's at least a simple workaround

jovial narwhal
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If you attempt to do that you'll get a ban

silver plover
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how about making sure that arma 2 oa linux binary makes its way out then @jovial narwhal ? 😉

lament wraith
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I don't understand @jovial narwhal

jovial narwhal
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@lament wraith EULA violations get you banned from here and BI Forums.

silver plover
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or removing the glx and x11 dependency on arma cwa server mode 😄

jovial narwhal
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arma 2 linux binary is prolly the first thing I'll do

silver plover
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❤

jovial narwhal
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I won't touch anything older than OA unless I'm being forced

silver plover
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the 1.96 linux server works perfect, 1.99 is only available in the separate linux game release is a bit more "special"

lament wraith
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Ah okay. I read your post on server FPS limit testing. Isn't that EULA violation? :p

jovial narwhal
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not if there is no reverse engineering involved

silver plover
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I guess the 1.99 linux release is made by a different company though

jovial narwhal
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I know nothing about CWA stuff 😄

silver plover
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perfect, then you have some new stuff to learn 😉

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ah, the linux version is made by Virtual Programming

jovial narwhal
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VP also made the a3 linux port 🤔

silver plover
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yep

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I guess I'll have to figure out why my arma cwa docker freezes

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should be the same libraries and x11 runtime as outside of the container thinkinghuh

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at least I don't have to worry about it in the future once it's solved 😄

grand glen
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@silver plover if you need help with docker i can help you. My BECTI OFPS server is running on 2019 server core, with docker

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and all the configs are stored on gitlab and we run and restart server using CI/CD pipe lines 🙂

silver plover
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BECTI? that sounds like arma 3 😛

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arma 1, 2, oa and 3 servers works fine in docker. arma cwa, not so much

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or rather, it probably works in docker but I have yet to figure out which of all X11 thingies that broke it

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Arma CWA linux version sadly requires both x11 and glx to run, even with the server parameter

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there is no dedicated linux server binary available, only for OFP 1.96

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I tried to use the same glx and xvfb-run wrapper as our linux lxc boxes but it freezes somewhere during startup

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haven't had time to run strace etc as that requires some escalated permissions for the container

simple sparrow
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@silver plover I'm attempting to use the docker version of arma-server-web-admin, but I'm running into segmentation fault issues when starting it from the webui, I can run the ./arma3server and it works off the mounted volume via host, but for whatever reason I can't seem to get it to work with the container. (I've given it gid/id's with full r/w/x perms on all the files within the arma3 directory) You got any suggestions on what to look at to troubleshoot?

grand glen
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X3DAudio1_7.dll
XAPOFX1_5.dll
msvcp120.dll
msvcr120.dll
vcomp120.dll
vcruntime140.dll

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this are only files u need

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ADD Files/ C:/Windows/System32/

silver plover
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@grand glen Linux containers rarely use C:\Windows\System32

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@simple sparrow wrong path somewhere in config perhaps? I.e. the environment variables or the volumes

silver plover
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could be some dependency missing in the image as well, quite a while since I used that one

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you could probably check that with ldd or ltrace/strace etc

jovial narwhal
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ADD Files/ C:/Windows/System32/
Never add random files you download from the internet to system32. very bad idea.

grand glen
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who said u download them lol

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if you pay attention to chat i mentioned that i am running on Server 2019 CORE

jovial narwhal
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You are telling him to add files which he doesn't have (as he's on linux). Adding files which one doesn't have, need to be gotten from somewhere.

grand glen
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sorry i must off misread his OP

simple sparrow
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All good. It gave me a chuckle.

silver plover
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@simple sparrow did you figure out the docker quirks? or should I make sure the image works?

simple sparrow
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No. I had a finite time to work on it before trying other options. I will say it works great until I try to start a server. I like the ui

silver plover
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I could try to find some time to verify it

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I don't remember arma linux server requiring any new dependencies

simple sparrow
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Its docker so I didnt think that would be a problem other than maybe kernel version

silver plover
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could be missing library but I don't think so

simple sparrow
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Otherwise I know my kernel is older than the usual distros. (Centos 7)

silver plover
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ah, wait

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I remember something in regards to this

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someone tried to use it with unraid

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and the default config didn't allow binaries to be executed

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and Centos is a bit more security oriented

simple sparrow
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Noexec?

silver plover
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yeah

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something to do with the docker volume mount

simple sparrow
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Hmm. Not sure where the config for that is. But I remeber reading about it

silver plover
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that could definitely be it

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in your docker and/or docker volume mount

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and/or partition mount

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so many tiers of permissions 😄

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what partition is arma mounted from?

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is that mount marked as noexec?

simple sparrow
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Ill give it a shot when I get off work. No way to know atm. Also chmod 777 was done the directories and added docker user as owner. I do if that helps.

silver plover
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is it a bind mount perhaps thinkies

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mount should give you some hints

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is it a "real" linux machine?

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or like docker for windows?

simple sparrow
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Its a full box. No vps or vm

silver plover
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running mount inside the container should tell you how the volume is mounted at least

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plain docker or some orchestration?

simple sparrow
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Just docker create && docker start <container>

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Straight off from a sudo user

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And the -v \arma3:\arma3

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-- thinking from memory

wise lintel
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i'm trying out your web panel as well, hope it goes well

simple sparrow
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@silver plover Sent u a DM with the details of the server just so you got accurate information for repro.

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In an hour or so, I'll be home and I can then check on that noexec param / whatever for centOS.

silver plover
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👍

prisma crane
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One message removed from a suspended account.

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One message removed from a suspended account.

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One message removed from a suspended account.

dark vector
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only on enterprise/customized plans afaik

languid jetty
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can cloudflare apply with those kinda game servers?
Not within your budget. Your best bet is moving to a host that does game-related ddos mitigation.

tribal lava
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OVH/SoYouStart/Kimsufi have anti-ddos

languid jetty
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Sys and ovh have game specific on their game lines and those have arma specific filtering.

simple sparrow
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Whats good server hosting and how much do they charge?

subtle escarp
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OVH / SoYouStart are pretty good

wraith wing
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Hetzner has pretty good pricing

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I7-7700 64gb 1gbit nvme ~45€/m

simple sparrow
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Alright cool

prisma crane
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One message removed from a suspended account.

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One message removed from a suspended account.

normal hazel
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I want to open a server

void turret
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That’s a noble intention 👌

simple sparrow
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One thing you should know before opening one is that you dont play anymore...

rain cradle
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Once you start running a server you also start making configs, then eventually you start looking at making models.

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Because "if one thing would just be a little different it'd be great."

simple sparrow
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,+

heady spire
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@prisma crane if you have any issues regarding hetzner i can help out, long time customer on there

royal loom
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@here Hello everybody
Tell me how to configure custom faces on the arm 3 server?

static rune
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custom faces dont work

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they need to be addon

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also @ here wont work either. it would be rude to ping 20k people

silver plover
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face.jpg should still work?

static rune
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it "works" but the shaders can mess it up

silver plover
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Yeah, no custom rvmat without addon

royal loom
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well, if the face shows

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on the server but when you enter the arsenal it turns white

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as I understand it, I am writing to the wrong channel

quiet compass
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I had a couple questions about running a server:

  1. For you guys that run Servers, what type of mods caused the most 'lag'? Is there a way to see if any specific mod is taking up a lot of resources?

  2. I'm using TADST to run my server but could use some help optimizing it for my home server, etc if anyone wouldn't mind?

ember plank
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  1. in short; everything you load / execute on the server will cause lag, both for server and clients.
    Longer answer; any mod which is using a lot of scripts can and will cause some server/client lag, depending on how much and how good/bad it has been written. Mods which only add content will also add some stress on the server, but is mostly RAM wise. However to know which ones are what and what their impact are requires you to know each mod inside out.
    And server/client lag is not only caused by mods, but also by the missions you run, since those can also have bad scripts which hog up resources.

  2. By default Arma3Server will have good performance and I would advice not to tweak stuff unless you run into specific issues. My experience is that most performance issues are caused by either bad mods/missions (see point 1) or bad hardware.

hoary cosmos
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hey guys

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what tools do people use nowadays to runs servers on Windows?

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I used to use TADST, and that seems to have gone out of date

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I also tried FAST, and FAST2, but seems to be deprecated and super buggy now.

rare seal
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Tadst is work fine for me but you can use your own .bat file

simple sparrow
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We have just been using Arma3sync to run the parameters and manage the mod list.

grave dune
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TADST is functional for small servers, otherwise you could try FASTER or perhaps Armaremoteadmin

hoary cosmos
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TADST started having issues with headless clients for me, which is why I dropped it and moved to FAST.. but then FAST completely stopped working, started crashing out almost everry time I tried to use it on recent Arma versions

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Does anyone here have experience with FASTER? FAST was always super simple, but buggy.

wraith wing
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I don't understand you guys, what has a config generator todo with the amount of players on a server

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If you are not sure what the config generator does look up the arma3 how to setup a server wiki page for documentation

earnest inlet
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Hi, anyone got experience with Arma3Sync Repo Builds on Linux? Processing SHA1 signatures takes bloody ages, on SSD Storage with 10 cores and it is basically just using 6% CPU usage

silver plover
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make sure you're using an update to date jar, the older ones are a lot slower

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it can take some time if there are lots of changed files

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or if you've deleted the old zsync / hashes

jovial narwhal
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Why doesn't it just use the hashes that are stored in the pbo's already :U

silver plover
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not all files are pbos 🙂

jovial narwhal
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but most

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and all the big ones

wraith wing
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sounds like a new task for you 😛

jovial narwhal
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My updater already uses pbo hashes

silver plover
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its a shame they don't use any of the public source management systems

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its a bit too annoying pulling down their svn, making a patch file and sending it away by email

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and that all their files use serialized java objects instead of something more interchangable

earnest inlet
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seems to be an issue in regards to vdisk performance of the linux machine, combined with the fact that I am doing some rsync magic beforehand which might destroy my existing zsync files

junior mountain
chilly atlas
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Does anyone know if the query protocol is documented anywhere? I am assuming this is how sites like gametracker get information about the server such as playercounts etc.?

jovial narwhal
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"Steam query protocol" -> google

chilly atlas
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Ah, that is what it is called. THanks

silver plover
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you can also use Steam Web API for server queries

junior mountain
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Updated my modlink.sh script.

Added:

  • it is possible now to remove selection from all selected mods at once.
  • it is possible to load mods from a mod's compilation HTML file, created in Arma Launcher.

Fixed:

  • temporary files wasn't deleted after script execution.

Some improvements.

https://github.com/Varrkan82/ArmA3-modlink

orchid token
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I'm looking for a way to capture and replay players (human) inputs for testing, I'm thinking of capturing every UDP packets from clients to the server and replaying. Any Idea if this could work or would steam (o even arma) authentication forbids me from doing that?

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Any documentation on the client/server protocol is welcome

ember plank
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I doubt it's allowed to catch UDP packets and get into the protocol, since it's a security risk (and most likely not allowed by the EULA of Arma).
There is a function to record unit movements (BIS_fnc_UnitCapture), although that's client-side (which could be send to the server, but will most likely cause a huge amount of lag).

orchid token
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the point would be to compare performances of different server settings during the same action and choose the best ones

bold swan
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I'm thinking of capturing every UDP packets from clients to the server and replaying How would that even work...?

orchid token
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tcpdump on the arma port, done. the problem would likely stems from authentication while replaying it

bold swan
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Duh, yeah!

orchid token
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that's why I was asking about the protocol

bold swan
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And far more issues than that given you don't have the pings the clients had...

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I mean...

ember plank
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to test server performance; simply create a AI heavy mission (eg. 2 large armies fighting each other), run it on the server and log the server FPS for comparison.

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since Arma is becoming heavy by AI and scripts, not by players

bold swan
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Anyway, what was asked was Any Idea if this could work and the answer is no

orchid token
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I guess I'll have to try it on my own then but I was hoping getting some info on the protocol used for data transfers between clients and server

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Grezvany13, the perfs I want to test are those in PVP so that's why I was thinking of replaying client data

bold swan
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I was hoping getting some info on the protocol used for data transfers between clients and server Is there any multiplayer game that requires secure communications between client and server that provides that? Honestly don't know

ember plank
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any MP game that handles profile data requires a secure/encoded connection

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And I'm sure it's technically possible to catch and replay data from clients and server, although I would be very careful when it comes to the legal part of the idea.

orchid token
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sure but any game server running locally can have the data sent to it decrypted too as you have the key and even the process memory at hands

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I really can't see a problem with that, if needed I can always launch my server, launch my client, connect and do some actions for 5 minutes, restart my client and do the same again. Then merge both packets flows to simulate two players (x players really) doing different things at the same time. Then I can get a baseline to test my different server settings against, no harm done there.

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the only problme I can anticipate here is the authentication, everything else can be simulated (or given it's asynchronous anyway just replaying the capture should lead to the same simulation)

ember plank
orchid token
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fair enough, I'll try my ideas in the next few weeks, maybe it can work

orchid token
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I kind of understand your answers now, all I found about the network protocol was reverse engineering efforts on cheats forums and it looks like the protocol is not a dumb one, looks like I won't be able to do packet replays in any way :/

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I didn't think there was so many people trying to cheat at this game but I guess its proximity with dayz is also an aggravating factor

ember plank
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I guess you could try a couple of things:

  1. as explained before, try to stress the server with AI/scripts which will tell you if the server is strong enough to handle anything
  2. play on the server with low ping / low FPS / etc. to fake a bad connection

Not sure what else there is to check, since clients usually aren't the problem in missions, it's the mission scripts, mods and AI which will cause issues.
eg. a decent server can easily handle 100+ players when just walking around and shooting each other, however that same server can break with 10 people and a lot of mods and scripts.

orchid token
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For 1) I'm not sure the AI would be close enough to human players doing their things like checking their inventory, boarding vehicles, checking its inventory, then changing seats for example, that must have an impact on the server load that AI don't have (especially when you don't use any AI in missions).
For 2) faking a bad connection even locally is rather easy to do just by changing your ping or adding jitter, the real problem comes with "scripting" human actions ; that's why I thought of using packet replay to simulate human players, I don't want the added load on the arma process executing local scripts, that would be unrealistic.
The point of that was benchmarking different settings and trying to get an idea of the impact of each server settings on performances, if I can run 50 times the same tests with different server settings I can start to get an idea on what is impacting perfs in detail

ember plank
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You could have a (eg.) python script simulating player actions (will be a pain to setup though), and connect multiple clients to a server and run those interactions.
Although I guess the main issue would be having multiple clients (unless possible through headless clients).

A last idea could be to use BIS_fnc_UnitCapture and execute those by headless clients, so the server doesn't "know" the AI, or has issues running the scripts.
However a quick search doesn't look promising using UnitCapture on dedicated servers.

orchid token
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yeah it looks harder than I thought, didn't think about the cheats aspect in this game because I only play private Zeus missions :/

jovial narwhal
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@orchid token network replay won't work, and player inputs aren't transferred over network anyway
And also if you even attempt that, its a EULA violation

orchid token
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I thought the protocol would be a simpler one that it is, didn't take into account cheaters and found out even them struggle to decrypt the traffic

surreal plaza
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Hey, i'm interest who is using a rcon and which one are using?

bold swan
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Dart or bercon here

vague widget
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infistar vision

royal trench
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dart or bercon when you need a simple free tool

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Battlemetrics if you want the best out there, its 10 dollars a month

junior mountain
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Zupa bot for Discord.

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@surreal plaza ^^^

dry thistle
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Anyone here familiar with making a server with a persistent virtual database, like wasteland.

dire kettle
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try the exile framework

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might suit what you need

lyric mortar
old spire
jovial narwhal
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@old spire @lyric mortar #rules "no links without descriptions"
please add one, here too.

old spire
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10-4salute

echo bronze
old spire
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no, windows only (since it is on .NET/WPF)

echo bronze
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could it be migrated to .core? 😫

old spire
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well, it's already on .net core 3.1, but WPF is not crossplatform
so, basically, app needs whole new UI

echo bronze
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😫 yellowchain redchain

wary stirrup
wraith wing
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Isn't wpf ui stuff being added to
.net core 5?

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By the way we are working on a cross platform arma hosting interface (mods and server config), should become an open source release in a month or two

dark vector
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It's planned to release sometime after NET 5 I believe, don't think it's going to ship with the framework update directly

old spire
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WPF is dead at this moment, MAUI is the brand new crossplatform UI framework from MS, which will be released sometime after .NET 5 release

merry tartan
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I think the talk was .NET 6. And MAUI is basically xamarin.

idle gust
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@old spire So this would work great for installing an EPOCH server?

old spire
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not sure about great, but it would probably work
imo, FAST is better than my tool thonk

idle gust
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Never used it. I'm used to hosting servers for other games but its been awhile since I got down on Arma3 and Epoch and wanted to relive the glory days, haha.
I have a dedicated server, just been browsing for a good dedicated server management tool for installing arma3 and epoch with mod support.

opaque latch
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Honestly, if I find an easy way to put my code into linux, it will be my priority.
For now, the UI framework I use it not compatible .NET 5

dark vector
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Steve Sanderson @ Microsoft is working on/showed off Webwindow at some point, essentially something like Electron, but way lighter and smaller

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probably worth looking into, as you could then build a rich UI with Blazor WASM (html, css)

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(which runs on all operating systems)

ember plank
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looks interesting, perhaps time to get back into .NET

silver plover
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Or just use a browser as client removing the need for RDP/VNC etc as well 🤷‍♂️

nova geyser
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Hello, i'm sure this was asked a lot just by googling this for hours today without much success
i'm triying to use DaRT to manage my server... but cannot connect at all...

[2020-10-29 | 22:29:15] Failed to connect. Please make sure that you properly set a password in beserver.cfg and the server is running.

i have BEServer_x64.cfg and BEServer.cfg in the Battleye folder (and BEServer_x64 changes to BEServer_x64_active_5251 when the server is running...)

The content is:
RConPassword MyPwrd
RConPort 2302

Can someone help me a little with this?

ember plank
nova geyser
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tell me that i don't need to restart the server to change that...

ember plank
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well, you need to change the settings of the server, so yes, you will need to restart the server for that

nova geyser
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okay, thanks... i will try that, but i think that i also tried, don't remember at this point tried too many things

nova geyser
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that worked, i was using port 2302 and tested in the afternoon with 2305... just moved to 2310 and worked like a charm, thanks a lot @ember plank

lyric mortar
dark vector
dark vector
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im sure this one is gonna be handy for people 😄

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it tracks bikeys too meaning old bikeys of a mod get deleted and replaced with bikeys from the newest version

lyric mortar
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@dark vector are you tracking missions too? if so, what about mod dependencies? (mission.sqm/addons[] vs config.cpp/cfgPatches)

dark vector
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@lyric mortar no, just mods and their bikeys at the moment

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currently, if you install a mission, its going to put it where the other mods are and attempt to load it like a mod (it doesnt differentiate between missions and mods)

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also no dependency fetching or anything, its just plug a workshop mod id into there and it will keep it up to date and copy its bikeys to the keys folder when necessary

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however I can imagine a simple help for downloaded missions

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since its always going to be 1 pbo with no addons folder, I can detect that and automatically copy that pbo into the mpmissions folder when the workshop item gets downloaded/updated

silver plover
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You can check the workshop item type as well

dark vector
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Yeah prob will do that then

silver plover
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that "installOrUpdateAll" should probably not be a GET? In case browser or some crawler triggers it

wraith wing
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I think he will have some sort of authentication and authorisation in place

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at least it is really easy to have in webapi

silver plover
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browser prefetch, url autocomplete and what not 🙂

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also not very RESTy to make state changes with GET

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but maybe its just a list of mods that needs to be installed or updated

dark vector
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@silver plover yeah, shouldnt have been a GET 😄

wary holly
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Is there a Linux tool/.py script that helps in updating ARMA and required workshop mods? Thanks

junior mountain
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LGSM Tool for Arma and a lot of different scripts and complex tools for mods

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It's depends...

wary holly
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@junior mountain I'm looking for something that will help automate Arma / Workshop mods updates in Linux

junior mountain
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LGSM can work with Arma server in workshop, and with a branches too. And many other tools can work with mods. Including my one. Some of them has web interface, some has a GUI, and some are created to be run in a CLI.

lyric mortar
junior mountain
next condor
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excuse me everybody , i connect server all the time card interface , can't enter game task hall is how return a responsibility.

lyric mortar
next condor
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oh,sorry

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i'm building my own server

velvet cipher
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I am tinkering with FASTER right now. When it comes to mods, do I need to tick server & client both for mods to work?

silver plover
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server for server side only, client for both server and client

hollow atlas
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They are really helpful!

velvet cipher
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Thanx!

native fern
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can someone help me get my server up and running

pine compass
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would there be anyway for me to get someone to setup my server. im happy to pay just really want it done

lime atlas
lyric mortar
ionic kelp
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Hopefully this is the right place 🙂 I want to set up a Sandbox server for myself and my friends, where Anyone can spawn any item and just play/practice. Could someone recommend which mod I need for this?

hollow atlas
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You can make a mission yourself with auto respawns! I make some for my community and it can all be done with no mods if you need to

heavy flame
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Is this where I can ask if network utilities from portforward.com Is safe to use?

edgy yoke
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Anyone know of any tools that setup the -mods parameter for a dedicated server?

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I got 52 mods and i really dont wanna type out each one

hollow atlas
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In fact, you can scroll up in this channel for the Discord link

edgy yoke
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sniff that's beautiful. Im in their discord

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@hollow atlas Yeah i cant find a way to make a-mods and -servermods, Ive imported the list but theres no option

hollow atlas
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The whole command line is copied to your clipboard when you launch it btw

edgy yoke
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Thanks, I can copy/paste that to where I need it

silver plover
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it should be singular form, -mod= and -servermod=

sharp mantle
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Shameless plug: I made this https://github.com/gyf304/lpvpn to run VPNs (virtual LANs) on top of discord's networking. No installation required. Open-source.

silver plover
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cool 🙂

lyric mortar
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would be nice to have BIKI page to refer people to this

wraith wing
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Nice

rocky grotto
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Just gauging if there's interest. I made a python script that downloads mods from a collection and puts them into their own subfolder and edits the name so it's linux friendly. Also if used on linux it unzips the file and deletes the zip. What sets it apart is that it doesn't require the server account to have arma purchased. Instead it uses steam workshop downloader to download the files. It can also "update" a mod by redownloading it fully and this is done by simply removing the folder of the mod and running the script. It's kind of a messy script so before putting the effort into cleaning it up, I wanted to see if this is something people want. Cheers!

junior mountain
rocky grotto
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Both of those require the steam account of the server to own arma3, no?

junior mountain
silver plover
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@rocky grotto steam web api or actual steam cdn?

rocky grotto
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neither

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I'm not smart enough to be able to use the steam cdn

silver plover
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that's the steam web api

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it does not serve workshop assets other than missions

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for mods the file links are empty

rocky grotto
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Could you elaborate? Are you referring to the website I linked above?

silver plover
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ah, they've added a wrapper on top of steam cdn as well now

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previously they only had steam web api integration

rocky grotto
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Yeah. Only now I see there is a steam cdn client. Might start using that

silver plover
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probably the most complete implementation of steam cdn

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that's the cli client, most logic is in the backing library

rocky grotto
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That's awesome

silver plover
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the account used will still need to own arma 3, just like steamcmd

rocky grotto
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Ah, I see

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dotnet DepotDownloader.dll -app <id> -ugc <id> [-username <username> [-password <password>]]

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There it is, yep

summer dagger
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@silver plover On your arma-server-web-admin, how would you change the difficulty settings? Seems like it's not using any of the profiles in the Arma 3 - Other Profiles folder. (Linux)

silver plover
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it will use either the default or whatever profile name you pass it to use

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we handle our custom difficulty settings as a pbo

summer dagger
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oh right, forgot about that parameter

rocky grotto
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Here it is, it's pretty basic as I'm pretty new to Python but it was fun to make and it's also my first repository on github so let me know if I messed something up

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Disclaimer: Using the pre-existing tools that do require a steam login is a lot more efficent in that you don't have to manually keep track of which mods need to be updated and you also don't have to redownload the whole thing

silver plover
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you can fetch collection info via steam web api

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you can also query when an item was last changed via steam web api

rocky grotto
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Oh nice! Thank you!

rocky grotto
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Alright thanks to Dahlgren I've added some update functionality that doesn't require having to delete any folders manually, it'll check for the latest mod update on its own

silver plover
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You could also replace the chromium driver with just calling steamworkshopdownloader.io API directly

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I wonder how long it will take them to lock that down

rocky grotto
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Hm, that's a little too advanced for me atm. How could I look into the website's api?

silver plover
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You can inspect the traffic in your browser

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tl;dr; is that you make a request to the assigned CDN server with POST /api/download/request and the file id you want. That returns an UUID. That UUID should then be used together with GET /api/download/transmit?uuid= to the same CDN server that will do the actual download

rocky grotto
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I've got it working. This eliminates a massive bottleneck as far as speed is concerned

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I'll be implementing it in the next day or two and moving the selenium based one to a different branch as backup in case they change the api

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Or of they block it

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Thanks so much for this help, it'd never occur to me

karmic kettle
#

Hey, does anyone have any info on ArmaRemoteAdmin? In terms of whats going on on the open source release?

ember plank
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I'm sure they'll announce it when it happens 🤷‍♂️

still plover
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Hey guys. I'm trying to tweak an existing mission (KP Liberation) to enable the Global channel
I've unpacked the PBO & edited the description.ext to remove the config I needed to.
Now, I'm trying to rebuild it with armake, but I'm getting a syntax error

 idc = 203;
error: Failed to parse config.
error: Failed to binarize some files.```

The line causing the issue is actually immediately after that: `style = ST_TYPE;`
Apparently, referencing this constant (that is defined in defines.hpp) is causing an issue. I'm not a mission maker nor a C programmer so I'm not sure what's wrong
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If anyone could point me in the right direction, that'd be great

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Maybe I dont' have to do all this to allow the Global channel?

ember plank
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No idea about armake, but I guess you made a mistake in your description.ext

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Which does not have to be at that line (usually before that)

still plover
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That doesn't seem to be the case

clear brook
still plover
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disableChannels

tepid patrol
#

figured I ask here, does anyone know what happened to arma remote admin? I've sen't an email weeks ago asking about the new self hosted tool but they haven't answered.

Tool in question: https://armaremoteadmin.com/ discord link on website doesn't work

silver plover
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they have a discord link on their store website

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which works

subtle escarp
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From their Discord (~~https://discord.gg/kweKfJV~~ https://discord.gg/xU2TRED):

At the end of this year (31.12.2020) we will ultimately shut down Arma Remote Admin entirely. We are unable to make a promise on whether the replacement software RGSM will be available for public use by that date. We encourage users dependent on a management tool to look for suitable replacements prior to the shutdown.

tepid patrol
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thanks!

limpid bolt
karmic kettle
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Yeah that has been one that we have been looking at along with the egg for it.

ruby rune
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Hello guys, im looking to make some clan internal api utilities, and i was wondering on how take information (like alive or vanilla) and send it straight to my api-server to process it. Any suggestions on where i can get some information ?

wraith wing
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Extensions

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Just make a extension and send the data to your api

ruby rune
#

Nice, i found some url fetch extensions. Not the best documentations, buy hey its something

lusty sundial
ruby rune
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Awesome, thanks man

wraith wing
#

some whispering about intercept in the background 😄

lusty sundial
crisp flare
#

Is there a similar server manager like OmegaManager that runs dayz?

hollow atlas
#

FASTER or WindowsGSM

arctic bane
#

Anyone got any good solutions for mission DBs?

manic geyser
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InterceptDB by dedmen is good.

silver plover
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I think he wants a database with missions

manic geyser
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Oh. Do those even exist?

arctic bane
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I am aware of two. One that my community was using, and the one that I linked above. Making some progress on getting the above to work but I am far from a node.ja developer, and know very little about REST API.

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Plus it's all in French, though I know how to google translate so working on that.

jovial narwhal
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Uh InterceptDB needs to be updated to return results as hashmaps 👀

timid mirage
#

Anyone have an issue when they are launching a server (provided by ArmA Hosts) where the server didn’t pop up in the server browser but the server is up and running ?

karmic kettle
#

So i think this would probably be the best place to ask this. Anyone happen to know of a method of simulating the load on a server of 50+ players without having the players themselves be there? Been looking for a way to test this as the server tends to become a lot more sensitive to inefficient mods/scripts when reaching larger player counts. Could also be used for testing basic.cfg settings it possible(would depend on the method used I suppose).

tepid patrol
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man if there was a way for that that would be sweet

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but I never found anything like that 😅

ember plank
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connect 50+ HC's from different machines would probably be the closest thing to real players

autumn oasis
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Nah, you need position updates, vehicles and guaranteed-packet traffic to emulate anything like a real server. But I would sure love to spin up a container doing all of that from a git pipeline... but I thing in that case it is easier to just get 50 people

karmic kettle
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assumed as much

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I guess you could run a ton of clients from a server but I think you would actually need multiple boxes to pull it off

next trail
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Easiest way I can think to simulate a bit of load (not a test of network load, and all the other factors players add) spawn a bunch of AI (on HC/server), make them invincible, infinite ammo (never reload), and have them constantly shooting each other.

lusty sundial
karmic kettle
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could be something to try

karmic kettle
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All hamachi will do is allow them to connect to your computer as if it where a LAN/Local server. If they are not connected to you through hamachi first, the server wont appear. The server will also be in the LAN tab not the internet tab. Also, only use Hamachi with those you trust as it will give them access to your LAN ofc.

paper imp
#

I would reconsider using hamachi for game servers, it will add a decent amount of latency and overhead.

tight pivot
#

I got a question about server hosting,before infamous 2.0 update my friend could easily host a server for us to play without paying (or doing something like that) but after 2.0 he cant.Has BI changed how servers are being hosted or we cant get it done?

silver plover
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no, same as before

tight pivot
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Hmm,then its probably on him

plain crow
#

anybody here familiar with serverifyA3? i'm trying to add my vote commands to you server but theres not option to do that so i'm manual doing it in the server.cfg but when serverify launches the server again it takes my voting commands out

hollow atlas
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looks very similar, so nothing new to learn really

heavy bluff
#

im trying to get pbomanager so i can make missions for my group, it constanly gives me 404 errors

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anyone know how i can upload or open a pbo in mission or eden edditor

karmic kettle
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you can also use bankRev from Arma 3 Tools or ExractPbo from Mikero's for unpacking if you want. PboManager is just the most convenient. That said, does the context(right-click) menu contain a pbomanager section if you right click on the pbo or a folder? And if so does that work?

gray sierra
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What's the best tool to use to pack / unpack multiple pbos at once

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Looked at JAPM but it doesn't always work for some reason

jovial narwhal
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a batch script calling Mikeros DePbo? 😄

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what is the usecase specifically?

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windows desktop?
select multiple, right-click -> unpack ?

tepid patrol
jovial narwhal
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I'm working on that, but it'll still be a couple weeks

gray sierra
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Would be very useful

jovial narwhal
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My new project also lets just double click and open/edit a pbo files. Like zip files in windows

gray sierra
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👀

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Got a git I can follow?

jovial narwhal
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Not yet, once its done far enough I'll push to bohemia github (So is my plan atleast)

gray sierra
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Sure no worries

static rune
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mikeros toos can unpack whole folders or folder trees

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and put stuff in correct place on P: drive

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extractPbo

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documentation is in the install folder

lime nimbus
#

Any good Linux Server mod management tools?

outer mesa
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Linuxgsm is pretty good Just realised you said mod management tools, no idea about that sorry.

lyric mortar
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@lime nimbus

vapid hawk
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ok straight forward, how do i bypass the "Invalid Keys" everytime i boot up my server and try to join, my server has the mods, i have them, but all the mods are unssigned and i wanna get around it and i don't know how too.

silver plover
lime plank
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anyone willing to help? new to creating server in portforwarding

lime plank
silver plover
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Check RPT for any issues during startup

grizzled marsh
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Hey all new here just curious if there are any recommendations for dedicated server gui utilities (windows)

hollow atlas
tepid patrol
jolly latch
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Hey guys, i am having some trouble with settuping a server. I click UPnP and it says that the UPnP is not allowed on my router i check manualy and with my provider as well and they are saying it is... any tips? i never had issues in the past until i moved and swiched the provider. Is there a way i can check if my UPnP is working

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?

junior mountain
quick vapor
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is there someone that can help me figure out why my servers not working im using a server hoster called host havoc

clear brook
quick vapor
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ok

dusk rapids
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Good afternoon, I have a little setup question. When you connect to someone else's server, a window opens with mods and the ability to subscribe to them. Can't find information, how will this be achieved?

clear brook
dusk rapids
clear brook
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Did you set up the command line?

dusk rapids
# clear brook Did you set up the command line?

If you are talking about launch parameters, then yes. There are mods on the server, if you go to it with mods enabled in advance, then everything is fine. The problem is that the person who logs into the server through the launcher does not see the desired list of mods and, because of this, cannot enter the server.

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Here is an example when you look at the lists of mods on other servers. (Sorry for not being in English.) Doesn't display more than one on your own server. https://skr.sh/sACpNjDlMkq

silver plover
dusk rapids
dusk rapids
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@silver plover @clear brook Everything worked as it should. Thank you very much for your help! Have a nice day and mood.

marsh copper
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Has anyone ever had their SteamCMD download script glitch out and finish downloading but only have folders and no actual files? I just lost 15 gigs of mods due to this happening combined with a later part of the script overwriting the old mod files with the new empty mod folder.

wraith wing
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SteamCMD doesn't work to well on servers with high bandwith but not enough cpu power and tends to result in corrupted downloads

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Try limiting your downloadspeed if possible

marsh copper
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hmm, interesting. its odd because it's worked great in the past.

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I assume the command I'm looking for is "set_download_throttle"? Any advice for what to set it to (current average is around 95 mbps which is 100% usage)?

silver plover
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if the download times out it can be restarted to be completed

autumn skiff
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Is there a good method to monitor/log ServerFPS from outside the game? i.e not using the #monitor command as admin

lusty iris
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There's a mod that allows your mission to send messages to discord, probably not exactly what you had in mind but it could work

hollow atlas
silver plover
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You can send game metrics to influxdb or prometheus and graph in grafana

hoary cosmos
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Are there any server tools out there for Windows besides FASTER that provide an easy way to download/update workshop mods, configure server, etc? I love the FASTER UI but recently it's been pretty buggy and have had to resort to doing mods manually via SteamCMD for now.

sinful sand
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If you use the ISteamUGC::CreateQueryUserUGCRequest with the k_EUserUGCList_Published value for the list type, that will return all the items the user created, including the ones they were marked a contributor on.  Then, when you retrieve the SteamUGCDetails_t, you can compare the m_ulSteamIDOwner field with the current user's steam id.  If they do not match, then the user was a contributor, and not the original uploader.
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i asked steam support how to get items a user is contributor on

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just got a response

jovial narwhal
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Uh interesting.
But I think we already used exactly that to fill the publisher list.
Thanks I'll double check that

silver plover
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yeah, that works

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I get all items I'm contributer on

tepid ivy
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Anyone got experience with FAST2 here?

tepid patrol
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FASTER, yes

tepid ivy
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"Cannot reach Steam API"

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help

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I tried to find some troubleshooting guides, but only found closed git report

hollow atlas
tepid ivy
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ah, thank you

tepid ivy
hollow atlas
eternal sequoia
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To be able to download mods with steamCMD, do we still need a steam account with an A3?

silver plover
gritty schooner
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is that mean, for delicate server, we need buy one more a3?@silver plover, do i have any way to avoid buy a new a3?

jovial narwhal
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Just buy it now, while its still 75% off 😄

silver plover
thin dune
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Good time of day. Tell me please. I made a map in the terain builder I want to make sure that the objects on the map do not collapse (fences, gates) is it possible to put it in the map config?

tepid patrol
vague arrow
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is there a working link for TADST? i cant seem to find a working link anymore

tepid patrol
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FASTER ftw

hollow atlas
willow garnet
drifting forge
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Anybody have any sweet linux tool recommendations for running a server/downloading steam workshop mods from some sort of headless interface, ie. some sort of web interface?

jovial narwhal
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notlikemeow
yes

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I run a management web interface using C# Blazor.
https://github.com/dedmen/DepotDownloader/tree/WolfCorpsPatch I use this slightly modified so I can very easily include it.

_steamDownloadRunning = true;
ContentDownloader.Config.RememberPassword = true;
ContentDownloader.Config.DownloadManifestOnly = false;
ContentDownloader.Config.CellID = 0;
ContentDownloader.Config.VerifyAll = true;
ContentDownloader.Config.MaxServers = 20;
ContentDownloader.Config.MaxDownloads = 4;

            ContentDownloader.Config.SuppliedPassword = password; // in case we try to use cached login, but its expired, we can reuse the password
            ContentDownloader.InitializeSteam3(username, password, getGC, logWrite);
            ContentDownloader.WriteToLog = logWrite;

                ContentDownloader.Config.InstallDirectory = Path.Combine("depots", "107410", $"@{itemName}");
                ContentDownloader.DownloadPubfileAsync(107410, itemID).Wait();

            ContentDownloader.ShutdownSteam3();

And then thats all the code needed to run it.. basically.

silver plover
simple sparrow
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Can anyone tell me why our server isn't grabbing keys properly? I have it set up for verifySignatures=2;, and I put all the mod keys in Arma 3 Server/keys, and Arma 3/keys for good measure, but it still doesn't allow even SOG, saying it's not properly signed

simple sparrow
rotund elm
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Evening, i'm looking for some guidance regarding the above. I'm also trying to key my dedicated windows server to work with the CDLC content. Anyone have some pointers?

light pulsar
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Hi, maybe anyone can tell me what’s the issue. When i run my server through 4net hosting and upload mods to the server, everything appears to be fine, but then when the server download all the mods for the users that tries joining, the mods go as “missing” on the launcher and you cant connect to the server, because it says sometging about “Contact server admin, and about a key not signed by this server”.

clear brook
finite prairie
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Any good server managers other than FASTER? It's getting way too buggy for me lately, won't even load the correct mission names anymore.

pseudo spruce
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windows or linux ?

finite prairie
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Windows

hollow atlas
outer mesa
sturdy urchin
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Does anyone know wether or not 4NETGUYS is a scam company?

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3.75 euro for 12 months is a good fucking deal but i feel like i'm getting scammed.

jovial narwhal
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3.75 euro for 12 months
too good to be true

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And if you google that company name you find...
Sooooooooo.... yeah maybe stay away

unknown.png
hardy vine
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(to be honest I am attracted by the story of the second last search result though meowthis )

outer mesa
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And it's 3.75 euro a month, not for 12 months. Which is doable but do not expect good performance at all. Even for 10 slots.

ancient swift
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Does anyone know of a tool to spit out a -mod= startup parameter from a html modlist?

silver plover
ancient swift
cyan lake
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anyone know if there is any way to possibly connect a google sheets and an arma server in any way? (api or anything)? tryna make EoL attendance tool rn

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at least some form of way to get steam64 or so from the users connected maybe

next trail
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There is no tool I know of that can do that but I would check out Pythia, it would make it fairly simple to implement. The methods I've employed that have proven to be pretty good is to setup a websocket server (can be implemented in python, nodejs, etc) that is always running and then utilize Pythia with a websocket client to receive/transmit data.

next trail
cyan lake
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thx!

next trail
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A very crude way that wouldn't require any extensions would be to diag_log on the server with some sort of formatting that is easily extracted and have a scheduled task that runs a program that iterates over the RPT files from the server (for that day/last X hours) to extract attendance data.

tepid patrol
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if you log your server_console to file it should contain the user name and steam UID of everyone connecting, you can read that.

lyric mortar
static sapphire
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can anyone help me and my unit out ral quick to set up this dedicated server.

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if im in the wrong chat my b

left ravine
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Hey guys! I'm trying to set up my first dedicated server and I'm just having some issues with the Arma3server_steamcmd_example.cmd, it keeps saying "invalid password"
Next to STEAMLOGIN= I've tried my actual login and my current username, then a " " and my password!
As I said this is my first server so chances are high I'll pop in for help with a few things, I'm still contending with my provider about port forwarding so if that could be a significant issue here then that may be the problem

tepid patrol
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and iirc it should be
steamlogin USERNAME PASSWORD
without any "

simple sparrow
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How can i host dedicated server?

fierce mango
left ravine
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Okay so just to check its now popped up with CWorkThreadPool does that mean its worked?

silver plover
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dedicated server is also included with regular arma 3 so if you already have arma 3 installed you can use the bundled server instead of installing another one

left ravine
frosty hill
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Can anyone help or post a good tutorial on setting up and using RCON for an arma 3 server?

silver plover
junior mountain
young wagon
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Does anyone know how to set up dedicated server?

silver plover
young wagon
glossy geyser
harsh bronze
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Really daft and out of context question, has anyone tried running a server inside docker?

tepid patrol
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yup, there's a ?public image of one somewhere, heard of it on the ACE slack

sly hemlock
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We're using this, although I didn't set it up, so far its working well

harsh bronze
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Saves me a bit of work! thanks folks

tepid patrol
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thats the one I meant

native reef
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we run becti in docker container, we use gitlab ci/cd to pull down and build a container, then pull in and pack mission and push out to a server with gitlab runner on it, into container. Have server, hc, discord bot all running on server 2019 core that way. Game ends kicks off intercept mod to trigger gitlab to push mission rebuild from repo and redeployment on new voted map.
works great, easy to redeploy anywhere

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containerizing and using gitlab ci/cd was best thing we ever did, though people did have to get used to server 'restarting'

dawn bluff
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how do i connect my server through file zilla then put my mods on the server

sly hemlock
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The only case where this doesn't apply is if you are hosting yourself (such as on a dedicated server). You'll need to setup the FTP server yourself

silver plover
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If possible, use SFTP instead of FTP. Stay encrypted!

tepid patrol
grim elk
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Hey, is there a quicker way to select multiple mods for the serverify tool for arma 3?

tepid patrol
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Faster can do it via the HTML preset, dunno about serverify.
I know not really helping 😅

remote umbra
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It has a steamcmd image, to download A3 server and mods upgrades everyday, and restart A3 instances, FTP server, TS3, webapp for admin to configure mods list, manage instances, upload pbo....

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Currently dealing with the weird behavior of steamcmd and workshop_download_item...

tepid patrol
remote umbra
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I will have a look at the implem on some project yes.

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Even if steamcmd fails after 15min, it continues to DL in the background... I tried to kill it after some time, and start again, but it will remove the content already downloaded, so I don't kill it.... But it fails to continue the download for already started mod. so I am thinking about changing the list of mods to DL and cleaning up stuff in parallel, to reach the goal.

remote umbra
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Will set a 4 hours timeout on podman run, update the script with the reduced list of mods (the ones in workshop/content), delete the local stuff in workshop/download, restart a 4H DL session, and reset the original steamcmd script once everything has been downloaded.

merry relic
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what are you guys using to create your PBO's inside linux?
I've tried using MakePBO and also JAPM but both are having issues.
JAPM - Missing the first letter off files/folders. (Seems to be an issue with the code https://github.com/RaJiska/JAPM/issues/7)

MakePBO - Not including the "Functions" folders inside my PBO and only the scripts in the main folder.
Anything I'm missing or forgetting?
sudo makepbo +A OurServerMod output.pbo
https://imgur.com/imXnRUm

junior mountain
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At least in version 0.7.92 it works fine. But in version 0.8+ this option broken

merry relic
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thanks sooo much

junior mountain
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You're welcome

sonic goblet
mild iris
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can i use C# to programming mods ? or which lang use this engine for arma reforger ?

jovial narwhal
pseudo crystal
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Hi everyone I need some help getting a friend to join my game, we are able to join official servers together but not custom servers. What do I do?

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Please dm me

cursive wren
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Hi, need help from someone with experience with FASTER.

I am fairly new to making a dedicated server for ArmA 3 and I've been following tutorials so far.
So far I have learnt that TASDT is outdated so I went with FASTER.
My problem is that I'm unsure of what to do with the Mod Staging Directory and the Install Directory.
I know that these might sound obvious on what to do but I am extremely smol brain.
Any sort of help will be much appreciated ✨

ember plank
marsh copper
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Are there any tools to check a mod list and see if all the mods are keysigned? Looking for an easier way to do this instead of installing a modlist and trying to join to see if it kicks me for missing keys

silver plover
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bohemia's key tool has a validate function

tepid patrol
marsh copper