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--- server:hosting [2019/06/16 02:33] – [Crossfire Metaserver] saru
+++ server:hosting [2025/04/18 13:08] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 To start crossloop create a folder for the log files:
-  $ mkdir crossloop_dump
+  $ cd crossloop_dump/; nohup /usr/games/crossfire/bin/crossloop &
-Change directory to crossloop_dump
-  $ cd crossloop_dump
+    * This does not start the crossfire server in case of OS reboot.  Crossfire does not include a script that does this, but generally, it is not hard to write one - just make sure it su's to the appropriate user before running.
+  * FIXME - core dumps from crashes
-You can now run crossloop simply by:
+  * FIXME - using Munin (http://munin-monitoring.org/) for monitoring and tacking server resources, more of a server host or administration benefit
+  * Have an automated and remote backup of player files and unique map files in case of hardware failure, data corruption or accident
+    * All crossfire files are text, so generally easy to back up and restore
+    * Since files are text, one can even attempt to repair damaged/corrupted files.
   $ nohup /usr/games/crossfire/bin/crossloop