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dustin · Last edited by dustin on Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:45 pm; edited 11 times in total

Lux now includes a headless server option. This means you can run a host from the command line, and it will operate in the background without creating any windows or graphics. NOTE: If you're not familiar with running programs using the command line then this is NOT for you.

For now, this will only work on computers where you have previously registered Lux on.

MacOS example command (run from the directory where Lux.app is):

Kef · Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:54 am Post subject:

inetresting, way cool man!

Kef · Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:07 am Post subject:

small remark: when the first player that joins is a guest-only it's stuck
so... that ain't it
because the game doesn't autorestart when I join I don't get host

rnPhase=-1>: All the countries have been assigned
Headless server is running a game with only bots. Abort the game
com.sillysoft.lux.D.A@328c7a server=true: matched against server
NetChat: << Kef is erbij gekomen (192.168.1.20) >>
com.sillysoft.lux.D.A@328c7a server=true: Kef has joined from IP 192.168.1.20
NetChat: << Er is een spel bezig, Kef is een gast tot het volgend spel start >>

PS: doubleclicking on a game in the list when still having something in the manual ip box takes you to the game in the IP box

dustin · Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 1:42 pm Post subject:

Vidar · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:25 am Post subject:

Will this new feature enable me to start a headless host at home, and then join it at work (using the same reg code)? Cause, that would kick ass.

dustin · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject:

Yes Vidar, it will.

known bugs in this beta:
- it will prevent you from joining using your name if you specified that name as the hosts's name (so choose a different host name, not your usual nick, for now)
- the shuffle option doesn't preserve the owner as host

dustin · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject:

I updated the commands in the top post in this thread, so they'll work with the current version of Lux.

Kef · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject:

I would make this a sticky

and my host is up

bug: running the java code while Lux is down will change your name to the name you enter in the headless host, giving you an error message you're gonna erase your ranking when you want to enter a game

Kurtz · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:02 am Post subject:

dustin · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:19 am Post subject:

No. The requirement is just that you must run the GUI Lux and register it on the computer, before you run a headless host on that computer.

Kef · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:16 am Post subject:

He still plays games with only bots D Sad

sucking up some CPU because I'm running 2 rooms

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

pretty awesome, ill mess with this in a couple days.
especially all day hosting on a laptop, may get the cpu to run a little cooler Very Happy

Kef · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject:

Java and GUI don't play well Sad

If the bots would stop playing on their own it would be perfect!

dustin · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:08 pm Post subject:

You should be able to turn off bot-only games by typing /set abortbotgames as the host in the chat. Do it when you only have 1 instance of Lux running. This should work for both normal and headless servers.

I removed a bunch of useless posts from this thread. If you don't know what a headless server is, then this thread is not for you. You can use google to find out what any and all of this stuff means if you're so inclined.

Kef · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject:

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

the abortbotgames work fine.

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

will simply closing the terminal end the game?

dustin · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject:

Closing the terminal should end the game, however your host would still show up in the tracker for a few minutes. Type /quit into the terminal to cleanly shutdown the server from the tracker.

Anything you type into the terminal is treated like the chat-box. You can use commands like /start, /boot, etc.

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

Pretty awesome man, im loving this. Should I be able to log into the GUI via my same computer, or when I am using the headless, can i not play in my room GUI style without restarting the room?

but for anyone interested, here is the room up.

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

I know im probably getting annoying, but i dont have the same host controls when i come into my headless room as myself-- when im guested out as myself in my room and try to restart i get the typical [Only the host can use that command]..is this suppose to happen?

Also, does the /set abortbotgames mean the bots wont play even when humans are in there? and if so is there a way for them to play once there are humans?

Thanks!! (quite excited )
Rolling Eyes

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

kef, you must enter the /set abortbotgames command to true in the command line box, if you try and do it in the gui, then it wont take, at least thats what im finding.

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

do you have a link to more advanced commands?

Kef · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject:

It should take the settings of the last game you set up with the GUI (the Lux app) if you mean the stuff that ain't indicated by the flags.

Dustin, it will still overwrite my name when I start Lux.app, that's a bit of a pain Sad

ps kcf:

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

no it wont, just change the name in the main menu, it will have put your "headless hosting name" in there, just change it--

Kef · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject:

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

Ive been hosting with the room name killercatfish Beta, for a while now. It tried to make my name killercatfish Beta when i opened the GUI, warned me i was gonna muff up my raw, i deleted beta, and ive played in the room with killercatfish and no raw reset.

dustin · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:18 am Post subject:

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

I am in a motel room, i opened their router and am hosting, 6619 is open. Same setting as I always have at home.
I can get into any room, only when i open lux i am refused from my room. This is new any idea?

dustin · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject:

Are you trying to join with the same name as the server? What error message do you get?

killercatfish · Lux Addict Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 206

just as if i were ban:
[Checking for aliases...]
[Connecting to LuxServer at 216.228.180.197 port 6619...]
[Connection refused]

I am trying to play as Killercatfish as usual.
Very strange, room works fine obviously, and also when i start it with the GUI instead, i am able to play just fine.

Just strange, it probobly would work again when i have my own router up, just in this room for a few days and wondering if you had any ideas.

Thanks.