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Host Multiplayer Online ​

For Advanced Users Only

Hosting a multiplayer server is best done if you know how to host servers already and how to secure your system and networks

Do not host from Personal Computer

We do not recommend hosting a multiplayer server from your personal computer due to potential security issues (see Note 3 below for details)

  1. Install the server as described in Play Single Player Offline
  2. Take the local server you've built and run with the start local server script, then copy the full folder from:

\server\src\Shadowrun.LocalService.Host\bin\Release

To the machine you want to host it on. 3. Update these files:

Release\Resources\config\config.xmlRelease\Resources\config\LauncherConfig.xml

Replace all instances of 127.0.0.1 with the reachable public IP/hostname of your server.

Notes

  1. If you're hosting on a LAN for local play, this can be a local IP 192.168.x.x
  2. If you want to play with other people over the Internet, it needs to be the public IP or a hostname that resolves to the public IP of your server.
  3. If you are hosting your own multiplayer server, you will need to port forward all 3 of the ports mentioned in step 4 of Play Single Player Offline. This can cause security risks as one of them is port 80

Server Status Page

A server status page can be accessed by opening the server's IP in a browser (HTTP-only for now, so HTTPS warnings when accessing it are normal): Server Status Page

Update regularly

Make sure to regularly update your server to have the latest bugfixes and improvements!