This tutorial explains how to setup a local test server that can be launched on the same machine as client.
Official release
This section explains how to setup a server from the official release of Xonotic. It assumes that you have extracted it in ~/Games/Xonotic/Release
.
First you need to create a file called ~/.xonotic/data/server.cfg
with the following content:
sv_public 1
hostname "My Test server"
This config creates a vanilla deathmatch server that will be visible to other players on the server list.
Next, you will probably want to create a launcher for your server so you can launch it from your desktop. Create a file called ~/Desktop/Xonotic Server.desktop
with the following content:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=/home/user/Games/Xonotic/Release/xonotic-linux64-dedicated -sessionid 1
Name=Xonotic Server
Icon=/home/user/Games/Xonotic/Release/misc/logos/icons_png/xonotic_32.png
Path=/home/user/Games/Xonotic/Release/
Now try double clicking on that launcher in your desktop and it should launch a dedicated server. Then you can launch client and connect to it.
Git version
This section explains how to setup a server from the git repository of Xonotic. It assumes that you have cloned it in ~/Games/Xonotic/Git/xonotic
.
You can use server.cfg
from the previous section.
Create a file called ~/Desktop/Xonotic Git Server.desktop
with the following content:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=/home/user/Games/Xonotic/Git/xonotic/darkplaces/darkplaces-dedicated -xonotic -sessionid 1
Name=Xonotic Git Server
Icon=/home/user/Games/Xonotic/Git/xonotic/misc/logos/icons_png/xonotic_32.png
Path=/home/user/Stuff/Games/Xonotic/Git/xonotic/
Again, double click on this launcher to launch server. Have fun!