Use a shell variable for the URL

Added instructions for creating a shell variable.  This should reduce the amount of typing someone needs to do and hopefully errors.
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kjkazinski 2012-08-08 09:03:15 -03:00
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*There may be a script to do this in the future, but its quite easy to do yourself, and I prefer to place things manually whenever possible so I know what's going on myself.* *There may be a script to do this in the future, but its quite easy to do yourself, and I prefer to place things manually whenever possible so I know what's going on myself.*
## Create a shell variable to the MSM download URL:
1: Create the variable msm_url:
export msm_url="https://raw.github.com/marcuswhybrow/minecraft-server-manager/latest/"
2: Verify the varible:
echo $msm_url
## Install The Configuration File and Create Directories ## Install The Configuration File and Create Directories
1. Download the configuration file and place it in the `/etc` directory: 1. Download the configuration file and place it in the `/etc` directory:
sudo wget https://raw.github.com/marcuswhybrow/minecraft-server-manager/latest/msm.conf -O /etc/msm.conf sudo wget ${msm_url}msm.conf -O /etc/msm.conf
2. Edit `/etc/msm.conf`, have a read through and make any adjustments, the comments will help you out. 2. Edit `/etc/msm.conf`, have a read through and make any adjustments, the comments will help you out.
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1. Download the Minecraft Server Manager script (called msm) placing it in the `/etc/init.d` directory: 1. Download the Minecraft Server Manager script (called msm) placing it in the `/etc/init.d` directory:
sudo wget https://raw.github.com/marcuswhybrow/minecraft-server-manager/latest/init/msm -O /etc/init.d/msm sudo wget ${msm_url}init/msm -O /etc/init.d/msm
2. Give the script the required permissions: 2. Give the script the required permissions:
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1. Download the cron file and place it in `/etc/cron.d` with the name `msm`: 1. Download the cron file and place it in `/etc/cron.d` with the name `msm`:
sudo wget https://raw.github.com/marcuswhybrow/minecraft-server-manager/latest/cron/msm -O /etc/cron.d/msm sudo wget ${msm_url}cron/msm -O /etc/cron.d/msm
2. If you changed `SERVER_USER` in `/etc/msm.conf` to something other than "minecraft", edit `/etc/cron.d/msm` and change the occurrences of the username "minecraft" on each line, to the username you chose. 2. If you changed `SERVER_USER` in `/etc/msm.conf` to something other than "minecraft", edit `/etc/cron.d/msm` and change the occurrences of the username "minecraft" on each line, to the username you chose.
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1. Download the bash_completion file and place it in `/etc/bash_completion.d` with the name `msm`: 1. Download the bash_completion file and place it in `/etc/bash_completion.d` with the name `msm`:
sudo wget https://raw.github.com/marcuswhybrow/minecraft-server-manager/latest/bash_completion/msm -O /etc/bash_completion.d/msm sudo wget ${msm_url}bash_completion/msm -O /etc/bash_completion.d/msm
2. Ensure the following lines are uncommented in your `~/.bashrc` file or if you don't have that, find it in `/etc/bash.bashrc` instead: 2. Ensure the following lines are uncommented in your `~/.bashrc` file or if you don't have that, find it in `/etc/bash.bashrc` instead:
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sudo msm <server-name> start sudo msm <server-name> start
Currently in version 0.2.x, servers will create new worlds in the server directory instead of directly in the `worldstorage` directory. Once a new world is created you unfortunately have to stop the server and move the world into (and probably create) the `worldstorage` directory yourself. The `worldstorage` directory should be created in the server directory. Follow issue [#26][#26] for changes to this area. Servers will create new worlds in the server directory instead of directly in the `worldstorage` directory. Once a new world is created you unfortunately have to stop the server and move the world into (and probably create) the `worldstorage` directory yourself. The `worldstorage` directory should be created in the server directory. Follow issue [#26][#26] for changes to this area.
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