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!