HowTo install the dedicated Server

[TheUnforgiven]

1. download Steamcmd from here: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD
2. Create a folder for Steamcmd and a folder for Empyrion
3. create a new .bat file with the following content
PATHTOSTEAMCMD\SteamCMD.exe +login STEAMUSER STEAMPASSWORD +force_install_dir "EMPYRIONFOLDER" +app_update 383120 validate" +quit
and save this file
4. execute the .bat file and add it to the task list in windows
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-schedule-batch-file-run-automatically-windows-7
for example at 04:00 AM every day.
Add 4 firewall rules (2 inbound and 2outbound) and permit the ports 30.000-30.004 UDP and TCP
5. open the dedicated.yaml with a text edior and edit the settings (DONT FORGET THE "")!!!
6. start the Sever via EmpyrionDedicated_NoGraphics.cmd
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for example my full update.bat
taskkill /f /IM Empyrion.exe
taskkill /f /IM EmpyrionDedicated.exe
set dt=%date:~6,4%-%date:~3,2%-%date:~0,2%
set tm=%time:~0,2%-%time:~3,2%-%time:~6,2%
copy /y c:\Serverkram\Empyron\dedicated.yaml c:\Serverkram\Empyron\Saves
"C:\Program Files\PeaZip\res\7z\7z.exe" a -tzip 0 "-wC:\Serverkram\Empyron\Backup\" "C:\Serverkram\Empyron\Backup\Saves.%dt%%tm%.zip" "C:\Serverkram\Empyron\Saves"
C:\Serverkram\ASMData\SteamCMD\SteamCMD.exe +login USER PASS +force_install_dir "C:\Serverkram\Empyron" +app_update 383120 +quit
EmpyrionDedicated_NoGraphics.cmd

[Bocephus666]

No it's a hash, i.e. Not plain text. That command converts it from the hash to a secure string. Sadly steamCMD will not interpret the secure string. You have to provide it your password in clear text, which is why I haven't scripted updating.

For now I just manually type my password when I want to update the server.

I do quite a bit of PowerShell scripting at work, and no we never put passwords on a system in clear text. If everything in your script is native PowerShell it works flawlessly.

[MoUsZ]

This Update.bat ist soo strange.

i made a own, work fine for me.

set dt=%date:~6,4%-%date:~3,2%-%date:~0,2%
set tm=%time:~0,2%-%time:~3,2%-%time:~6,2%
copy /y c:\steamcmd\empyrion\dedicated.yaml c:\steamcmd\empyrion\Saves
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -tzip "C:\steamcmd\empyrion\Backup\%dt%-%tm%.zip" "c:\steamcmd\empyrion\Saves"
C:\steamcmd\steamcmd.exe +login NAME PASS +force_install_dir "C:\steamcmd\empyrion" +app_update 383120 +quit
EmpyrionDedicated_NoGraphics.cmd
exit

[rewtgr]

The game separates now the game and the server. the new steamcmd command is:
SteamCMD.exe +login anonymous +force_install_dir <Dedicated Server Folder> +app_update 530870 validate +quit

for the experimental server (now that i'm writing this is the alpha 4.0.0 build 640) :
SteamCMD.exe +login anonymous +force_install_dir <Dedicated Server Folder> +app_update 530870 -beta experimental validate +quit

On steam you can find the dedicated server in Library-->Tools

PS:Credits to Empyrion forum member "Citizen" for helping me with the the experimental command

[[D!E]Maddman]

this Bocephus666 dude is forgetting one thing. theres no such thing as a secured password. even if you 4096bit it. theres no guarantee it is secure. theres so many programs on the market that read the hash now that if they want your pw, they have it.

regardless of whatever rinkydink college tells you. theres no such thing as a secure password