How to make a cloud VPS for Starbound

Step by Step on how to make a cloud vps for starbound

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https://www.digitalocean.com/?refcode=602b8fcc8c76


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Setting up a digitalocean server

For this I used https://www.digitalocean.com/?refcode=602b8fcc8c76 because I was able to get free $10 (Also if you are a college student then you can get $100 free to use from their Student Developer Pack) Check Github page for more infomation.

1. Create an account on https://www.digitalocean.com/?refcode=602b8fcc8c76 and add some funds
2. Go to Droplets and click on Create Droplet
3. Enter a name in the hostname field
4. Pick the size of of server you want

1GB for 1-3 users
2GB for more and so on

5. Pick Region close to you or where ever
6. Select Ubuntu 12.04 x 32
7. Click Create Droplet at the bottom

You'll be emailed the IP and login

1. Download putty[the.earth.li] and open putty
2. in the Host Name field enter the IP address you got in the email and click open

3. Type in the terminal that just opened

root

4. Enter in the long password you got in the email
5. It should look like this root@yourhostname:~# and if so type

passwd

enter in a new password that you choose

Then type in terminal

apt-get update

Installing Starbound on ubuntu 12.04 x32

Start downloading steam and extract it

Type in terminal

mkdir steam

then type in terminal

cd steam/

then type in terminal

wget http://media.steampowered.com/client/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz 

then type in terminal

tar xzf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz

Cleaning up and move files

Type in terminal

rm steamcmd_linux.tar.gz

then type in terminal

cd ..

then type in terminal

mv steam/ /opt/

Create and appoint the steam user:

Type in terminal

adduser --disabled-login steam

then type in terminal

chown -R steam:steam /opt/steam/

Update the Steam client:

Type in terminal

su - steam -c "/opt/steam/steamcmd.sh"

Now we need to login into steam and download starbound

Type in terminal

login yourusername yourpassword

(You might have to enter in your steam guard code after this as well)

then type in terminal

app_update 211820

Let it finish downloading everything

then type in terminal

quit

Now lets make a service so the server starts up when the cloud vps starts

Type in terminal

nano /etc/init.d/starbound

copy this

#! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:        starbound
# Required-Start:    networking
# Default-Start:    2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:        S 0 1 6
# Short-Description:    Starbound Server Daemon
# Description:        Starts/Stops/Restarts the Starbound Server Daemon
### END INIT INFO

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
DESC="Starbound Server Daemon"
NAME=starbound
DIR=/home/steam/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/linux32
DAEMON=$DIR/starbound_server
PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME

USER=steam
GROUP=steam
DAEMON_ARGS=""

STEAM_DIR=/opt/steam
STEAM_DAEMON=$STEAM_DIR/steamcmd.sh

STEAM_USER=anonymous
STEAM_PASS=
STEAM_APP=211820

[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0

. /lib/init/vars.sh
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

do_start() {
    if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
        PID=`cat $PIDFILE`

        if ( ps -p $PID > /dev/null ); then
            log_failure_msg "$DESC '$NAME' is already running."
            return 1
        else
            rm -f $PIDFILE

            start-stop-daemon --start --background --chdir $DIR --chuid $USER:$GROUP --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --quiet --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null || return 1
            start-stop-daemon --start --background --chdir $DIR --chuid $USER:$GROUP --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --quiet --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_ARGS || return 2
        fi
    else
        start-stop-daemon --start --background --chdir $DIR --chuid $USER:$GROUP --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --quiet --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null || return 1
        start-stop-daemon --start --background --chdir $DIR --chuid $USER:$GROUP --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --quiet --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_ARGS || return 2
    fi
}

do_stop() {
    if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
        PID=`cat $PIDFILE`

        if ( ps -p $PID > /dev/null ); then
            start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 2 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE
            [ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
        else
            log_failure_msg "$DESC '$NAME' is not running."
            rm -f $PIDFILE
            return 1
        fi
    else
        log_failure_msg "$DESC '$NAME' is not running."
        return 1
    fi
}

case "$1" in
    start)
        log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC..." "$NAME"
        do_start

        case "$?" in
            0|1) log_end_msg 0 ;;
            1) log_end_msg 1 ;;
        esac
    ;;
    stop)
        log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC..." "$NAME"
        do_stop

        case "$?" in
            0|1) log_end_msg 0 ;;
            2) log_end_msg 1 ;;
        esac
    ;;
    restart)
        log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC..." "$NAME"
        do_stop

        case "$?" in
            0|1)
                do_start

                case "$?" in
                    0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
                    *) log_end_msg 1 ;;
                esac
            ;;
            *)
                log_end_msg 1
            ;;
        esac
    ;;
    status)
        if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
            PID=`cat $PIDFILE`

            if ( ps -p $PID > /dev/null ); then
                log_success_msg "$DESC '$NAME' is running (pid $PID)."
                exit 0
            else
                log_failure_msg "$DESC '$NAME' is not running."
                rm -f $PIDFILE
                exit 1
            fi
        else
            log_failure_msg "$DESC '$NAME' is not running."
            exit 1
        fi
    ;;
    update)
        su - $USER -c "$STEAM_DAEMON +login $STEAM_USER $STEAM_PASS +app_update $STEAM_APP +quit"
        ;;
    *)
        log_action_msg "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|status|update}"
        exit 0
    ;;
esac

then right click in the terminal to paste and then hit Ctrl+x then hit Y and then hit enter

then type in terminal

chmod +x /etc/init.d/starbound

then type in terminal (start the server) (replace start with stop to stop server)

service starbound start

then type in terminal

update-rc.d starbound defaults

Now you should have a working server and should be able to join it with the IP that was given to you in your digitalocean's email.

If you are using linux64 then replace the 32 with 64 in the guide

Source [community.playstarbound.com]

If running x64

run

sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 

Editing Starbound files

You have two options to edit the starbound files.

1. Use FTP which will allow you to download and upload files to your starbound folder (For noobies)
Just follow the FTP setup below

2. Use Putty(SSH) to edit files.

In the terminal you have several ways to edit files but what I find is the easiest is to use nano.

sudo nano /pathtofile/file

So it would look like this

sudo nano /home/steam/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/assets/server.config

You arrow around and change what you need then hit Ctrl+x and it will prompt you to hit Y or N to save the file and then askes you the location and filetype.

How to update Starbound

We need to stop the server by typing in terminal

sudo service starbound stop

We need to check for update for steam by typing in terminal

su - steam -c "/opt/steam/steamcmd.sh"

You should now see Steam> in the terminal

We need to log into steam by typing in terminal

login yourusername yourpassword

Once logged into steam we can now check for updates by typing in terminal

app_update 211820

Now to close steam on the server by typing in terminal

quit

Now we are start the server backup by typing in terminal

sudo service starbound start

Add FTP to your server

Want to add a map to the server or edit files easily?

1. Type in terminal and install package

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

2. Type in terminal

sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

Arrow down and change

anonymous_enable=YES to anonymous_enable=NO

Remove the # in front of

local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
chroot_local_user=YES

Once that is done hit Ctrl+x and hit y then enter

3. Type in terminal

passwd steam

Enter in a password of your choosing

4. Type in terminal

sudo service starbound stop

5. Download Filezilla[filezilla-project.org] and open it
6 . In host enter the IP Address of your server you got in the email
7. In Username enter "steam" without quotes and enter your password in the password field then click quickconnect
8. in the Remote site on the right side enter

/home/steam/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/linux32

Delete the old universe if there is one and drag and drop the universe you want into the right window under Filename
Drag and drop your universe folder there

Start starbound by typing in terminal it should load the new map

sudo service starbound start

Adding mumble to your server

Type in terminal

sudo apt-get update

then

sudo apt-get install mumble-server

then

sudo dpkg-reconfigure mumble-server

Select these settings
Autostart mumble server on boot: YES
use higher priority: YES
Set a SuperUser password: yourpassword

Now you have a mumble server


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Running Starbound with screen

We need to install screen by typing in terminal

apt-get install screen

And follow the instructions.

type in terminal to access a screen to start starbound

screen -d -R starbound

load starbound and then you can close the screen

If you are ready to stop the server you just type this command in terminal

screen -S starbound -X quit

[Kerrigan]

Well ty

The guide was made when starbound was first released so I wouldn't be shocked if something has changed since then

[Maid Sandi]

Sorry, I looked into another guide and figured out my error. I THINK I didn't follow the screen step, and closed my PuTTY console, shutting down the server. (In my confusion I followed a different guide and method and got it to work, and comparing the two, I'd say yours is accurate, while theirs does need to update the mention of the command to start it up, but it's doable.) All in all, a decent guide?

[Kerrigan]

If you did everything correct yes. Type the following service iptables stop and see if you can connect. You shouldn't have iptables installed by default with 12.04.

[Maid Sandi]

Hmm. Bit of a problem. Either I am not entering the right commands to start the server, or it doesn't have Starbound's default port open.

To be clear, to start the SB Server up after it's been installed on the DO Cloud Server, I enter

sudo service starbound start

Correct or incorrect?

[Darkness of Daddy]

At first I was gonna say that it was fishy you used your referral link, but after reading it all you actually have a nice guide. Thumbs up.

[Kerrigan]

lol

[Expired PotatoTomato]

Oh shit. thats not what this guide was for.

[Expired PotatoTomato]

Are you sure there arent other ways to get cloud weapons?

[scottymac]

If you want to get this working on a 64bit droplet, also include this command in the install process:

sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

as outlined here:

Steam 32-bit libraries on 64-bit Linux systems

[Kerrigan]

Good! Glad you found how to install nano. Some linux distro packages don't have it installed by default but of course this guide is cater torward using DigitalOcean but gives you an idea how to general.