This directory contains the configuration information and map-game updater scripts to successfully host a SPADS instance for BAR

This repository is synced to all spads instances at noon UTC

Remember to look through the paths to set them correcly for your host, as well as the logins and passwords!

Spads available here: http://planetspads.free.fr/

Service Script

The spads.service file is for starting single instances of spads hosts.

Use systemctl start spads.service to start the service Use systemctl enable spads.service to start the service on startup

The spads@.service file is for starting multiple instances of spads hosts.

Use systemctl start spads@<hostid>.service to start the service Use systemctl enable spads@<hostid>.service to start the service on startup Replacing the with the relevant id number

Update the paths in the file/s to suit your system.

Keeping game and maps up to date:

Maps

Updated with rclone from google drive folder:

rclone installation

• sudo apt-get install rclone
• rclone config
• select new
• name: BYAR-maps
• storage type: 13 (drive)
• no client id
• no client secret
• access type: 2 (drive.readonly)
• root folder id: blank
• service account credentials: blank
• service accoutn file: blank
• Edit advanced config: n
• Use auto config: n
• Configure this as team drive: n

Then to update maps:

rclone sync --drive-shared-with-me BYAR-maps:BYAR-maps /home/xxxx/spads/var/spring/data/maps/

copy the relevant .timer and .service files into,

/etc/systemd/system

and make sure they contain the correct paths to executables and data storage, and the User names are correct!

https://opensource.com/article/20/7/systemd-timers

systemctl daemon-reload

systemctl status rclone-maps.service

systemctl start rclone-maps.service

systemctl enable --now rclone-maps.timer

Use --now to not wait till next reboot

Game

install pr-downloader by copying pr-downloader from an engine build into /usr/local/bin

copy the relevant .timer and .service files into:

/etc/systemd/system/

Make sure the username and executable path and data storage path is correct

https://opensource.com/article/20/7/systemd-timers

systemctl daemon-reload

systemctl status pr-downloader.service

systemctl start pr-downloader.service

systemctl enable --now pr-downloader.timer

SPADS:

Make sure instancedir and instancedir/log exists (e.g. /spads/var/spads_host01/log)

Disable plugins if not installed (autoloadplugins in spads.conf)

Spadsupdater packages required:

needs p7zip-full to be able to update engine easily

and perl cpan Inline::Python for BarManager

Running spads clusters:

CHECKLIST:

1. Look in spads_cluster_launcher.sh and change all relevant varaibles.

2. Make sure you have the correct engine installed and specified

3. Make sure you have the autoregister and clustermanager plugins installed (included in repo)

4. Make sure your clustermanager account is set to admin flag in lobby server

Run spads with ./spads_cluster_launcher.sh

Policy

Some ramblings (Beherith) about running autohosts:

• Running autohosts by third parties is not encouraged by default. Please get in touch with developers if you want to do this. You will need to do this anyway to obtain botflags.
• If you do, make sure you have all of the users permissions (BAR devs) set accordingly
• Please adhere to the certified/official maps list, exemption requests are welcome.
• Please try to adhere to the setup in the default spads.conf in this repo
• Attempt to use the springsettings.cfg in this repo
• Keep your hosts up to date (pr-downloader timer service, byar-maps timer service)