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Amp Game Server

Install the CubeCoders AMP (Application Management Panel) game server manager on Debian 10 in a VM.

Setup

First, install a minimal installation of Debian 10 with the following changes:

Install Latest Debian

  • Download the latest 64-bit PC netinst iso file from debian.org
  • In ESXi:
    • Upload the iso to the iso folder in the datastore
    • Create/Register VM:
      • Create a new virtual machine
      • Name the VM, and choose Linux and Debian GNU/Linux <xx> (64-bit)
      • Specify the desired Target Datastore
      • Customise:
        • CPU:
          • Use the full amount of cores per socket to end up with one socket
        • If using NVMe storage for the datastore:
          • Add other device > NVMe controller
          • Hard Disk 1 > Controller location > NVMe controller 0
          • Remove SCSI controller 0
        • VM Options > Boot Options > Enable Force BIOS setup
        • Select other appropriate VM settings depending on desired applications
      • Confirm settings and Finish
    • If autostart is desired for this machine go to Host > Manage > System > Autostart:
      • Click on the current VM
      • Enable
      • Use Start earlier and Start later to set the desired order
    • Go to Virtual Machines on the sidebar and click on the current VM
      • Run and then stop the VM, it should have booted to its BIOS
      • Give the VM a static IP address from your router using the generated MAC address (found under Hardware Configuration > Network adapter 1) and desired hostname
      • Power on the VM
      • Go through the Debian setup process
        • Give an empty password for root to disable root login and setup sudo
        • In software selection, selecting only the SSH server and Standard system utilities
      • Once setup is finished and it has booted
        • Log in as the created user
        • Run:
          # Install VMWare tools if not already
          sudo apt install open-vm-tools
           
          # Change the SSH port to 50001:
          sudo sed -i "s/#Port 22/Port 50001/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
          # Optionally enable root SSH login
          sudo sed -i "s/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
           
          # Optionally set the timezone to UTC:
          timedatectl set-timezone UTC
           
          exit
    • Shut down the VM
    • Edit VM note to be the following:
      Minimal server installation of Debian <xx>
      
      Ports:
      50001/tcp SSH
    • Save a snapshot called Base Install
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Install AMP

Notes

Update

Ports

8080/TCP      https Web Interface
8081:8180/TCP Instance management (FIXME: Not sure if need forwarding?)

5678:5688
7777:7877/TCP     RCON
8766:8866
21025:21125/TCP   Starbound
25565:25665/Both  Minecraft
27015:27115/Both  Source engine games
28015:28115/Both  Rust
34197:34297/UDP   Factorio