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 =====Amp Game Server=====
+Install the CubeCoders AMP (Application Management Panel) game server manager on Debian 10 in a VM.
-Install the CubeCoders AMP (Application Management Panel) game server manager on Debian 10 in a VM. (Use Debian 9 in future to avoid issues with Java)
+====Setup====
+First, install a minimal installation of Debian 10 with the following changes:
+  * VM Name: ''Game Host''
+  * Hostname: ''Optiplex-GameHost''
+  * CPU: 4
+  * Memory: 10 GB
+  * Hard Disk: 50-100 GB
+  * Enter a password for the ''root'' user
+  * Run the command to set the timezone to UTC
+===Install Latest Debian==
+{{page>esxi:debian_minimal_server#Setup&noheader}}
+===Install AMP===
   * Acquire licence from [[https://cubecoders.com/AMP]]
-  * Install a minimal server Debian 10 in a VM with enough RAM and storage for the desired servers
+  * Login to ssh as root
-  * Make sure all updates are installed ''sudo apt update'' then ''sudo apt upgrade''
+  * Make sure all updates are installed:
-  * Install Java 8:
+    * ''apt update && apt upgrade''
-    * Since OpenJDK 8 is no longer available for Debian 10, install the openjdk-8-jre-headless deb from the debian stretch repository
+  * Run and add ''en_US.UTF-8'' as an extra locale
-  * Shutdown, create VM snapshot, and start the VM again
+    * ''dpkg-reconfigure locales''
-  * Mount a NFS share to use for game backups FIXME not sure if should be before or after install
+  * Mount a NFS share to use for game backups FIXME: not sure if should be before or after install
-  * Run as root ''bash <(wget -qO- getamp.sh)'' and follow instructions
+  * Run and follow instructions to install AMP:
+    * ''bash <(wget -qO- getamp.sh)''
   * Access at ''http://hostname.example.com:8080''
-  * Apply licence key
+  * Apply licence key and perform initial setup
+  * ''Configuration'' > ''System Settings'' > ''Webserver''
+    * Enable ''Using Reverse Proxy'' and set the correct IP address of the proxy
   * Shutdown, create VM snapshot, and start the VM again
-===Notes:===
+====Notes====
+  * Ignore the ADS01 instance created by default, it is the base instance of the management website and is already effectively the instance being managed, it can theoretically be renamed using: FIXME: Not actually working
+    * ''ampinstmgr ReconfigureInstance ADS01 +Core.AMP.FriendlyName "ADS(Ignore)"''
   * Right-click on an instance in ADS to edit the port bindings, view data, update, or delete the instance
+  * After creating a game instance and configuring, click update on the status page to download the game initially before attempting to start it.
-===Updates:===
+====Update====
   * The management page shows when an update is needed
   * **Warning: Updating restarts all game servers!**
   * Check [[https://support.cubecoders.com/]] for update notes
-  * Run as root from the ESXi interface (because root is blocked from ssh)
+  * Login to ssh as root
   * Update the instance manager command line tool:
-  * ''apt update''
+    * ''apt update && upgrade''
-  * ''apt upgrade''
+  * Update the AMP instances:
-  * Update the AMP instances
+    * ''runuser -l AMP -c "ampinstmgr upgradeall"''
-  * ''runuser -l AMP -c "ampinstmgr upgradeall"''
+  * Use ''Shift+F5 or Shift+Command+R'' to refresh the AMP page with a clear cache after updating
-  * Use ''Ctrl+R or Shift+Command+R'' to refresh with a clear cache after updating
-===Ports:===
+====Ports====
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