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 ====== ArmA 3 Linux Dedicated Server Steam Install ====== ====== ArmA 3 Linux Dedicated Server Steam Install ======
  
-**ArmA 3 Linux Dedicated Server Steam Install** ​tutorial ​instructions.+**ArmA 3 Linux Dedicated Server Steam Install** instructions
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 +The good thing about ArmA 3 using Steam is that you can now download the full linux dedicated server data package from steam with single command. No more packing your arma dir and uploading it to your server. You can handle everything from the linux shell. 
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 +Alright here is the ArmA 3 Linux dedicated server steam install tutorial.
  
 Go to your home directory. Make "​steam/"​ directory there. Go to your home directory. Make "​steam/"​ directory there.
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 </​code>​ </​code>​
 Again you obviously replace <steam login> <steam password>​ with your login/​password and <​NAME>​ with the proper directory. Again you obviously replace <steam login> <steam password>​ with your login/​password and <​NAME>​ with the proper directory.
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 +Take a note that if you are using your normal steam login to do this, steam will kick you out from your windows steam client. Its recommended that you register brand new account just for installing / upgrading linux server(s), its free in steam and they don't mind if you have two accounts.
  
 Now install ArmA 3 files from steam using upgrade-arma-3 command. Now install ArmA 3 files from steam using upgrade-arma-3 command.
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 At the time this tutorial was written, the ArmA 3 development branch "​beta"​ is not available for Linux Steam install. At the time this tutorial was written, the ArmA 3 development branch "​beta"​ is not available for Linux Steam install.
  
-**Configs**+**ArmA 3 Dedicated Server ​Configs**
  
-Here are some config files.+Here are some config files. These config files are not really an good examples of how you should set your server up, they aren't meant for that, they are here just to complete this tutorial so you can copy paste (and change few parts) and get your server up and running with as little fuss as possible. You definitely should go through and learn how to make proper server configuration files for your own unique server.
  
 Basic.cfg: Basic.cfg:
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 serverLatitudeAuto=52;​ serverLatitudeAuto=52;​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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 +This following is the basic server config file, we call it pmc.cfg here, often its named server.cfg file name.
  
 pmc.cfg: pmc.cfg:
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 motd[]={ motd[]={
 "PMC Tactical",​ "PMC Tactical",​
-"​http://​tactical.nekromantix.com/",+"​http://​www.pmctactical.org/",
 "​Enjoy"​ "​Enjoy"​
 }; };
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 difficulty="​veteran";​ difficulty="​veteran";​
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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 +This is the server starting script, with this you start, stop and check the server status. This is key for getting your server up (or down heh).
  
 pmc-arma3-server:​ pmc-arma3-server:​
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 </​code>​ </​code>​
 Here you also replace <​NAME>​ with whatever directory you are using. Also note the "​logs_pmc/"​ directory this example uses, you should change this to what directory you prefer. Here you also replace <​NAME>​ with whatever directory you are using. Also note the "​logs_pmc/"​ directory this example uses, you should change this to what directory you prefer.
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 +All done. Hopefully this tutorial was helpful :)
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 +Note: You don't have to refresh linux dedicated server with admin #missions command after you have uploaded new missions, they show up immediately.
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