Downloading the Arma 3 Dedicated ServerThis is the easiest part of the guide.After you are done installing SteamCMD you are going to have to log in to your steam account becuase you need to own a copy of the game to make a server.login 'your steam account username' after typing that in and pressing enter you should have to enter your password then your 2step-auth.After you should see Waiting for user info.OKOnce logged in type appupdate 233780 validate this will install the Arma 3 server onto your computer. This is how you will update your server when Arma 3 Updates233780 is the install ID for Arma 3 Dedicated ServerThe download takes time based on your internet speed. You will have to wait for the download to finish and you will see Success! App '233780' fully installed.is the folder of your server with all the files. You can create a shortcut of this folder and put it on your Desktop for easy access.Your folder structure should look something like this. Configure ServerFirst thing you need to do is select the server file.
Sep 12, 2017 I wanted to look into getting a dedicated server suitable for hosting a TS, an ARMA 3 server and possibly a website. For a while we've been hosting through my friends computer and it isn't suitable for our needs anymore. About Arma 3 server hosting Though the single player mode on this game is very popular the online multi-player scenes bring out the essence of the game. There are plenty of games that offer multiplayer arenas but you might have a limit on the number of players on the team.
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Click the 3 dot button to the write of Server File.Now you have to find your arma3server.exe and select it for the server file.Next you have to fill out the following: Server Name, Password(This is optional if you don't want random people joining your server fill this out), and Admin Password.I used 'Jake's Server' for the Server Name, 'password' for the Password, and 'adminpassword' for the Admin Password. You can set your Max Players to you want. Selecting Your MissionOnce you have made a playable mission for your server you are going to want to copy it and paste it into your server files so your server can use the mission. In most cases your mission file is saved inDocumentsArma 3 - Other ProfilesProfilenamempmissionsThis is where all your missions are saved. I have a mission called JakeSandbox.Tanoa and I'm going to use that for my server.I'm just going to paste it into my mpmissions folder in my main Arma 3 Server folder.After you put your mission in the folder hit the refreash button and select your mission.
Using Adminstrator Commands / RconUsing the basic Arma 3 Admin Controls are easy to learn and use.First of all you have to get your Admin Password that you set in Configure ServerOnce you have fully launched your server and you are connected, open chat by pressing forward slash and type login 'adminpassword' (If the password has spaces use the quotes)My game won't launch and it is taking a hour to Validate game files so I will put screenshots up in a bit.Once you are logged in you use all of the Arma 3 basic server commands. You can find all of the commands on the wiki community.bistudio.com. Q: Upon running the Arma Console version whichs give the 'Dedicated hosted created.' Which is followed by 'Host identity created.' Along with 'Game port:2302, Steam query port 2303.' After all of that I get 'Warning: Current Steam AppId: 233780 doesn't match expected value: 107410'. Any idea as to what that is all about?A: In the server folder you have a file called appid, it should have the number 233780 written in it and nothing else, change the value to 107410 and save the file and you are doneQ: Console write ERROR!
Failed to install app '107410' (No subscription)A: Your account has to have a valid copy of Arma 3. Just don't forget to close/quit the steam client on the second server before launching TADST as it gets an error on the ArmA3 ID.Q: I would like to use my second computer as a dedicated server, and then use my main rig to play in the dedicated server I hosted. Do I need to have two steam accounts, each with their own copy of Arma 3 if i follow this guide?A: You can do this with only one copy of Arma 3 with one Steam AccountQ: When I get onto my sever it loads into role assignment. Once I select my class and pressing ok the server kicks me back to the role assignment screen?A: Sounds like a bad mission file. Still working on finding a solutionIf you find any other problems or find a solution to unanswered problems please comment or add me so I can add to this section. Port Forwarding is essentially the same with all ISP. Just the layout of the page of where you do it is different.I will be port forwarding on a Xfinity Router for this tutorial.You need to find your router page.
To find out how to get there you are going to want to open a Command Prompt window by pressing on your windows key a searching for CMD.Once you have the Comand Prompt open type in ipconfig.You want to find your Defualt Gateway IPMy Defualt Gateway is 10.0.0.1. This is the Defualt Gateway for all Xfinity Routers.Next you have to login to your router page. The deufalt username and password for my router is admin and password. If you don't know your defualt password check your router guide or you can look at this website with every mainstream type of 192-168-1-1ip.mobi here.This is what the Xifinity router login page looks like.Then you need to go to the Advanced tab and then go to Port ForwardingNext you have to Enable Port Forwarding.Click on Add Service and Fill out the following.
The Service Name can be anything you want. Make sure the Service Type is TCP/UDP, and the Starting Port 2301 and the Ending Port 2303.For the Server IPv4 Address go back to your Command Prompt window and look for your IPv4 Adress mine is 10.0.0.3 so thats what I'm going to put in but yours may be different.After you are done click Save and you have Port Forwarded for your Arma 3 Server and now can give people your IP to connect. You can find your IP at different websites or even with a quick www.google.com. One of the very useful settings in TADST is the use of UPnP - this will automatically handle your port forwarding as long as it is enabled on the router the server connects through. Simply just check the boxes. For those that don't know what UPnP is - Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a network protocol that allows devices that support UPnP to automatically setup port forwarding rules for themselves - alleviating the manual process. This simple solution works well for most circumstances including NAT.
FYI these days most routers support UPnP..