General steps for adding a new server

[MatthewL246]

Here's the general steps I do to set up a new server. Keep in mind that this is usually not an easy task.

1. Add the server as a Git submodule to repos/
2. Add a configuration for the server to compose.yml
3. Get the server to build and run inside Docker: setting up environment variables and config files correctly, and potentially making changes to the source code if necessary. If the server isn't Dockerized yet, write the Dockerfile. General environment variables like ports go in environment/server-name.env and are committed to Git, secrets like the database password go in environment/server-name.local.env and are ignored by Git.
4. Add an entry for the new server to scripts/update-account-servers-database.sh and scripts/run-in-container/update-account-servers-database.js so the account server knows the game server exists
5. Various steps to make the server actually work (the hard part), including changing environment variables, configuration, and potentially the source code.
6. Update scripts/setup-environment.sh to write server-name.local.env correctly during setup
7. Use git diff to create patches in patches/server-name if you needed edit the source
8. Rerun setup.sh to reset your environment and ensure the new server works. One trick is to edit the name: pretendo-network in compose.yml to set a new name, which gives you a fresh server environment. Also, ensure that CI passes when you push your commit.

[Kratos26000]

I tried I do the command scripts/setup-environment and I got the file server.local.env I didn't want to put the perfect name and the thing is that when I run that deletes it .local.env I not include

[MatthewL246]

In general, secrets should be randomly generated. There are already functions in the script for doing that.

[Kratos26000]

it's a script you have to run or it's a good setup environment you have to run

[Kratos26000]

@MatthewL246 sorry again i try error => CANCELED [website internal] load metadata for docker.io/library/node: How do I do this to display as they say ?

[MatthewL246]

I'm sorry, but I don't have the time to guide you through every step of the process.

[Kratos26000]

I tried without bothering you because I wanted to leave it alone and I tried but I couldn't get to the .local.env level and the patches because I didn't do it for mk7.