Two or more dedicated servers

[Space240]

Hi everyone!

Is there any way to start 2(or more) dedicated servers from one user with different folders (config, db, etc)? One for freeplay, the other for challenges without respawn and other changes.

For now It starts only one server by default

Game version: 41 IWBMS

System: Ubuntu 21.10

user's (name: steam) root dir contain: 

• pz_dir (contain start-server.sh, PZ32/64.jsons etc)
• Zomboid (containt options.ini, db, servertest.ini etc) 
• Steam, steamcmd folders

 

What is the best option:

User "steam" launch 2 screen's

1st screen: launch ~/pz_dir/start-server.sh that contains config & other from ~/Zomboid

2nd screen: launch ~/pz_dir/start-server-surv.sh that contains config & other from ~/Zomboid_surv

 

I tried to add param -cachedir into ProjectZomboid64.json, but it fails:

pzexe: vmArg (json) 10: -cachedir=./Zomboid_surv
pzexe: using jvm "/home/steam/Steam/steamapps/common/Project Zomboid Dedicated Server/jre64/lib/server/libjvm.so"
Unrecognized option: -cachedir=./Zomboid_surv
Failed to create Java VM

 

Edited December 19, 2021 by Space240

[Space240]

Ok, I found solution in this way:

pz_dir is linked to /Steam/steamapps/common/Project Zomboid Dedicated Server/

pz-f.sh & pz-s.sh launch screen's with cachedir and use folders freeplay & survival into pz_dir(/Steam/steamapps/common/Project Zomboid Dedicated Server/)

$ whoami
steam
$ pwd
/home/steam
$ ls
pz_dir  pz-f.sh  pz-s.sh  Steam  steamcmd
$ cat pz-f.sh
screen -dmS pz_srv_freeplay sh ./pz_dir/start-server.sh -cachedir=Zomboid_freeplay
$ cat pz-s.sh
screen -dmS pz_srv_survival sh ./pz_dir/start-server.sh -cachedir=Zomboid_survival
$ ls pz_dir
java               linux64                ProjectZomboid64       start-server.sh  steamclient.so
jre64              media                  ProjectZomboid64.json  stdlib.lbc       Zomboid_freeplay
libpzexe_jni64.so  natives                pzexe.jar              stdlib.lua       Zomboid.src.tar
license            ProjectZomboid32.json  serialize.lua          steam_appid.txt  Zomboid_survival
$ ls pz_dir/Zomboid_freeplay
db  Logs  messaging  options.ini  Saves  Server  server-console.txt  Statistic
$ ls pz_dir/Zomboid_survival
db  Logs  messaging  options.ini  Saves  Server  server-console.txt  Statistic

 

 

Port usage: 16261 & 16264 - start with ~1-2 minute delay for normal UPnP(8766 & 8767) maping
Question closed.

Edited December 20, 2021 by Space240

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