Author Topic: Official Megamek Dedicated Servers (Read 35634 times)

Hammer · « **on:** 05 July 2020, 20:47:16 »

For those wanting to setup their own dedicated server, or just not mess with it, there are now officially supported servers running for public use. MegaMek.games lists the six servers running, who is supporting them, and provides instructions for setting up your own.

Below is a quick reference for more details visit the web page.

====Stable Servers====
ghost-bear.megamek.games	2346	0.48.0 (Stable)	Regimental	TapEnvy.us, LLC
sldf.megamek.games	2346	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Megamek Team

magistracy-of-canopus.megamek.games	2346	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Delra
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2346	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2348	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2350	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2352	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2354	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2356	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2358	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2360	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2362	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2364	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)
megamek.lynxx-it.de	2366	0.48.0 (Stable)	Company	Hutti (LynxX-IT)

====Development Servers====
Server Name	Port Number	Version	Maximum Game Size	Provided By
diamond-shark.megamek.games	2346	0.49.11 (Dev)	Regimental	TapEnvy.us, LLC
wolverines.megamek.games	2346	0.49.12 (Dev)	Company	Megamek Team
hells-horses.megamek.games	2346	0.49.12 (Dev)	Company	Megamek Team
blackhearts.megamek.games	2346	0.49.7 (Dev)	Company	Megamek Team

How to Reset a Servers Rules.
When using public servers, and the game options aren't changing, go under Game Options and reset to default and apply.

March 5th/2021 Update
We've set up a Official Megamek Discord here.. They have voice channels set up to match the dedicated servers.

March 11th/Update
We now indicate the recommend max play size for each server. In theory you can go beyond this bet understand the server could run out of memory, leading to crash and loss of game.

Also the hells-horses.megamek.games has temporarily been changed to a stable server. Once we have a 0.49.0 release it will move back to a dev server

March 13th
Adding a ton more dedicated servers for community play. Thanks to Hutti for them.

November 27th
Adding a few more servers thanks to Jay^ and Delra. For the most up to list see HERE

December 13th
Updated server list.

December 14th
Updated server list. Please see this post for addition information on the updated names for the Griffins servers.

June 14th
Updated server list. We've added two new servers Blackhearts and Wolverine.

Plinythemechwarrior · « **Reply #1 on:** 05 July 2020, 22:10:44 »

This is phenomenal, thanks so much!

rjhancock · « **Reply #2 on:** 28 August 2020, 13:25:25 »

diamond-shark.megamek.games has been updated to 0.47.9.

rjhancock · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 September 2020, 23:51:54 »

Diamond Shark is now at 0.47.10.

Docker Images have also been updated.

https://hub.docker.com/r/tapenvyus/megamek

CommanderSithas · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 September 2020, 18:47:17 »

Thank you!

rjhancock · « **Reply #5 on:** 04 October 2020, 18:58:36 »

Diamond Shark updated to 0.47.11. Docker images as well.

rjhancock · « **Reply #6 on:** 06 October 2020, 17:35:39 »

New server added to the list:

marian-hegemony.megamek.games
2346
0.47.11
Spamtastic

Wrangler · « **Reply #7 on:** 06 October 2020, 18:42:23 »

Oh cool! I didn't realize we got more public servers! Thanks for hosting these!

rjhancock · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 October 2020, 18:02:27 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 06 October 2020, 18:42:23

Oh cool! I didn't realize we got more public servers! Thanks for hosting these!

Instructions are on the site now for anyone else who wants to officially host one.

rjhancock · « **Reply #9 on:** 08 November 2020, 19:31:03 »

Diamond Shark updated to 0.47.12

rjhancock · « **Reply #10 on:** 09 November 2020, 12:46:37 »

Diamond Shark and Docker Images updated to 0.47.13

rjhancock · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 November 2020, 16:45:47 »

Diamond Shark and Docker images updated to 0.47.14.

mikecj · « **Reply #12 on:** 18 November 2020, 23:31:46 »

Tag'd

rjhancock · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 December 2020, 08:37:28 »

Updated Diamond Shark to 0.47.15

Added: marian-hegemony.megamek.games:2349 running 0.47.14 by Spamtastic

Docker images updated to 0.47.15

Lord Kai · « **Reply #14 on:** 16 December 2020, 14:26:05 »

Is there a way that I could sponsor a public server for a year?

I'm soooo not technical but could donate some c-bills if someone could set it up and provide me with some cost estimates.

Hammer · « **Reply #15 on:** 16 December 2020, 14:55:10 »

Quote from: Lord Kai on 16 December 2020, 14:26:05

Is there a way that I could sponsor a public server for a year?

I'm soooo not technical but could donate some c-bills if someone could set it up and provide me with some cost estimates.

Have a look here - https://megamek.games/

In terms of technical if I can figure it out anyone. Also if you join our Slack channel and tag rjhancock he can help as he wrote the tutorial.

Bedwyr · « **Reply #16 on:** 16 December 2020, 16:00:10 »

Quote from: Lord Kai on 16 December 2020, 14:26:05

Is there a way that I could sponsor a public server for a year?

I'm soooo not technical but could donate some c-bills if someone could set it up and provide me with some cost estimates.

Sooo one might say you're his huckleberry?

(sorry sorry, just the Holliday avatar was there and I couldn't help it)

rjhancock · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 December 2020, 08:55:19 »

Quote from: Hammer on 16 December 2020, 14:55:10

Have a look here - https://megamek.games/

In terms of technical if I can figure it out anyone. Also if you join our Slack channel and tag rjhancock he can help as he wrote the tutorial.

To be fair, I did write it with Hammer in mind AND help to ensure it was easy for most people.

rjhancock · « **Reply #18 on:** 05 January 2021, 15:27:23 »

Diamond Shark updated to 0.47.16. Docker Images Updated as well.

wildkadabra · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 January 2021, 14:26:51 »

Me and a friend are having issues with this servers. When we try to change settings/choose mechs/do anything at all nothing happens. :S

rjhancock · « **Reply #20 on:** 16 January 2021, 15:34:29 »

Which ones?

wildkadabra · « **Reply #21 on:** 16 January 2021, 15:53:58 »

marian-hegemony.megamek.games 2346
marian-gemeony.megamek.games 2349 (won't load)

diamond-shark.megamek.games 2346
hells-horses.megamek.games 2346

We are currently playing in sldf one but sadly that's an old version

rjhancock · « **Reply #22 on:** 03 February 2021, 21:50:25 »

1 additional server and update an existing one:

marian-hegemony.megamek.games	2346	0.47.16	Spamtastic
marian-hegemony.megamek.games	2349	0.47.14	Spamtastic

rjhancock · « **Reply #23 on:** 07 February 2021, 17:48:08 »

Diamond Shark and Docker Images updated to 0.47.17

McSlayer · « **Reply #24 on:** 28 February 2021, 00:02:07 »

We had a server crash...

diamond-shark.megamek.games 2346 0.47.17 (Dev Version)

when we tried to make a local save of a large space battle.

rjhancock · « **Reply #25 on:** 28 February 2021, 10:44:47 »

Quote from: McSlayer on 28 February 2021, 00:02:07

We had a server crash...

diamond-shark.megamek.games 2346 0.47.17 (Dev Version)

when we tried to make a local save of a large space battle.

Was wondering what happened when I saw the memory notification. Server ran out of memory and killed the instance. I'll see about upping the two TapEnvy controls to allow for the larger battles.

Out of curiosity, how many players, units, etc and what size map were y'all using? Trying to figure out resource needs to better advise players what MegaMek can handle at each memory bracket.

rjhancock · « **Reply #26 on:** 28 February 2021, 12:49:56 »

Both Diamond Shark & Ghost Bear has been upgraded to a larger instance and should support larger battles, possibly up to regiment v regiment scale.

Daryk · « **Reply #27 on:** 28 February 2021, 16:53:37 »

Quote from: rjhancock on 28 February 2021, 10:44:47

Was wondering what happened when I saw the memory notification. Server ran out of memory and killed the instance. I'll see about upping the two TapEnvy controls to allow for the larger battles.

Out of curiosity, how many players, units, etc and what size map were y'all using? Trying to figure out resource needs to better advise players what MegaMek can handle at each memory bracket.

You are on the right track for user support, good sir! Please keep up the good work!

rjhancock · « **Reply #28 on:** 05 March 2021, 15:07:04 »

ghost-bear.megamek.games updated to 0.48.0

Docker images as well.

rjhancock · « **Reply #29 on:** 13 March 2021, 15:40:52 »

New stable servers added:

the-griffins.megamek.games   2346   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2348   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2350   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2352   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2354   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2356   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2358   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2360   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2362   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2364   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)
the-griffins.megamek.games   2366   0.48.0   Unknown   Hutti (LynxX-IT)

rjhancock · « **Reply #30 on:** 19 June 2021, 20:51:17 »

Diamond Shark and Docker Images updated to 0.49.2

McSlayer · « **Reply #31 on:** 07 July 2021, 11:40:05 »

Most all of the servers are down right now.

Daryk · « **Reply #32 on:** 07 July 2021, 16:30:01 »

That sounds ominous... is there a particular reason for that?

Hammer · « **Reply #33 on:** 07 July 2021, 17:00:06 »

Quote from: McSlayer on 07 July 2021, 11:40:05

Most all of the servers are down right now.

Looks like it’s just the Griffin Servers down as of the time of this post.

rjhancock · « **Reply #34 on:** 07 July 2021, 20:02:15 »

As a reminder, these public servers are managed and paid by individuals/companies that respond to issues as time permits. If a particular server is down or having issues, please contact said person via these forums or the various BattleTech discords.

rjhancock · « **Reply #35 on:** 14 September 2021, 09:29:54 »

Diamond Shark has been updated to 0.49.3

Hammer · « **Reply #36 on:** 19 October 2021, 10:50:55 »

Hell's Horses updated to 0.49.3. Both servers OS have been updated.

Hutti · « **Reply #37 on:** 13 December 2021, 15:45:19 »

The Servers from The Griffins are mitigated due to the log4j issue. Java is on OpenJDK 11.0.12+7.
Is it possible to get a DNS redirect from the-griffins.megamek.games to megamek.lynxx-it.de so the users can access the savegames easily?

Thx for your time

Hutti

rjhancock · « **Reply #38 on:** 13 December 2021, 16:11:50 »

We were actually receiving a large number of reports that The Griffins were unusable so we removed them.

In addition, with the Log4J issue, MM doesn't use the one effected by the bug but we discovered other issues that will be addressed in 0.49.6.

Hutti · « **Reply #39 on:** 13 December 2021, 16:58:08 »

Thx for the info. Due to my research you are right, the servers are not accessable through 'the-griffins.megamek.games'. For this subdomain there is no a record or cname record or something else. It looks like that all the necessary DNS infos are missing. When you use 'megamek.lynxx-it.de' you can access all megamek servers just fine. Unfortunately the DNS for *megamek.games is not in my hand.

Mitigations for log4j are removed. Update to new version 0.49.6 will be done when available

Thx for the quick response.

rjhancock · « **Reply #40 on:** 13 December 2021, 17:03:12 »

Quote from: Hutti on 13 December 2021, 16:58:08

Thx for the info. Due to my research you are right, the servers are not accessable through 'the-griffins.megamek.games'. For this subdomain there is no a record or cname record or something else. It looks like that all the necessary DNS infos are missing. When you use 'megamek.lynxx-it.de' you can access all megamek servers just fine. Unfortunately the DNS for *megamek.games is not in my hand.

It is in mine.

As I said, we kept receiving complaints of people not being able to get to the instances, and even tried myself to verify. That is why I removed the DNS entry. If they are accessible again, I can re-add the requisite CNAME record.

Hutti · « **Reply #41 on:** 14 December 2021, 02:26:09 »

Quote from: rjhancock on 13 December 2021, 17:03:12

As I said, we kept receiving complaints of people not being able to get to the instances, and even tried myself to verify. That is why I removed the DNS entry. If they are accessible again, I can re-add the requisite CNAME record.

Thats weird. I am monitoring the savegames mtime to see if the servers are functioning and I can see savegames from 6. 10. and 11. Dec 2021, so I thought of no problems on them.
Then I have to check my monitoring tool, maybe I can find a better way

rjhancock · « **Reply #42 on:** 14 December 2021, 07:30:40 »

Quote from: Hutti on 14 December 2021, 02:26:09

Thats weird. I am monitoring the savegames mtime to see if the servers are functioning and I can see savegames from 6. 10. and 11. Dec 2021, so I thought of no problems on them.
Then I have to check my monitoring tool, maybe I can find a better way

It's been a few months so it's possible the issue we were all having got fixed and people used the direct URL vs the MegaMek.games one.

Hutti · « **Reply #43 on:** 14 December 2021, 14:51:36 »

Quote from: rjhancock on 14 December 2021, 07:30:40

It's been a few months so it's possible the issue we were all having got fixed and people used the direct URL vs the MegaMek.games one.

Ok, the servers got a problem for a few months. As I can see in the first post of this thread, the entries for 'the-griffins.megamek.games' were removed yesterday, 13. Dec. So, could it be possible to list the servers under the original name 'megamek.lynxx-it.de' on this thread, so the gamers have a few more servers to play on?
From my point of view the problems with the servers was, when you wanted to access them by 'the-griffins.megamek.games' URL which is not under my control. Also I would prefer an information for the users, that they can access the savegames from all servers on the URL https://megamek.lynxx-it.de/ for the last year and in the archive folder for ever. Or, maybe an easier way, you can pin my first thread 'https://bg.battletech.com/forums/megamek-games/lynxx-dedicated-megamek-servers/msg1434593/' on this forum and I keep this updated for every changes.

rjhancock · « **Reply #44 on:** 14 December 2021, 15:04:04 »

Quote from: Hutti on 14 December 2021, 14:51:36

Ok, the servers got a problem for a few months. As I can see in the first post of this thread, the entries for 'the-griffins.megamek.games' were removed yesterday, 13. Dec. So, could it be possible to list the servers under the original name 'megamek.lynxx-it.de' on this thread, so the gamers have a few more servers to play on?
From my point of view the problems with the servers was, when you wanted to access them by 'the-griffins.megamek.games' URL which is not under my control. Also I would prefer an information for the users, that they can access the savegames from all servers on the URL https://megamek.lynxx-it.de/ for the last year and in the archive folder for ever. Or, maybe an easier way, you can pin my first thread 'https://bg.battletech.com/forums/megamek-games/lynxx-dedicated-megamek-servers/msg1434593/' on this forum and I keep this updated for every changes.

I see no issue with it but updating the OP is up to Hammer. I can re-add the CNAME pointing back to you as well if desired.

rjhancock · « **Reply #45 on:** 31 December 2021, 19:19:57 »

Diamond Shark updated to 0.49.6.

Hammer · « **Reply #46 on:** 07 February 2022, 10:33:38 »

Hell's Horses updated to 49.6

rjhancock · « **Reply #47 on:** 18 February 2022, 14:27:00 »

Diamond Shark and Docker updated to 0.49.7.

Hammer · « **Reply #48 on:** 30 April 2022, 15:27:19 »

Hell's Horses updated to 49.7-Dev

Hammer · « **Reply #49 on:** 05 October 2022, 09:14:03 »

Updated servers to reflect 0.49.10 versions.

rjhancock · « **Reply #50 on:** 15 January 2023, 12:22:15 »

Diamond Shark updated to 0.49.11
Docker images updated to 0.49.11

Hammer · « **Reply #51 on:** 15 January 2023, 13:34:07 »

Updated Wolverine to 0.49.11 Dev

Removed the servers as they are all very old versions and we have no way to contact Spamtastic.

marian-hegemony.megamek.games	2346	0.49.1 (Dev)	Company	Spamtastic
marian-hegemony.megamek.games	2349	0.47.17 (Dev)	Company	Spamtastic

Hammer · « **Reply #52 on:** 12 March 2023, 15:01:24 »

Updated to 0.49.12-Dev

wolverines.megamek.games
hells-horses.megamek.games