Eagle Dynamics "modular" dedicated server installer

[BIGNEWY]

Eagle Dynamics "modular" dedicated server installer can now be downloaded for free from our website.
Stable
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/server/

The main differences from previous all-in-one installs are:

• Supports installation and uninstallation of the terrain modules

• No longer requires special command line arguments. To start the server you just need to run:
  .\bin\DCS_server.exe

NOTE: the update, repair, install and uninstall operations are handled by .\bin\DCS_updater.exe application as usual.

 Switching the existing installation

To switch the existing install of the dedicated server to the new-style install you need to execute the following command line once:

.\bin\DCS_updater.exe update "@dcs_server"

This will switch the update channel of your dedicated server to the new one and convert the list of modules from the single DEDICATED_SERVER one to separate modules. 

NOTE: switching back to the all-in-one installation is not supported.

 Installation of a module

To install a module currently you have to use the following command line in the server install folder:

.\bin\DCS_updater.exe install MODULE1_id MODULE2_id ...

Example:

.\bin\DCS_updater.exe install SYRIA_terrain MARIANAISLANDS_terrain

 Uninstallation of a module

To uninstall a module currently you should use the command line as well:

.\bin\DCS_updater.exe uninstall MODULE1_id MODULE2_id ...

Example:

.\bin\DCS_updater.exe uninstall CAUCASUS_terrain

 List of available modules

 

Module name	Install/Uninstall id
Supercarrier	SUPERCARRIER
WWII Units pack	WWII-ARMOUR
Caucasus	CAUCASUS_terrain
Nevada Test and Training Range	NEVADA_terrain
Normandy 1944	NORMANDY_terrain
Persian Gulf	PERSIANGULF_terrain
The Channel	THECHANNEL_terrain
Syria	SYRIA_terrain
Mariana Islands	MARIANAISLANDS_terrain
South Atlantic	FALKLANDS_terrain
Sinai	SINAIMAP_terrain

 

[HC_Official]

nice work lads, thanks for this

[Hoirtel]

Presumably if you just want everything then you would keep the current version?

[IRRE_Biluf]

Tank you very much !

It's working great

[71st_AH Rob]

Will MT be coming to this soon?

[sparrow88]

This is huge. Me and my buddies had to delete our Azure virtual machine because DCS server requirements were pushing the costs up.

[HC_Official]

dumb question time @BIGNEWY  how come we now have a load of aircraft files that were not there before this version? eg

Edited April 17, 2023 by HC_Official

[Special K]

vor 1 Stunde schrieb HC_Official:

dumb question time @BIGNEWY  how come we now have a load of aircraft files that were not there before this version? eg

 

Do you look in Mods or in CoreMods? CoreMods it always looked like it looks with yours.

[SnappyComebacks]

I uninstalled several terrains in one line  (./DCS_updater.exe uninstall MODULE1_id MODULE2_id ... ).  The program reported success.  Was it intended for me to need to manually delete the folders after as well?  Or was the executable supposed to do that for me?

Edited April 17, 2023 by SnappyComebacks

[HC_Official]

2 hours ago, Special K said:

Do you look in Mods or in CoreMods? CoreMods it always looked like it looks with yours.

Ah ok , thanks for replying

[USSR_Rik]

10 часов назад, SnappyComebacks сказал:

Was it intended for me to need to manually delete the folders after as well? 

Please don't add, remove or edit files inside installed server - it's direct way to get issues. Use repair procedure (./bin/dcs_updater repair) instead 

[astazou]

Hello,

I did the migration yesterday switching to dcs_server.openbeta, and it's working very well!

Thank you ED for this very useful update

Asta☠

[Jakko]

@USSR_Rik

 

after switching from the current version to the modular server, can you continue to run multiple servers (instances) as usual?

e.g.
DCS_server.exe -w server1
DCS_server.exe -w server2

[BIGNEWY]

4 minutes ago, Jakko said:

@USSR_Rik

 

after switching from the current version to the modular server, can you continue to run multiple servers (instances) as usual?

e.g.
DCS_server.exe -w server1
DCS_server.exe -w server2

Yes you can still run multiple instances 

[BaD CrC]

What s the module name for Normandy 2.0?

Nevermind. Found it (just the same than old Normandy).

Edited April 21, 2023 by BaD CrC

[Badass1982]

Maybe a stupid question but can we still use the older way of doing it with all the files (i will switch eventually but dont want to do it right now).

 

[Phoenix FR]

I hope there will be a GUI version in the future.

[MarkP]

I have way enought space to install just all. Would there be an advantage for me to switch to the new server-model?

[rob10]

4 hours ago, MarkP said:

I have way enought space to install just all. Would there be an advantage for me to switch to the new server-model?

AFAIK the only advantage to the new system is being able to not install some maps.  Potentially saves download bandwith and space on drive, but no other advantages I am aware of.

[Wrecking Crew]

Is there a way to see what modules are installed?  (Maybe I missed it?)

[HC_Official]

On 4/24/2023 at 7:33 PM, Wrecking Crew said:

Is there a way to see what modules are installed?  (Maybe I missed it?)

Terrains go to  \INSTALL FOLDER\Mods\terrains

Other stuff go to \INSTALL FOLDER\\Mods\tech

[BaD CrC]

On 4/22/2023 at 7:19 AM, MarkP said:

I have way enought space to install just all. Would there be an advantage for me to switch to the new server-model?

Our dedicated hosting only got 2x450Gb RAID0. On a DCS scale, that's not much. Maps flown are 70% Syria, 15% Persian Gulf, 14% Caucasus (mostly trainings) and the remaining 1% (probably generous)...a bit of Falklands. Normandy and The Channel, Nevada and Marianas have been 0%. Not sure how Normandy 2.0 will do but I am not seeing a lot of missions so far on this. Not to mention that Sinai is coming (for which I expect to see a lot of activity if it is as good as Syria for helicopters) and Northern Europe (not too sure about this one). So yes, arbitration is required and being able to remove all those unused maps is very welcome.

Edited May 2, 2023 by BaD CrC

[Jakko]

when the stable update comes today, is the new normandy 2 map automatically installed?
or is the modular server now also available for the stable version?

 

e.g.

.\bin\DCS_updater.exe update "@dcs_server.stable"  ???

[BIGNEWY]

added 

Sinai

SINAIMAP_terrain

[TOViper]

Hello Big!
I noticed that when installing SINAI on my server, the download says it will download 35GB (59GB when unzipped), which is the exact same size as in the playable installation folder on my client. I thought the server maps are smaller caused by missing textures and so on ... ?