Eagle Dynamics "modular" dedicated server installer

[iQyThradz3137i]

I am really having trouble understanding how i install the SINAI map like what to i actually do 

Sorry kind of new to learning this

[HC_Official]

open dos window inside bin folder, type this into the DOS window  (or copy paste it in)

DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain

hit your enter key

go get a nice cup of tea while it does its thing

Edited June 10, 2023 by HC_Official

[iQyThradz3137i]

52 minutes ago, HC_Official said:

open dos window inside bin folder, type this into the DOS window  (or copy paste it in)

DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain

hit your enter key

go get a nice cup of tea while it does its thing

 

Thanks i asked on discord had to do things alittle different in powershell but got it to work.

 

Thanks for help though

[HC_Official]

powershell was

.\DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain

I guess ?

[Semaphore]

Where is the Dos window in your bin folder to edit with

 

DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain

[Maverick87Shaka]

18 hours ago, TOViper said:

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 ... ?

This is true only for new modular server installation, sinai i.e. requires only 35GB



On all other server type ( full client or "old" dedicated ) Sinai will use 55GB of disk space.

15 hours ago, Semaphore said:

Where is the Dos window in your bin folder to edit with

 

DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain

open an explorer window and navigate to the bin folder of your DCS installation:



Put your cursor in the address bar and type cmd and hit enter on your keyboard.

A prompt will open. Copy there the string:  DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain and hit enter on keyboard

Edited June 11, 2023 by Maverick87Shaka

[Semaphore]

Champion....

Navigate to the Server Bin Folder/Window... Press ALT D until adress bar highlights, type in CMD... this opens a CLI Window. 

Cut and paste DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain and hit enter and it will update the Server.

[HC_Official]

57 minutes ago, Semaphore said:

Where is the Dos window in your bin folder to edit with

 

DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain

 

[TOViper]

To all that are diverting to this version:
The configuration is changed to default values (in my case the port was a different one, thus at first it didn't work because of firewall issues).

Just to let you know ...

[Special K]

vor 6 Stunden schrieb TOViper:

To all that are diverting to this version:
The configuration is changed to default values (in my case the port was a different one, thus at first it didn't work because of firewall issues).

Just to let you know ...

If you let it create a new folder, all is defaults in there. If you use the old one with -w DCS.openbeta_server, you'll use the existing config.

[Gunfreak]

On 6/10/2023 at 3:49 PM, Maverick87Shaka said:

This is true only for new modular server installation, sinai i.e. requires only 35GB



On all other server type ( full client or "old" dedicated ) Sinai will use 55GB of disk space.

open an explorer window and navigate to the bin folder of your DCS installation:



Put your cursor in the address bar and type cmd and hit enter on your keyboard.

A prompt will open. Copy there the string:  DCS_updater.exe install SINAIMAP_terrain and hit enter on keyboard

 

 I have no bin folder in my DCS openbeta dedicated server folder. only folder I have is documents

[Maverick87Shaka]

28 minutes ago, Gunfreak said:

 I have no bin folder in my DCS openbeta dedicated server folder. only folder I have is documents

You're looking in the wrong place.
If you've the icon on the desktop to start the server, right click on it and click on Open file location

[Gunfreak]

37 minutes ago, Maverick87Shaka said:

You're looking in the wrong place.
If you've the icon on the desktop to start the server, right click on it and click on Open file location

Thank you, seems like it worked now

[evilnate]

Got web error when clicking download link.

Installed Sinai manually on dedicated server. Question: Will plain old dcs_updater.exe still update all currently installed terrain and tech modules as updates occur? Just want to make sure I understand correctly.

 

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[HC_Official]

it will update any currently installed terrain when run

[wowbagger]

Is it possible to relocate the write folder for the dedicated server to something other than Saved Games, for instance put it on a different drive?

Cheers

[HC_Official]

6 minutes ago, wowbagger said:

Is it possible to relocate the write folder for the dedicated server to something other than Saved Games, for instance put it on a different drive?

Cheers

kinda , you can use junction link magic  (or DOS mlink command)  to link Saved Games to a different drive and folder, I have done this for years now

[wowbagger]

43 minutes ago, HC_Official said:

kinda , you can use junction link magic  (or DOS mlink command)  to link Saved Games to a different drive and folder, I have done this for years now

Awesome, good idea. I can do that. Thanks!

[Raviar]

is it possible to install OpenBeta beside the dedicated server to use same directory structure inorder to reduce the installation foot print ?

[MAXsenna]

is it possible to install OpenBeta beside the dedicated server to use same directory structure inorder to reduce the installation foot print ?

You can probably mess around with symlinks if you want to "share" folders to save space. 
I share a lot of the same folders between Stable and OB in Saved Games, so ie. all mods are the same, and only take up space once.

Cheers! 

[Maverick87Shaka]

On 8/14/2023 at 12:59 PM, Raviar said:

is it possible to install OpenBeta beside the dedicated server to use same directory structure inorder to reduce the installation foot print ?

You can run a server from your openbeta installation in a dedicated working directory, and run openbeta client on the same machine.

Don't need to install dedicated server

[OzDeaDMeaT]

Does the terrain module below do the Normandy 2 terrain or just the Original Normandy map?

Normandy 1944

NORMANDY_terrain

Edited August 24, 2023 by OzDeaDMeaT
cant spell worth <profanity>

[Raviar]

On 8/14/2023 at 12:59 PM, Raviar said:

is it possible to install OpenBeta beside the dedicated server to use same directory structure inorder to reduce the installation foot print ?

ended up installing both versions as the diffrence is alot in dir structure and will be messy during repair or update 

Edited August 25, 2023 by Raviar

[Maverick87Shaka]

26 minutes ago, Raviar said:

ended up installing both versions as the diffrence is alot in dir structure and will be messy during repair or update 

 

Definitely not needed.

You can run a server from full dcs client installation without any issue at all.

 

[Raviar]

1 hour ago, Maverick87Shaka said:

Definitely not needed.

You can run a server from full dcs client installation without any issue at all.

 

it will all depens on :
1. if dedicated server use the same amount of resources compare to dcs standalone by pass "--server" parametere to it, if it gave me same exact perfomance, well, you are right
2. if I can run the DCS standalone as a server in multi instances 
3. being able to run the standalone while the server is running 

I am using multiple machines, and the one I am talking about is not mine gamming rig, but it has decend resources to run multiple instaces of server, and I might need to fireup standalonme time to time while keeping the server modular ( ex: only use syria and Nevada on the server - I know I can create aliases but again repair will be messy )

Edited August 25, 2023 by Raviar