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   * **IP Address**: **128.195.133.148**   * **IP Address**: **128.195.133.148**
  
-  * **User accounts**: with SS2K domain account or local user "**mcuser**" (ask sscs@uci.edu if you do not know the password)+  * **User accounts**: local user "**mcuser**" (ask sscs@uci.edu if you do not know the password). Specific SS2K domain accounts can also be setup to login.
  
   * **Local group**: the group "**mc-research**" is setup with write access to the necessary directories for rebuilding spigot and managing minecraft server instances. The mcuser and certain domain accounts are setup as members of this group.   * **Local group**: the group "**mc-research**" is setup with write access to the necessary directories for rebuilding spigot and managing minecraft server instances. The mcuser and certain domain accounts are setup as members of this group.
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   * ''**spigot-build.sh [version]**'' - rebuild the spigot.jar, optionally to a specified version number   * ''**spigot-build.sh [version]**'' - rebuild the spigot.jar, optionally to a specified version number
   * ''**start-mc.sh [port]**'' - start a new minecraft server instance on a random port, or the optionally specified port   * ''**start-mc.sh [port]**'' - start a new minecraft server instance on a random port, or the optionally specified port
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 When the start-mc.sh script starts a minecraft instance, it runs it in a screen so you can connect to the server console later to check it or to give it the "stop" command When the start-mc.sh script starts a minecraft instance, it runs it in a screen so you can connect to the server console later to check it or to give it the "stop" command
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 +Send server to background without shutting down the server
 +  * Simply exiting the terminal window or putty session
 +  * ''Ctrl+a'' then ''d'' (Press ctrl+a, let go, then press d)
  
 screen names will be of the format "''mc-<port>''" screen names will be of the format "''mc-<port>''"
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   * Make sure there is a ''eula.txt'' file in the template directory, with the setting ''eula=TRUE'' (this should already be there, unless you replace the entire template directory).   * Make sure there is a ''eula.txt'' file in the template directory, with the setting ''eula=TRUE'' (this should already be there, unless you replace the entire template directory).
   * ensure there is a spigot.jar file or valid symlink   * ensure there is a spigot.jar file or valid symlink
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 The result of this script is a file called ''%%spigot-<version>.jar%%'' where <version> is the actual version number. If the script is able to, it will try to copy this file into the TEMPLATE directory used by the ''%%start-mc.sh%%'' script (see below), and setup a symlink to it called just "spigot.jar". The result of this script is a file called ''%%spigot-<version>.jar%%'' where <version> is the actual version number. If the script is able to, it will try to copy this file into the TEMPLATE directory used by the ''%%start-mc.sh%%'' script (see below), and setup a symlink to it called just "spigot.jar".
  
-  * **NOTE**: the ''spigot-build.sh'' script will NOT automatically update the spigot-<version>.jar file in any existing minecraft instances. You will have to manually stop any running instance and replace the spigot.jar symlink (see below)+  * **NOTE**: the ''spigot-build.sh'' script will NOT automatically update the spigot-<version>.jar file in any existing minecraft instances. You will have to manually stop any running instances and update the spigot.jar symlink (see below)
  
 == Old versions of spigot == == Old versions of spigot ==
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 === Update spigot.jar symlink === === Update spigot.jar symlink ===
  
-The minecraft template directory and each specific instance under the named <port> directories must have a spigot.jar symlink (a symbolic link) that points to the desired version of the file. For example, you might have a spigot-1.13.2.jar file and a spigot-1.14.jar file, but whichever one spigot.jar points to is the one that will be loaded:<code>+The minecraft template directory and each specific instance under the named <port> directories must have a spigot.jar symlink (a symbolic link) that points to the desired version of the file. 
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 +For example, you might have a spigot-1.13.2.jar file and a spigot-1.14.jar file, but whichever one spigot.jar points to is the one that will be loaded:<code>
 # change directory to the template directory (where you want to copy the new spigot-version.jar file to) # change directory to the template directory (where you want to copy the new spigot-version.jar file to)
 cd /usr/local/mc-research/template cd /usr/local/mc-research/template
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 If you know which port you want to use, you can specify it on the command line. Keep in mind, it must be a valid port in the range defined above. For example, if I want to start a new instance on port 25570, I would use this command: If you know which port you want to use, you can specify it on the command line. Keep in mind, it must be a valid port in the range defined above. For example, if I want to start a new instance on port 25570, I would use this command:
 <code>start-mc.sh 25570</code> <code>start-mc.sh 25570</code>
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 mv /usr/local/mc-research/25570 ~/archive/20190506-jnilsson-exp1 mv /usr/local/mc-research/25570 ~/archive/20190506-jnilsson-exp1
 </code> </code>
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 +=== If you accidentally type ''screen'' without any arguments ===
 +Screen will tell you at the bottom of the terminal: [Press Space or Return to end.]
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 +Do so, and when the terminal clears, type exit
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