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Questions about local server hosting

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#1

So I went over this guide: https://docs.veniceunleashed.net/hosting/setup-win/ and I am stuck at the :
“GUI mode is the default operating mode for the VU server, and will create a new window with server output and other useful information. To start the server in GUI mode you need to run the VU executable ( vu.exe , present in the VU installation directory) with some specific launch arguments:”
How do I set vu.exe launch argments?
If I set those arguments to launch a server through that exe,would I be able to than launch the game from the same vu.exe and join the server I just hosted?
Is there a video showing how to set up your local server?(not a rented server,a localy hosted one)

I am sorry if these are silly questions,but this is my first time trying to host a bf3 server and the writen guide was a bit confusing.

#2

Not sure if it is currently possible to set up a server and play BF3 to join said server from the same PC.

The guide you’re refering gives you instructions on how to set up the server on a separate PC, not the one you’re playing from, and although I wouldn’t be surprised that you can work your way around this (e.g. running a virtual PC to host the server or similar) it will by no means be easy to do, and definitely not as a first time project.

However if you happen to have an old laptop or PC, then you can set up the server on one machine and join it from the other.

#3

“Not sure if it is currently possible to set up a server and play BF3 to join said server from the same PC.”
Actually I was just able to do that.
I ll try to write a short guide on how to host your local server and join it,here’s what I did:
I followed the “set up your first instance” 6 step tutorial from this page: https://forums.veniceunleashed.net/viewtopic.php?t=8214
Important things to point out here is that in my experience,you HAVE to create an instance folder at EXACTLY this path: “C:\Servers\VU_Instances\VU_Sample_Instance”
When I tried to put my instance in different directory(including the one VU.exe was located in)it did not work,only after I created this directory manualy did it work.

Now that you have created the “C:\Servers\VU_Instances\VU_Sample_Instance” ,download the attachments from the page I linked(at the bottom of the guide) and extract it all in that folder.
Make sure to get a server key(by clicking on your profile here in the forums and going to manage server keys) and copy that key in the server instance folder aswell.
After I set up this folder properly,with the server key,all I had to do was to execute the starcript bat to start the server,once it says “Game succesfully registered with zeus” that means the server is runing.
I than launcher vu.exe and joined my own server .

I have a lot of experimenting to do with customizing the settings,but so far beeing able to host my own server and join it,that’s a good start :slight_smile:

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#4

That’s pretty cool … good job!

#5

When having my own server can I lock it with a password so that only those who know it may enter and play?