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Getting Started

This section covers the details of getting your Palace server online:

Requirements on page 9

Installing the Server Software on page 10

Registering your Palace on page 14

Starting your Palace server on page 14

Checking the status of your server on page 15

Connecting to and visiting your Palace on page 15

Making your Palace accessible to others on page 17

Stopping the Palace server on page 19

Requirements

The following sections describe everything you need to get your Palace server up and 

running with a minimum of hassle.

Disk space. The amount of disk space required for your Palace Site initially depends on 

the number and size of the sounds and graphics you make available. For example, the 

files associated with running the traditional  Mansion  Palace will require around four 

megabytes, three quarters of which is devoted to graphics and audio. 

The only file that will grow noticeably in size over time is your prop file 

(

pserver.prp)

. This file stores the binary data associated with all props used in your 

Palace by all members. As you can imagine, this can get to be quite a large file if your 

site becomes popular; it's not uncommon to hear of 30 MB prop files. Whether or not 

you decide to control the size of this file is up to you, but there are basically two ways 

to do it.

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