diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index aaf2ad2a27..1bdc45fa63 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ code tab of https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation (note: this will use a lot of bandwidth if you wish to update and is a lot of hassle if you want to make any changes at all, so it's not recommended.) +Option 3: Download a pre-compiled nightly at https://tgstation13.download/nightlies/ (same caveats as option 2) + ## INSTALLATION First-time installation should be fairly straightforward. First, you'll need @@ -128,6 +130,15 @@ To enable an away mission open `config/awaymissionconfig.txt` and uncomment one The SQL backend requires a Mariadb server running 10.2 or later. Mysql is not supported but Mariadb is a drop in replacement for mysql. SQL is required for the library, stats tracking, admin notes, and job-only bans, among other features, mostly related to server administration. Your server details go in /config/dbconfig.txt, and the SQL schema is in /SQL/tgstation_schema.sql and /SQL/tgstation_schema_prefix.sql depending on if you want table prefixes. More detailed setup instructions are located here: https://www.tgstation13.org/wiki/Downloading_the_source_code#Setting_up_the_database +## WEB/CDN RESOURCE DELIVERY + +Web delivery of game resources makes it quicker for players to join and reduces some of the stress on the game server. + +1. Edit compile_options.dm to set the `PRELOAD_RSC` define to `0` +1. Add a url to config/external_rsc_urls pointing to a .zip file containing the .rsc. + * If you keep up to date with /tg/ you could reuse /tg/'s rsc cdn at http://tgstation13.download/byond/tgstation.zip. Otherwise you can use cdn services like CDN77 or cloudflare (requires adding a page rule to enable caching of the zip), or roll your own cdn using route 53 and vps providers. + * Regardless even offloading the rsc to a website without a CDN will be a massive improvement over the in game system for transferring files. + ## IRC BOT SETUP Included in the repository is a python3 compatible IRC bot capable of relaying adminhelps to a specified