Drooft Game Hosting service installation guide

Linux operating system:

The installation of the service Drooft Game Hosting only takes a few minutes!

Prerequisites:

• Have host (dedicated server, personal PC, etc.) with:
• A stable internet connection
• A minimum of available disk space, RAM, processor (some games are more demanding than others)
• Have rights "root/admin"
• Have basic computer skills (port opening)
• Have an account on this site and be connected

Step 1:

Update your operating system:

• On DPKG package management system (Debian/Ubuntu/...):
$ apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get install curl
• On Yum package management system (Centos/...):
$ yum update && yum install curl

Step 2:

Download and run the Drooft Game Hosting service installation script:

$ curl -s https://game-hosting.drooft.com/download/linux-installation-drooft.sh -o installation-drooft.sh
$ bash installation-drooft.sh

The Drooft Game Hosting service is now installed on your host. Do not close the terminal, the information displayed will be necessary for the next step.

Step 3:

All you have to do is add hosting to the site. To do this, on the page add host, provide the following information:

• Name of host: allows you to identify/name your host
• IP: Public IP of your host (displayed on the terminal)
• Port: Listening port for the Drooft Host Gaming service (default 8050, displayed on the terminal)
• Secret token: Token allowing you to communicate with the service (displayed on the terminal)

Once validated, you will be redirected to the page summarizing the status of the service on your host.

Tips:

1. Check that the service port is open on the internet, 8050 by default (UDP and TCP). You can use online tools like "https://portchecker.co/check-v0" to confirm your network stream opening.

Windows operating system:

The service is not yet available on Windows.