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= Pre-Requisites = | = Pre-Requisites = | ||
* A computer running a variant of *nix to compile and host the server. Speed of the machine isn't of great consequence as the protocol is a multiplexer which doesn't require much processing grunt (having sufficient free RAM is however a good idea, as the server code doesn't yet make use of threads but may fork itself extensively, so that for each active client one process may be forked) | * A computer running a variant of *nix to compile and host the server. Speed of the machine isn't of great consequence as the protocol is a multiplexer which doesn't require much processing grunt (having sufficient free RAM is however a good idea, as the server code doesn't yet make use of threads but may fork itself extensively, so that for each active client one process may be forked) | ||
* direct/physical or remote access to the server (i.e. SSH/telnet, a conventional web hosting package will usually '''not''' be sufficient!)-suitable hosting packages are: dedicated root servers, virtual private servers, shell servers | * direct/physical or remote access to the server (i.e. SSH/telnet, a conventional web hosting package will usually '''not''' be sufficient!)-suitable hosting packages are: dedicated root servers, virtual private servers, shell servers - for a collection of '''free''' shell account providers that may be suitable for fgms, see [[Free Shell Providers]] | ||
* if the server is meant to be a public internet server: an internet connection, featuring sufficient upstream/downstream capabilities (see below for details concerning bandwidth requirements). | * if the server is meant to be a public internet server: an internet connection, featuring sufficient upstream/downstream capabilities (see below for details concerning bandwidth requirements). | ||
* firewall policies will need to be set up to allow for incoming and outgoing UDP traffic for the corresponding ports | * firewall policies will need to be set up to allow for incoming and outgoing UDP traffic for the corresponding ports | ||