TeamSpeak Server on Unix?

[briton]

Hi! I am brand new to TeamSpeak but I have tested the server on both Windows (Vista) and Linux (Ubuntu) with succesful connections from both LAN/WAN Windows clients. REALLY IMPRESSIVE! Not only is it high quality software without bloat, but it is really easy to set up and get running! The first test we did, we had all the downloads completed, the server set up with two LAN clients and one WAN client communicating in under 15 minutes.

So to my question. Now that we have run a test and find that TeamSpeak lives up to its reputation, is there any way we can set it up on a Unix hosted server?

The site hosts website, php based forum which employs MySQL database tables.

If this can be done, please point me in the direction of some simple procedures - for example, can we just port the Linux server setup over to the website? How do we administer remotely? etc

ANY pointers will be greatly appreciated! Such great software it seems a pity that we are confined to keeping it shut up in a box!

[Tomas]

well if u r asking for how to administrate any linux small router/FW based distro theres only simply-est thing to say
SSH windows ssh client / linux command shell
WinSCP windows SSH file transfer client / SCP over SSH ??
and with mc instaled in there theres no complains
that would be for start

if u r looking for some pack well dunno there is few of them maybe something like ISP or other names but I am afraid there will not be any thing for TS

other thing is violation with TeamSpeak licences then if u r gonna consider hosting without paying in order of licence

setup multiple instaces of TS can be very simple lets say for example I am very good in php so make some daemon with user:group of teamspeak servers and let it run after startup... this daemon check DB for info about servers which have to be running with the info there as well the rest is just using function in php which can execute stuff which will be in this case TS binary with specific config

or u can make the server administration by using superadmin and the posibilities build inside teamSpeak itself depends on u

however later on if the trafic gonna grow u will realize u got a problem and its not so simple for homeISP connections to do stuff like these
but that is possibly music of some ... future

[briton]

well if u r asking for how to administrate any linux small router/FW based distro theres only simply-est thing to say
SSH windows ssh client / linux command shell
WinSCP windows SSH file transfer client / SCP over SSH ??
and with mc instaled in there theres no complains
that would be for start
Thanks very much for the reply. However, I have to say that I have absolutely no idea what any single part of that means. any linux small router/FW based distro? SSH windows ssh client / linux command shell WinSCP windows SSH file transfer client / SCP over SSH? with mc instaled? what is mc! Sorry, but it is not written in any language or terms that I understand. Could you come down in technological level please?

if u r looking for some pack well dunno there is few of them maybe something like ISP or other names but I am afraid there will not be any thing for TS
No, I wasn't looking for a pack. I was asking if the Linux version of the TS Server can be run on a Unix server. I don't know much about Linux at all - I can boot Ubuntu and install things on it and work partitions and so on, but I don't actually know much about it so I don't know what is the same and what is different between Linux and Unix.

other thing is violation with TeamSpeak licences then if u r gonna consider hosting without paying in order of licence
No violation of licence. We are a small gaming "clan" (as it is termed in the TeamSpeak explanation of non-profit) which uses the server specifically and solely for that. In every respect our use fits the TeamSpeak definition of non-profit, non-commercial etc and I cannot see where placing the server on a website hosting services server could contravene that licence.

setup multiple instaces of TS can be very simple lets say for example I am very good in php so make some daemon with user:group of teamspeak servers and let it run after startup... this daemon check DB for info about servers which have to be running with the info there as well the rest is just using function in php which can execute stuff which will be in this case TS binary with specific config
Again sorry, but you are talking above my technical level. Multiple instances? I don't think I mentioned that at all. The questions were really simple - can I put the TS server on a Unix server? If so, how? If so, how do I administer it remotely. I mentioned a php based forum using MySQL database because it appears that the TS server runs in a similar way. If so, presumably I can move the database tables onto the MySQL database on the host, but I cannot see where/how I move the server software itself. There was a similar thread which stated that this could be done, but the host server to which the TS server was being moved was Linux, not Unix.

(If you are asking why we would want to run this on a remote server rather than the current setup on a PC, the answer is really obvious - we already HAVE a Domain Name being hosted 24/7 which has ample bandwidth for this very efficient software so it would be much better for us to use that rather than rely on one of our group always having to run the server from home.)

or u can make the server administration by using superadmin and the posibilities build inside teamSpeak itself depends on u
I assume that means that I just log in as superadmin and can do remotely what I currently do on the PC where the server resides. If my understanding is wrong, please clarify.

however later on if the trafic gonna grow u will realize u got a problem and its not so simple for homeISP connections to do stuff like these
but that is possibly music of some ... future
Traffic is not going to grow. I have no intention of loading myself up with a major administration job to play a game! lol This is a small group who occasionally used Ventrillo but prefer the privacy and control that TS give us. Home ISP connection? Currently, we have no problem running the TS server on a home ISP connection, but prefer if we can to move it to a server which is already online 24/7 so that one member of the group is not required to furnish a 24/7 service.

Long story short - can the Linux TS Server be run on a Unix Web Server which already runs MySQL etc? If so, how?

[ANR Daemon]

Not enough data to answer your question.
If it is your own physical server, then yes.
If not... ask the server owner.

[briton]

Not enough data to answer your question.
If it is your own physical server, then yes.
If not... ask the server owner.

Thanks for the reply.

The question isn't about permission or legality. The TeamSpeak non-profit definition covers it and the website hosting service allows it. I didn't ASK about either of those!

I asked a technical question. How do I put the thing on that UNIX server. Somewhere along the line, you seem to be assuming I know the answer to that question. I haven't seen anywhere at all in any of the forums where it mentions this - the ONLY "TeamSpeak server on website" solution I have found on the forums refers to the wesbite being hosted on Linux - however, in the printout of the details, the person's own computer running Linux shows references to Unix which simply baffles me because I don't know how much Linux and Unix are alike.

Please someone answer the question asked.... how do I put the TeamSpeak server on a Unix server!

[ANR Daemon]

Teaching you operating system usage basics is out of scope of this forum, unfortunatelly.

[briton]

Quoted from TeamSpeak User manual:

"Since we have a enthousiastic crowd you can be pretty sure your questions will be answered in the forum or IRC channel."

"If your question is unique: Be sure that there will be enthousiastic people that are keen to solve your problem!"

I guess I misunderstood what TeamSpeak devs meant when they wrote that. Can't even get the simple question "Can the TeamSpeak2 server be installed on a Unix server?" without jumping through hoops :|

[ANR Daemon]

From my knowledge, linux TS binaries statically linked and, most likely, will work on most *NIX compatible systems. So you should be able to run it on your own physical system running some kind of UNIX.
For precise answer, you'd need the devs response. They're rarely appears on forum, unfortunately.

To the nature of your complaint: more often we hear such questions from people who want to sneaky run TS servers from their virtualhosted webservers. And they don't know even very basics of the operating system to understand difference between system daemon and terminal session.
As you can see, if YOU do not see any ambiguity in your question, that doesn't mean it's not exist.

[briton]

From my knowledge, linux TS binaries statically linked and, most likely, will work on most *NIX compatible systems. So you should be able to run it on your own physical system running some kind of UNIX.
For precise answer, you'd need the devs response. They're rarely appears on forum, unfortunately.

To the nature of your complaint: more often we hear such questions from people who want to sneaky run TS servers from their virtualhosted webservers. And they don't know even very basics of the operating system to understand difference between system daemon and terminal session.
As you can see, if YOU do not see any ambiguity in your question, that doesn't mean it's not exist.

Thanks ANR Daemon. You answered the question. As for "sneaky", as far as I can tell, TeamSpeak is available for anyone who wants it - either free for us small private users or, at a very reasonable cost, to those who want to be serious providers. The sad thing is that anyone would want to use a provider who isn't serious, but maybe that's the way of the world nowadays.

Anyway, for our small, private use, you have given us enough to continue researching - and for now, we continue to use the server on a Windows Vista PC on a fixed IP connection. Thanks again.

[ANR Daemon]

"Sneaky" part was in regard to hosting company policy. It's often prohibited to run your own daemons off virtualhosts.