Nice And Easy Linux Start Script

[The009]

Edit by mod
Please don't use this outdated script anymore! The script got an overhaul long time ago.
Please use the minimal or startscript instead



Hello All,

If you are like me and like to have a simple script with lots of options you will like this.

To get the script:

wget http://scripts.the009.net/shell/ts3/startscript

Now you will need to edit the 4th line down in that file with your favorite editor
change the line to match your information:

cd /teamspeak/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86

Now once you have that done, you will need to CHMOD that file to be able to run.

chmod +x startscript

Now that is done you will need the config file for the startscript.

wget http://scripts.the009.net/shell/ts3/startscript.conf

You will need to edit the config file to match your stuff.

Once you have all that done its very simple to start or watch what is happening to your server or even stop or restart it.

To start the server use:

./startscript start

To Stop your server use:

./startscript stop

To Restart your server use:

./startscript restart

To watch what your server is doing use:

./startscript watch

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

If you are watching your server with ./startscript watch you must close the screen before exiting your shell.

Use:

CTRL + A + D

Hope that helps all of you out.

Regards,
The009

PS: If this could be stickied for quick find for help that would be awesome.

[Crytix]

In this script the startparms in this startscript (http://forum.teamspeak.com/showthread.php?t=47075) . The idea, use the config is very usefull after first start. Thanks for inspiration

[The009]

I like using config file because it keeps the clutter and everything down.

There is no need to have to look though a ton of coding or other things with a config file and then an actual start script.

[1josh13]

does this script keep the server running 24/7??

[nitramf]

This is what you have to type if you want to start the server 24/7:

screen -A -m -d -S ts3 ./ts3server_linux_x86

To Detach the screen press CTRL + A simutaniously and then hit you d key.
To Reattach type

screen -r ts3

hint: you must have installed screen (apt-get install screen)

[The009]

does this script keep the server running 24/7??

Yes this keeps the server running 24/7

It dose much more then the last person said to do, as for they just gave you a way to create the screen, the script I provided makes it much simpler to understand.

[Hitme]

why not just start the server with:

./ts3server_linux_x86 &

[The009]

why not just start the server with:

./ts3server_linux_x86 &

Because I like to have a little more control over things, and I like to be able to watch what is going on live without having to tail the log file.

[spatieman]

why is everyone using screen ???
my TS3 on my nix box is running without screen... and no active SSH for it..
i dont get it...

[get.the.MaX]

Here is a script without screen, uses debian start-stop-daemon. Sould be running on debianbased distributions.
Just pass user, group, directory and your options

#!/bin/bash
#Teamspeak 3 startup script

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:$DIR

#Server options
NAME="TeamSpeak 3 Server"
DESC="tss3"
DIR="/home/tss3"
BIN="ts3server_linux_x86"

PIDFILE="/home/tss3/tss3.pid"
PARAMS="inifile=ts3server.ini"

USER="tss3" # DO NOT USE root
GROUP="tss3" #  DO NOT USE root

### Do not edit anything below this line ###

set -e
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:."
. /lib/lsb/init-functions


if [ ! -d "$DIR" ]; then
  log_failure_msg "Directory does not exist!"
  exit 0
fi

if [ ! -e "$DIR/$BIN" ]; then
  log_failure_msg "$BIN does not exist!"
  exit 0
fi

if [ ! -x "$DIR/$BIN" ]; then
  log_failure_msg "$BIN not executable!"
  exit 0
fi

if [ -z "$USER" ]; then
  log_failure_msg "Username is not set!"
  exit 0
fi

if [ -z "$GROUP" ]; then     
  log_failure_msg "GROUP is not set!"                                   
  exit 0
fi

TEST=`ps ax | grep $BIN | grep -v grep | wc -l`

start()
{
if [ $TEST = 1 ]; then
  log_begin_msg "$NAME already running with Pid: `tail $PIDFILE`"
else
  log_progress_msg "Starting $NAME"
  start-stop-daemon --start --chdir $DIR --exec $DIR/$BIN --startas $BIN --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --user $USER --group $GROUP --chuid $USER:$GROUP --background -- $PARAMS
  chown $USER:$GROUP $PIDFILE
  log_end_msg 0
fi
}

stop()
{
if [ ! $TEST = 1 ]; then
  log_begin_msg "$NAME not running!"
else
  log_progress_msg "Stopping $NAME"
  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE --user $USER --exec $DIR/$BIN
  rm -rf $PIDFILE
  log_end_msg 0
fi
}

restart()
{
  echo "Stopping $NAME"
  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE --user $USER --exec $DIR/$BIN
  rm -rf $PIDFILE
  sleep 1
  echo ...
  echo "Starting $NAME"
  start-stop-daemon --start --chdir $DIR --exec $DIR/$BIN --startas $BIN --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --user $USER --group $GROUP --chuid $USER:$GROUP --background -- $PARAMS
  chown $USER:$GROUP $PIDFILE
}

status()
{
if [ $TEST = 1 ]; then
  echo "$NAME running with Pid: `tail $PIDFILE`"  
else  
  echo "$NAME not running"
fi 
}

case "$1" in
  start)
    start
    ;;

  stop)
    stop
    ;;

  restart|force-reload)
    restart
    ;;

  status)
    status
    ;;

  *)
    log_success_msg "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" >&2
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

exit 0

Start teamspeak after reboot, copy script to /etc/init.d/tss3

update-rc.d tss3 defaults

When you running monit for monitoring you can add:

check process ts3server_linux_x86 with pidfile /home/tss3/tss3.pid
  start program = "/etc/init.d/tss3 start"             
  stop program  = "/etc/init.d/tss3 stop"
  if failed host YOURIP port YOURPORT type udp
  then restart

[The009]

I run CentOS so things are a bit different then debian.

But the script should work on all of the Distros.

Hopefully people have found it helpful.

[The009]

Hello,

If you got this script Before Beta 17 Please Change Your startscript.conf

DSNAME='ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh';

To Match That As Above, IF you are just getting this script. It will work fine for you.

Regards,
The009