From OpenSimulator
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Introduction
This is user documentation for OpenSimulator, mainly aimed towards administrators of the system rather than the ultimate end-users who access the environment through a viewer. If you can't find what you want here you might want to try looking in the Developer Documentation.
For a summary of what features have been implemented in OpenSimulator, please see the Feature Matrix.
Initial Setup
- Download - Download instructions
- Dependencies - The other packages you need to install that OpenSimulator relies upon
- Build Instructions - How to build and compile OpenSimulator from source
- Configuration - How to configure OpenSimulator so you can get the server up and running
- Configuring Regions - More details on configuring regions in Regions.ini
- Configuring Simulator Parameters - More details on the structure and configuration simulator parameters after the initial setup.
- Database Settings - Detailed configurations to connect to your database
- Upgrading - How to upgrade your OpenSimulator version so that you can use your existing data
- Network Settings - NAT, Ports, Services and more.
- Firewall Settings - Incomplete operating system specific instructions on how to open firewall ports for external OpenSimulator access.
- Troubleshooting - How to trouble shoot your OpenSimulator installation.
- Tips - Useful tips from users like you
- OpenSim Graphics - Graphics that can be used on OpenSimulator websites, viewer login pages or products.
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
User Guide
- Connecting - How to connect a compatible viewer to OpenSimulator
Administrator Guide
- Server Commands - Commands to control OpenSimulator
- OpenSim.exe Command Line Options - Switches when you launch OpenSimulator.
- Useful Queries - Some useful queries for manipulating the OpenSimulator database.
- Logging - Logging in OpenSimulator
- Monitoring - Monitoring OpenSimulator
- Automating Tasks - How to make administrating a walk in the park
- RemoteAdmin - Using the XMLRPC administration interface for executing commands remotely
- RestConsole - Using the remote console.
- Performance - How to tweak OpenSim's performance
- Console-less OpenSim - How to run OpenSimulator without console
- Backups - How to backup your OpenSimulator data.
Core Features
- Feature Matrix - Matrix of features currently implemented by OpenSimulator.
- Scripting Documentation - Everything you need to know about OpenSimulator scripting, and the list of sample scripts
- OpenSim Archives - Loading and saving whole region archives with OpenSimulator
- OpenSimulator Inventory Archives - Loading and saving user inventory items and folders with OpenSimulator
- NPC - Use of Non Player Characters (NPCs) in OpenSim, also known as bots.
- Custom Libraries - Describes how to add custom content to your OpenSimulator server
- IRCBridgeModule - A core OpenSimulator module for integrating IRC with a simulator.
- Hypergrid - Information about how to configure the experimental hypergrid architecture
- GridInfo - how to provide information about your grid to smart clients
- PhysicsEngines — Options for physics engines in OpenSimulator.
- Technical Reference - Technical Reference Guide
Optional Features
- AutoBackup - Module for automatically backing up a region to an OAR regularly using a different filename.
- Freeswitch Module - Using FreeSWITCH for voice in OpenSimulator.
- Mumble - Using Mumble/Whisper for voice in OpenSimulator.
- Enabling Groups — How to enable creating groups in your regions
Experimental Features
These are even more alpha than the rest of the code and may not currently work properly.
RealXtend
- ModRex - How to setup the RealXtend server module
- RealXtend Viewer Linux - This tutorial describes how to use the RealXtend viewer on Linux, using wine
Tutorials
If you've written a tutorial or guide on this wiki or on an external site, then please feel free to add a link here and/or on more specific topic pages.
Platform specific
- Linux Gridserver, the ubuntu way the quick and dirty way to install opensim under ubuntu (Linux)
- Wiimote - How to use a wiimote/nunchuk controller with the OpenSimulator viewer (Linux)
- Cacti - Generate Serverstats using the Cacti-Tool and SNMP (Linux)
- Installing an openSUSE 11.1 Minimal server setup for an OpenSimulator server - Quick and Dirty setup on an openSUSE 11.1 server
- Streaming Media in OpenSim
- Chapter & Metaverse - Full suite of tutorials, tips and tricks, for the Windows user (Windows) Also very useful for Linux users!
Cross-platform
- Getting Started with Region Modules - The Hello World of OpenSimulator application development
- Using L3DT - How to create custom terrains
- Detailed cross-region terrain making - A workflow for creating large cross-region custom terrains
- How to make a good Terrain (includes 4 programs to use)
- Japanese Manual for Construction of OpenSimulator Server System on Linux by NSL (Sorry, Japanese only)
Application
- David W. Deeds' OpenSimulator School Quick Start Guide - David W. Deeds' OpenSimulator School Quick Start Guide courtesy of Changchun American International School. Has lots of useful and interesting info, including lesson plans.
Gforge Projects
- OpenSimSearch - Search for your OpenSimulator
- ServerStats - RRD/Proc serverstats using the OpenSimulator module for Berlios Serverstats (Linux)
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