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Linux specific instructions

MistServer as a Service​

The easiest method to start with MistServer is to install it through the terminal. There's 2 requirements:

  • You are running the script as root
  • curl is installed

Linux 64-bits​

Install using:

curl -o - https://releases.mistserver.org/is/mistserver_64Vlatest.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | sh

Uninstall using:

curl -o - https://releases.mistserver.org/uninstallscript.sh 2>/dev/null | sh

The configurations are stored in /etc/mistserver.conf.

Linux 32-bits​

Install using:

curl -o - https://releases.mistserver.org/is/mistserver_32Vlatest.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | sh

Uninstall using:

curl -o - https://releases.mistserver.org/uninstallscript.sh 2>/dev/null | sh

The configurations are stored in /etc/mistserver.conf.

ARMv7 Linux​

Install using:

curl -o - https://releases.mistserver.org/is/mistserver_armv7Vlatest.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | sh

Uninstall using:

curl -o - https://releases.mistserver.org/uninstallscript.sh 2>/dev/null | sh

The configurations are stored in /etc/mistserver.conf.

ARMv8 64-bits Linux​

Install using:

curl -o - https://releases.mistserver.org/is/mistserver_aarch64Vlatest.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | sh

Uninstall using:

curl -o - https://releases.mistserver.org/uninstallscript.sh 2>/dev/null | sh

The configurations are stored in /etc/mistserver.conf.

Changing boot options for service scripts​

All service scripts attempt to install at /etc/systemd/system/mistserver.service. The default install script for systemd looks like this:

[Unit]
Description=MistServer
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/MistController -c /etc/mistserver.conf
Restart=always
RestartSec=2
TasksMax=infinity
TimeoutStopSec=8
ExecStopPost=/bin/bash -c "rm -f /dev/shm/*Mst*"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Simply add the optional boot parameters of your choice to the ExecStart= line.