Introduction
If you're like me and don't want to install SQL, apache and all that stuff on the computer you use everyday, because for whatever reason you don't have a dedicated or a VPS, here's how to setup a VM (virtual machine) to run a Gunz server.
What's a VM?
A virtual machine (VM) is a [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software"]software[/ame] implementation of a machine (i.e. a [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer"]computer[/ame]) that executes programs like a physical machine.
A virtual machine was originally defined by [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popek_and_Goldberg_virtualization_requirements"]Popek and Goldberg[/ame] as "an efficient, isolated duplicate of a real machine". Current use includes virtual machines which have no direct correspondence to any real hardware.
For more, visit [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine[/ame]
Required stuff
- VMware Workstation, which can be found here. (I would put up links to a cracked version, but I think it's not allowed here, so yeah, use Google)
- Either a physical CD/DVD of the version of windows you want to use your server on. Of course, Windows XP Sp3 is recommended. Here's a torrent of the original Windows XP S3 iso, uncracked. If you want a key, I guess check the comments on tpb. (If this is forbidden, I will remove the link)
- Internet.
Step-by-step tutorial
First, you want to install VMware, and run it. Close the tips/welcome dialog box until you reach this screen:
Then just click on New Virtual Machine, then click Next. Here is the part where you must specify if you're going to use either a physical Windows CD, or an actual iso (my case).
As you can see, VMware tells me its going to automatically install Windows (how convenient). Just click Next, its going to ask you the details for the automated installation of windows, like the Key, User name, passwords (not necessary), etc:
Put your infos there, and click Next.
The next step is naming your virtual machine and setting where the files will be saved. You can just ignore it and press Next.
You can ignore the above screen as well, unless you know you're gonna need more then 8GB (for a gunz server it is way enough), click Next.
On that screen, simply click Customize Hardware...
Here you want to click on Network Adapters on the left, then tick Bridged on the right and finally click Ok.
You're back at this screen, just click Finish.
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1142/easyinstall.png
//sorry i had to just link that one, there's a shitty 10 images limit...
As you can see, vmware is automatically installing Windows XP here. You can just go get a soda and watch some stuff on youtube while it installs.
Networking (port forward etc.)
Now that you've got your VM set up properly, let me explain to you how its networking will work.
It's quite simple, it simply works as if the VM was a physical computer wired to your router. So, it will have a local IP, something like 192.168.1.10X, or it could be 192.168.0.X.
To find out the local IP of your VM, just click Start, then click Run, and type in the following : cmd. A black window will pop up, type in : ipconfig.
Your local ip adress is the number next to IP Address.............................., in my case 192.168.1.107.
From then on, you would forward the ports on the local IP Adress of your VM. To find out what your WAN ip address is, well, www.ipmonkey.com is there for you :)
Bottom lines
Now you're ready to actually install the GunZ server just like you normally would on a computer. Install SQL, setup inis, etcetc.
If you want to quickly transfer files from your computer to the VM, simply drag them from your computer to the VM window.
Any questions?
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