Dekaron Tutorials

Step-by-step Dekaron guides written by RaGEZONE members, covering server setup, database configuration and client edits.

Guides here take you from a downloaded file set to a running Dekaron server: installing the database engine, importing the database, editing the config files and ports, pointing the client at your own address, and setting rates. Several also cover hosting on a VPS and opening the ports a public server needs.

Dekaron private servers, also called 2Moons, run Dekaron server files against MSSQL. Older guides specify Windows XP or Server 2003 with MSSQL 2000 SP4; A9 needs MSSQL 2008 R2 or newer with ODBC configured and TCP enabled in the MSSQL configuration manager, while Dekaron 12 cites .NET 4.5 and SQL Server 2014. Builds are named by Action version - Action 3, 6, 7, 9, 12 - plus Aloken, Shangri-La and Adikaron A3 files. Setup edits SERVER_IP, SERVER_NAME and DATABASE_PASSWORD in the .ini files, hex-edits the launcher and data.pak for the stored IP, then runs dbmon.exe and DekaronStartUp.exe. Tooling covers .div launcher patches, PHP registration pages and Dekaron Server Manager.

Common questions

How do I set up a Dekaron private server?

The usual order is: get the server files, install the database engine, import the database, edit the config files with your address and ports, start the server processes in the right sequence, then point the client at your server. The guides in this section walk through each step for Dekaron.

Do I need to compile Dekaron from source?

Not always. Many Dekaron releases ship precompiled, so you only have to configure them. Compiling matters when you want to change how the server behaves, and there are guides here for that too.

Can I run a Dekaron server on my own PC?

Yes, for testing, and most guides here recommend doing exactly that first - ideally in a virtual machine. Making it reachable from the internet needs a public address or a VPS and the right ports open.