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====== Updating The Main Server ======

This page describes the process of updating the main server with the current version from the development server. This will happen when we release expansion packs, so should happen relatively infrequently. 

These notes are more for my benefit :)

===== 1. Take A Backup =====


First off, take a complete backup of the current server.

  - Shutdown both running servers<code>
service iceee stop
service iceee-dev stop
</code>
  - Take a backup of the current main server<code>
cd /opt
cp -Rp EEServer EEServer.previous
</code>
  - It may be worth also copying this somewhere else just in case things go horribly wrong.

===== 2. Copy In Dev Server Files =====

Now copy over the required files. We only want the static and executables from the dev server, accounts, groves and other dyanamic data should be left.

First off cd into the directory of the server to be updated.

<code>
cd EEServer
</code>

Now replace the released assets with those from the dev server 

<code>
pushd asset
rm -fr Release
cp -Rp /opt/EEServer-Dev/asset/Release .
popd
</code>

Now replace static data (items, quests, zones etc, AI scripts). **NOTE: Static data files are symbolic links on the dev server as they come from Git. Make sure the -L option is used when copying**.

<code>
rm -fr Data
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/Data .
rm -fr AIScript
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/AIScript .
rm -fr Instance
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/Instance .
rm -fr Scenery
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/Scenery .
rm -fr SpawnPackages
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/SpawnPackages .
rm -fr Loot
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/Loot .
rm -fr ItemMod
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/ItemMod .
rm -fr Packages
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/Packages .
</code>

Some of these may not exist, or care should be taken as they may change in game too, for example the credit shop. 

<code>
rm -fr CreditShop
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/CreditShop .
rm -fr QuestScripts
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/QuestScripts .
</code>

Now for the executable itself ..

<code>
cp -LRp /opt/EEServer-Dev/EEServer36_Linux64 .
</code>

Now do a 'diff' of the current server configuration and the dev server configuration and compare them. Some options may need to be moved across, and some should remain. 

<code>
diif ServerConfig.txt /opt/EEServer-Dev/ServerConfig.txt
</code>

Finally update any registration keys to import (for Scourge we are releasing a block).


===== 3. Start Up Both Servers =====

Thats it, all that remains is to start the two servers again and test.

<code>
service iceee start
service iceee-dev start
</code>
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