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Evennia Setup
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You can find the updated and more detailed version of this page on
http://code.google.com/p/evennia/wiki/GettingStarted


Installation
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* Make sure you have/install the prerequsites with minimum versions
  listed on http://code.google.com/p/evennia/wiki/GettingStarted:

    - python
    - django
    - twisted + PIL
    - mercurial
    - django-south (optional, but highly recommended)

* Go to a directory on your harddrive where you want the 'evennia'
  directory to be created, for example mud/.

    $ cd mud/

* Get a copy of the Evennia source:

    $ hg clone https://code.google.com/p/evennia/ evennia

* Change to the evennia/game directory and run the setup scripts.

    $ cd evennia/game

    $ python manage.py

* Edit the new game/settings.py if needed, then run
  (make sure to create an admin account when asked):

    $ python manage.py syncdb

* If you use django-south you need to also run

    $ python manage.py migrate


Starting Evennia
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* Start the server with

    $ python evennia.py -i start

  or run without arguments for a menu of launch options.
  See http://code.google.com/p/evennia/wiki/StartStopReload for more info.

* Start up your MUD client of choice and point it to your server and port 4000.
  If you are just running locally the server name is 'localhost'.

* Alternatively, you can find the web interface and webclient by
  pointing your web browser to http://localhost:8000.

* Login with the email address and password you provided when setting up the server.


Welcome to Evennia!
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* See www.evennia.com for more information and help with how to
  proceed from here.

* For questions, see the discussion group or the chat. Report bugs or
  request features via the Issue Tracker.