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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#initialize-a-new-game">Initialize a new game</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#start-the-new-game">Start the new game</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#restarting-and-stopping">Restarting and stopping</a></li>
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<h1>Installation<a class="headerlink" href="#installation" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
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<p>pip install evennia is not yet available in develop branch. Use the <a class="reference internal" href="Installation-Git.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">git installation</span></a>.</p>
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<p class="admonition-title">Important</p>
<p>If you are converting an existing game from a previous version, <a class="reference internal" href="Installation-Upgrade.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">see here</span></a>.</p>
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<li><p>Evennia requires <a class="reference external" href="https://www.python.org/downloads/">Python</a> 3.9 or 3.10.</p></li>
<li><p>Using a <a class="reference internal" href="../Glossary.html#virtualenv"><span class="std std-doc">Python virtualenv</span></a> is highly recommended in order to keep your
Evennia installation independent from the system libraries.</p></li>
<li><p>Dont install Evennia as
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<p>Evennia is managed from the terminal (console/CMD on Windows). If you have a suitable Python installed, you can install with</p>
<div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>pip install evennia
</pre></div>
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<p>Alternatively, you can <a class="reference internal" href="Installation-Git.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">install Evennia from github</span></a> or use <a class="reference internal" href="Installation-Docker.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">docker</span></a>.</p>
<p>Installing doesnt make anything visible online. Apart from installation and updating, you can develop your game without any internet connection.</p>
<p>Once installed, make sure the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">evennia</span></code> command works. Use <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">evennia</span> <span class="pre">-h</span></code> for usage help. If you are using a virtualenv, make sure its active whenever you need to use the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">evennia</span></code> command.</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>Check out <a class="reference internal" href="Installation-Troubleshooting.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">installation troubleshooting</span></a> if you run into problems. Some
users have also experimented with <a class="reference internal" href="Installation-Android.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">installing Evennia on Android</span></a>.</p>
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<section id="initialize-a-new-game">
<h2>Initialize a new game<a class="headerlink" href="#initialize-a-new-game" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Use <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cd</span></code> to enter a folder where you want to do your game development. Here (and in
the rest of the Evennia documentation) we call this folder <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">mygame</span></code>, but you should of course
name your game whatever you like.</p>
<div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>evennia --init mygame
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<p>This will create a new folder <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">mygame</span></code> (or whatever you chose) in your current location. This
contains empty templates and all the default settings needed to start the server.</p>
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<h2>Start the new game<a class="headerlink" href="#start-the-new-game" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>cd mygame
evennia migrate
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<p>This will create the default database (Sqlite3). The database file ends up as <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">mygame/server/evennia.db3</span></code>. If you ever want to start from a fresh database, just delete this file and re-run <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">evennia</span> <span class="pre">migrate</span></code> again.</p>
<div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>evennia start
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<p>Set your user-name and password when prompted. This will be the “god user” or “superuser” in-game. The email is optional.</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>You can also <a class="reference internal" href="Installation-Non-Interactive.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">automate</span></a> the creation of the super user.</p>
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<p>If all went well, the server is now up and running. Point a legacy MUD/telnet client to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">localhost:4000</span></code> or a web browser at <a class="reference external" href="http://localhost:4001">http://localhost:4001</a> to play your new (if empty) game!</p>
<p>Log in as a new account or use the superuser you just created.</p>
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<h2>Restarting and stopping<a class="headerlink" href="#restarting-and-stopping" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>You can restart the server without disconnecting players:</p>
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<p>To do a full stop and restart (will disconnect players):</p>
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<p>Full stop of the server (use <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">evennia</span> <span class="pre">start</span></code> to restart):</p>
<div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>evennia stop
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<h2>See server logs<a class="headerlink" href="#see-server-logs" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Log files are in <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">mygame/server/logs</span></code>. You can tail them live with</p>
<div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>evennia --log
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<p>or</p>
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<p>You can start viewing the log immediately when running <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">evennia</span></code> commands, such as</p>
<div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>evennia start -l
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<p>To exit the log tailing, enter <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Ctrl-C</span></code> (<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Cmd-C</span></code> for Mac). This will not affect the server.</p>
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<h2>Server configuration<a class="headerlink" href="#server-configuration" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>The server configuration file is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">mygame/server/settings.py</span></code>. Its empty by default. Copy and change only the settings you want from the <a class="reference internal" href="Settings-Default.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">default settings file</span></a>.</p>
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<h2>Register with the Evennia Game Index (optional)<a class="headerlink" href="#register-with-the-evennia-game-index-optional" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>You can optionally let the world know that you are working on a new Evennia-based game by
registering your server with the <em>Evennia game index</em>. You dont have to be
open for players to do this - you just mark your game as closed and “pre-alpha”.</p>
<div class="highlight-none notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>evennia connections
</pre></div>
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<p>See <a class="reference internal" href="Evennia-Game-Index.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">here</span></a> for more instructions and please <a class="reference external" href="http:///games.evennia.com">check out the index</a>
beforehand to make sure you dont pick a game name that is already taken - be nice!</p>
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<section id="the-next-steps">
<h2>The Next steps<a class="headerlink" href="#the-next-steps" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>You are good to go!</p>
<p>Next, why not head into the <a class="reference internal" href="../Howtos/Beginner-Tutorial/Part1/Beginner-Tutorial-Part1-Intro.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">Starting Tutorial</span></a> to learn how to start making your new game!</p>
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