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1 vero 1 Welcome to OpenSim!
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3 # Overview
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5 OpenSim is a BSD Licensed Open Source project to develop a functioning
6 virtual worlds server platform capable of supporting multiple clients
7 and servers in a heterogeneous grid structure. OpenSim is written in
8 C#, and can run under Mono or the Microsoft .NET runtimes.
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10 This is considered an alpha release. Some stuff works, a lot doesn't.
11 If it breaks, you get to keep *both* pieces.
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13 # Compiling OpenSim
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15 Please see BUILDING.md if you downloaded a source distribution and
16 need to build OpenSim before running it.
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18 # Running OpenSim on Windows
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20 We recommend that you run OpenSim from a command prompt on Windows in order
21 to capture any errors.
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23 To run OpenSim from a command prompt
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25 * cd to the bin/ directory where you unpacked OpenSim
26 * run OpenSim.exe
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28 Now see the "Configuring OpenSim" section
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30 # Running OpenSim on Linux
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32 You will need Mono >= 2.4.3 to run OpenSim. On some Linux distributions you
33 may need to install additional packages. See http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Dependencies
34 for more information.
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36 To run OpenSim, from the unpacked distribution type:
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38 * cd bin
39 * mono OpenSim.exe
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41 Now see the "Configuring OpenSim" section
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43 # Configuring OpenSim
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45 When OpenSim starts for the first time, you will be prompted with a
46 series of questions that look something like:
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48 [09-17 03:54:40] DEFAULT REGION CONFIG: Simulator Name [OpenSim Test]:
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50 For all the options except simulator name, you can safely hit enter to accept
51 the default if you want to connect using a client on the same machine or over
52 your local network.
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54 You will then be asked "Do you wish to join an existing estate?". If you're
55 starting OpenSim for the first time then answer no (which is the default) and
56 provide an estate name.
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58 Shortly afterwards, you will then be asked to enter an estate owner first name,
59 last name, password and e-mail (which can be left blank). Do not forget these
60 details, since initially only this account will be able to manage your region
61 in-world. You can also use these details to perform your first login.
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63 Once you are presented with a prompt that looks like:
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65 Region (My region name) #
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67 You have successfully started OpenSim.
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69 If you want to create another user account to login rather than the estate
70 account, then type "create user" on the OpenSim console and follow the prompts.
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72 Helpful resources:
73 * http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Configuration
74 * http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Configuring_Regions
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76 # Connecting to your OpenSim
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78 By default your sim will be available for login on port 9000. You can login by
79 adding -loginuri http://127.0.0.1:9000 to the command that starts Second Life
80 (e.g. in the Target: box of the client icon properties on Windows). You can
81 also login using the network IP address of the machine running OpenSim (e.g.
82 http://192.168.1.2:9000)
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84 To login, use the avatar details that you gave for your estate ownership or the
85 one you set up using the "create user" command.
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87 # Bug reports
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89 In the very likely event of bugs biting you (err, your OpenSim) we
90 encourage you to see whether the problem has already been reported on
91 the [OpenSim mantis system](http://opensimulator.org/mantis/main_page.php).
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93 If your bug has already been reported, you might want to add to the
94 bug description and supply additional information.
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96 If your bug has not been reported yet, file a bug report ("opening a
97 mantis"). Useful information to include:
98 * description of what went wrong
99 * stack trace
100 * OpenSim.log (attach as file)
101 * OpenSim.ini (attach as file)
102 * if running under mono: run OpenSim.exe with the "--debug" flag:
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104 mono --debug OpenSim.exe
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106 # More Information on OpenSim
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108 More extensive information on building, running, and configuring
109 OpenSim, as well as how to report bugs, and participate in the OpenSim
110 project can always be found at http://opensimulator.org.
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112 Thanks for trying OpenSim, we hope it is a pleasant experience.
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