Choosing a Server Type

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You can run your server in one of three "modes" (either at home or on a 3rd party host):

Public

Your server will be listed in the central server list that clients use by default. Musicians can then discover and connect to your server.

This mode is activated by checking the "Register my server..." checkbox and (optionally) entering your server information.

When running without the GUI ("headless"), the following would configure a public server:

Jamulus --nogui --server \
        --centralserver genreServer:port \
        --serverinfo "yourServerName;yourCity;[country ID]"

Note: It is not necessary to port-forward or otherwise configure your router to run a public server.

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(See also Command Line Options)

Private

You must give musicians your server address to connect their clients to. See also Running a Private Server for what needs to be done to enable others to connect to it.

This mode is activated by un-checking "Register my server...".

When running without the GUI ("headless"), the following would configure a private server:

Jamulus --nogui --server

(See also Command Line Options)

Central

A type of public server (configured with --pingservers --centralserver localhost) for which musicians must enter the address in their client’s "Custom Central Server" settings field. They will then see a Connection Setup list which is managed by your central server. Server operators can also register with your server so their servers can show up in your list. Configuring your server as a Central Server need only be done under special circumstances (e.g. for online events or musical associations). Most people can ignore this type. If you want to control which servers can register with your central server, you can enable a whitelist with the command line Option -f. See the command line options page for further information about this feature.

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See also Command Line Options for other parameters you can set.