IcarusServer

🕹️ Icarus Dedicated Server on VDS | Windows Server 2022 |

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The repository was created for rapid deployment of a dedicated Icarus server on VDS [ Windows Server 2022 ]. After testing various versions of the Icarus server on Ubuntu and Windows, I came to the conclusion: at the moment, the most stable build is the following configuration.
VDS • 8 x 3.3GHz processor • 16 GB RAM • 160 GB NVMe (minimum 30 GB) • Windows Server 2022.
The performance of servers with similar characteristics, but located in different data centers, can differ significantly even from one service provider.

Contents

1. Installation
2. Changing parameters and restarting
3. Update

Installation

1. Download and unpack the archive of the latest release on the target server.
2. Edit the Settings.ini file:
   • change the value of SERVER_NAME at your discretion for a quick search among dedicated servers.
   • if you plan to use a closed server, then you need to assign the appropriate password values to the JoinPassword and AdminPassword parameters.
   • save changes to a file.

; Example of a modified Settings.ini file
; change the value of SERVER_NAME at your discretion
ServerName=ICARUS_SERVER

; to start a closed server, change the values of the JoinPassword and AdminPassword parameters
JoinPassword=password1
AdminPassword=password2 

3. Run the batch file install.bat on behalf of the administrator, who will perform the following actions:
   • will open ports 17777/udp and 27015/udp in the firewall.
   • creates a directory C:\Icarus\Control and copies the server management files (Settings.ini, start.bat, update.bat).
   • creates an IcarusServer scheduler task to automatically start the server when the system boots.
   • install SteamCMD and download the game to the folder C:\Icarus .
   • will install Visual C++ Redistributable and DirectX, which are required to run the game.
   • it will launch the Icarus game server with the parameters specified in the Settings.ini file.
4. After the server is successfully started, you can connect to it from a gaming PC by searching for the server by the name that was specified in the Settings.ini file in the ServerName parameter.
5. In order to switch the server from the search mode to the lobby mode, you must first confirm the administrator rights. Press enter and enter /AdminLogin [Password2] in the chat, where [Password2] is the administrator password specified in the Settings.ini file in the AdminPassword parameter. Next, enter /ReturnToLobby to switch the server to lobby mode. The full list of administrator commands and server settings can be viewed here.
6. Server saves and backups are located in the directory C:\Icarus\Icarus\Saved\PlayerData\DedicatedServer\Prospects. If necessary, you can place saves from the gaming PC to the server and vice versa.

Changing parameters and restarting

1. If you need to change the server settings, you need to edit the file Settings.ini or C:\Icarus\Icarus\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\ServerSettings.ini (the entire list of parameters) and restart the server by running the batch file C:\Icarus\Control\start.bat on behalf of the administrator.

Update

1. After the game update is released (usually once a week), you need to update the server using a batch file C:\Icarus\Control\update.bat running as an administrator, which will perform the following actions:
   • will shut down the game server if it is running.
   • will update the game on the server using SteamCMD.
   • will launch the Icarus game server.