Installing Exile on an Arma 3 server can take a little while, however if you follow these steps it should be running in no time at all;
- First you will need a website to run the MySQL server on, just follow this guide and submit a ticket to us requesting one: Claim your free web hosting
- Next, while we are setting up your website details go to the mod manager and install the Exile server files and Exile files, these may take a while to install.
- Once these are both installed add the following to your command line manager and click save, then select it on the right hand side so it’s in bold.
- Next we will need to setup the database, you should have received your login details via email once the website has been setup via ticket.If you follow the guide here on how to create a database on your website, make sure to name your database exile: Creating a MySQL databaseKeep your database name, database user and password safe as they will be needed for a future step.
- Next navigate to phpMyAdmin on Cpanel, and look for your new database on the left, mine is called exiletes_exileOpen the database up by clicking on it and go to import at the top.
- Next download the following file and open it in notepad SQL File, you will need to edit the following part to include your database name on line 13 and 14. My database name is “exiletes_exile” then in phpMyAdmin import the MySQL file you just edited with the default settings and it should create your tables.
- Okay once this is done you will need to connect your database to your server, you will need 3 pieces of information for this, the database name, database user, password and your website domain. You will need to enter this in @ExileServerextdb-conf.ini like so:
- Finally you will need to change your mission file in your server config to one of the .pbo files located in mpmissions I will be using Exile.Altis and also change it in @ExileServerconfig.cfg under template =
- You should now be able to start your server, if you are unable to connect check your @ExileServerextDBlogs to make sure its connecting
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Installing your Mods Mods in ArmA3 are by default read from two locations; the ArmA 3 main directory.SteamSteamAppsCommonArmA 3; and the 'My DocumentsArma3' folder. C:UsersYOURNAMEDocumentsArma 3; Installing to the Arma 3 directory. By default this is located in: 32-Bit - C:Program FilesSteamSteamappsCommonArmA 3. How to install workshop mods on your Arma 3 server In this article, we will be going over the installation and activation of mods for your Arma 3 server hosted by Host Havoc. Automated method featuring our built-in Workshop Mod Handler. This repository is dedicated to TheVampire and contains a ported version of VEMF for Exile. Click the 'download as zip' button on the right; move that zip somewhere where you want it to be and unpack it. Open the VEMF folder that is inside of it and open config.cpp; look in there and configure all of the stuff to.
Adding mods to Arma 3:
Adding very popular mods such as Epoch and Exile can be done easily via our mod manager, to do this simply log on to control panel, locate mod manager and click install on the mod you would like to install.
To add Steam Workshop mods (not available in the Mod Manager) follow the steps below:
To add Steam Workshop mods (not available in the Mod Manager) follow the steps below:
- In your game panel, press the Steam Workshop button. A new window will appear where you can begin searching for a mod you would like to install on your server. To install a mod, you will just need to press the green Install button.
A new window will appear displaying the status of the installation process, once this is complete it will automatically close and return you back to the Steam Workshop page. - Then go to the game panel and click command line manager, and then click 'Default with mods'
- Leave the -Servermod= box blank. (This is for advanced mods, if your predefined command line has anything next to this make sure you copy the settings in exactly)
- Add each mod to the Mods field, ensure each mod starts with @ and ends with ; E.G @450814997;@463939057;
- Make sure to press 'Apply' once the commandline's mods field has been populated.
Optional step if you want to use mod names and not IDs:
Open file manager in your game panel and navigate to the @modid folder you just downloaded rename the @modid folder to the name of the bikey (found inside the mod's keys folder), for example if the bikey is called CBA_1.3.122334.bikey you would rename @450814997 to @CBA (you only take everything before the _ in the key name)
Common Errors
PID 0 (next to server status)
This indicates that there is a startup error, quite often this is caused by mods, more specifically the server command line has a mod included that it cannot find in your server files. Ensure that all the mods in your command line exist in your files.
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This indicates that there is a startup error, quite often this is caused by mods, more specifically the server command line has a mod included that it cannot find in your server files. Ensure that all the mods in your command line exist in your files.
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Mod Mismatch (when joining server)
This error indicates that the files on the client are not the same as the server. To avoid this error, ensure that you are launching the game through the launcher and have selected all the mods your server is using. Sometimes the error message can give you a hint as to what mod in particular is causing problems.
This error indicates that the files on the client are not the same as the server. To avoid this error, ensure that you are launching the game through the launcher and have selected all the mods your server is using. Sometimes the error message can give you a hint as to what mod in particular is causing problems.
Updating Your Mods (Manual & Automatic)
In this section we will be covering the process of updating your installed mods through the use of our Steam Workshop tool. Both manual and automatic methods will be covered.
Manual Updates
- In your game panel, click on the Steam Workshop (updates) button.
- This will redirect you to a new window where you will see the following buttons.
- The button we will want to press is the Update All button. This will go ahead and check if any of your installed mods have an update available, if they do it will then proceed to download the files.
Automatic Updates
In order to allow for automated updates, we will need to create a scheduled task. This requires a few options to be configured beforehand, below you can find the steps on how to do this alongside our recommended settings.
How To Install Exile Mod Arma 3
- In your game panel, at the top of the page you should see a button that says Scheduled Tasks, click on that.
- A new window will be displayed where you can see any existing tasks you have set up or create a new one, in this case we would like to create a new one so go ahead and press the New button.
- A dropdown menu will appear where we can select what type of task we would like to create, we're trying to update our mods so go ahead and select the Workshop Update task and then press the blue New button.
- Now we need to configure our task. A few different areas will need to be setup, this can be tailored more specifically to suit your requirements however here's what we would recommend.
- Name: Check for updates
- Type: Daily
- Start: Set this to one day ahead and a time that's best for you. If you cannot select a time make sure the date is one day ahead.
- RecurEvery: 1 Day
This is how our task looks so far.
At this point you can go ahead and save your newly configured task. This will now check for updates every day at the time you have configured. If you would like this task to be run multiple times a day, please continue to the next step. - In order to have this task executed multiple times a day we will need to perform a few extra steps to get things configured. Firstly, go ahead and check the Repeat Task checkbox. For the newly displayed options, we would recommend the following settings.
- Repeat Every: 30 Minutes
- For: 24 Hours
This is how our task looks up to this point.
If you're happy with everything, go ahead and press Save. Your task is now all setup and will be executed for the first time at the time you have configured.
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