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Welcome to OpenSim!
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=== OVERVIEW ===
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OpenSim is a BSD Licensed Open Source project to develop a functioning
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virtual worlds server platform capable of supporting multiple clients
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and servers in a heterogeneous grid structure. OpenSim is written in
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C#, and can run under Mono or the Microsoft .NET runtimes.
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This is considered an alpha release. Some stuff works, a lot doesn't.
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If it breaks, you get to keep *both* pieces.
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== Compiling OpenSim ==
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Please see BUILDING.txt if you downloaded a source distribution and
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need to build OpenSim before running it.
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== Running OpenSim on Windows ==
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We recommend that you run OpenSim from a command prompt on Windows in order
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to capture any errors, though you can also run it by double-clicking
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bin/OpenSim.exe
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To run OpenSim from a command prompt
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* cd to the bin/ directory where you unpacked OpenSim
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* run OpenSim.exe
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Now see the "Configuring OpenSim" section
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== Running OpenSim on Linux ==
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You will need Mono >= 2.4.2 to run OpenSim. On some Linux distributions you
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may need to install additional packages. See http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Dependencies
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for more information.
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To run OpenSim, from the unpacked distribution type:
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* cd bin
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* mono ./OpenSim.exe
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Now see the "Configuring OpenSim" section
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== Configuring OpenSim ==
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When OpenSim starts for the first time, you will be prompted with a
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series of questions that look something like:
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[09-17 03:54:40] DEFAULT REGION CONFIG: Simulator Name [OpenSim Test]:
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At each of these you must provide you own value or just hit enter to
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take the default (in this case "OpenSim Test").
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YOUR SIM WILL NOT BE STARTED UNTIL YOU ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
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Once you are presented with a prompt that looks like:
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Region# :
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You have successfully started OpenSim.
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Before you can log in you will need to create a user account if you didn't already create
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your user as the "Master Avatar" during the region configuration stage. You can do
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this by running the "create user" command on the OpenSim console. This will
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ask you a series of questions such as first name, last name and password.
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Helpful resources:
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* http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Configuration
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* http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Configuring_Regions
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* http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Mysql-config
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== Connecting to your OpenSim ==
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By default your sim will be running on http://127.0.0.1:9000. To use
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your OpenSim add -loginuri http://127.0.0.1:9000 to your second life
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client (running on the same machine as your OpenSim). To login, use the
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same avatar details that you gave to the "create user" console command.
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== Bug reports ==
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In the likely event of bugs biting you (err, your OpenSim) we
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encourage you to see whether the problem has already been reported on
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the OpenSim mantis system. You can find the OpenSim mantis system at
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http://opensimulator.org/mantis/main_page.php
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If your bug has already been reported, you might want to add to the
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bug description and supply additional information.
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If your bug has not been reported yet, file a bug report ("opening a
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mantis"). Useful information to include:
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* description of what went wrong
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* stack trace
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* OpenSim.log (attach as file)
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* OpenSim.ini (attach as file)
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* if running under mono: run OpenSim.exe with the "--debug" flag:
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mono --debug OpenSim.exe
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== More Information on OpenSim ==
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More extensive information on building, running, and configuring
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OpenSim, as well as how to report bugs, and participate in the OpenSim
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project can always be found at http://opensimulator.org.
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Thanks for trying OpenSim, we hope it is a pleasant experience.
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