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117 lines
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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.md 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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You will need .NET Framework 3.5 installed to run OpenSimulator.
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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.
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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 >= 2.4.3 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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For all the options except simulator name, you can safely hit enter to accept
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the default if you want to connect using a client on the same machine or over
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your local network.
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You will then be asked "Do you wish to join an existing estate?". If you're
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starting OpenSim for the first time then answer no (which is the default) and
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provide an estate name.
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Shortly afterwards, you will then be asked to enter an estate owner first name,
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last name, password and e-mail (which can be left blank). Do not forget these
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details, since initially only this account will be able to manage your region
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in-world. You can also use these details to perform your first login.
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Once you are presented with a prompt that looks like:
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Region (My region name) #
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You have successfully started OpenSim.
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If you want to create another user account to login rather than the estate
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account, then type "create user" on the OpenSim console and follow the prompts.
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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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# Connecting to your OpenSim
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By default your sim will be available for login on port 9000. You can login by
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adding -loginuri http://127.0.0.1:9000 to the command that starts Second Life
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(e.g. in the Target: box of the client icon properties on Windows). You can
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also login using the network IP address of the machine running OpenSim (e.g.
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http://192.168.1.2:9000)
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To login, use the avatar details that you gave for your estate ownership or the
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one you set up using the "create user" command.
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# Bug reports
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In the very 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](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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