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--- gaming:mame [2025/03/23 19:52] – mark_scottworld.net
+++ gaming:mame [2025/03/23 19:54] (current) – mark_scottworld.net
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-Firstly we need to create the service file in /etc/systemd/system/
+Firstly we need to create build an OS to host MAME on.
+Do a fresh install of the desktop Ubuntu Desktop Edition.
-  nano /etc/systemd/system/MyGameServer.service
+These Instructions match with Ubuntu Noble LTS.
-In this file we put all the details about the service we want to run.
 <code>
-[Unit]
-Description=MyGameServer Server Control Script
-Documentation=
-Requires=network.target
-After=network.target
-[Service]
-User=gameserver     <---- this is username we want the service to run under
-Group=gameserver    <---- this is the group we want the service to run under.
-Environment="PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
-ExecStart=/srv/data/game_servers/scripts/MygameService.sh       <---- here we point to the shell script that starts the server.
-Type=oneshot
-RemainAfterExit=yes
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
 </code>
-Now we reload the daemon, to read in the file we just created.
-  systemctl --system daemon-reload
-Now enabled the service with
-  systemctl enable MyGameService.service
-Now start the service with the cmd.
-  systemctl start MyGameService.service
-Once you've started the server, you can check that it's running with this command.
-  systemctl status MyGameService.service