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+Setting Up a Teamspeak 3 Server on Ubuntu 14.04
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+
+:date: 2015-11-08 22:32
+:tags: teamspeak,ubuntu
+:slug: setting-up-a-teamspeak-3-server-on-ubuntu-14.04
+:author: Brian Neal
+
+Here is a quick guide for setting up a `Teamspeak 3`_ server on Ubuntu 14.04.
+
+First you need to obtain the latest version of the Teamspeak 3 server software.
+You can see what they have available on the `Teamspeak downloads page`_. At the
+time of this writing, the server software is found on a "server" tab. You'll
+want to pick either the 32 or 64-bit version depending on your Ubuntu
+installation. You can either download the package to your local computer and
+copy it to your server, or get it directly from your server. I used this
+command on my server::
+
+   $ wget http://dl.4players.de/ts/releases/3.0.11.4/teamspeak3-server_linux-amd64-3.0.11.4.tar.gz
+
+You can poke around on the downloads page using a web browser to find the URL
+for the latest verison by visiting http://dl.4players.de/ts/releases/.
+
+Next, unpack the archive file::
+
+   $ tar xvfz teamspeak3-server_linux-amd64-3.0.11.4.tar.gz 
+
+A good place to install it is `/usr/local/`, so let's do that::
+
+   $ sudo mv teamspeak3-server_linux-amd64 /usr/local/teamspeak
+
+It's a very good idea to create a new user to run the Teamspeak service. We'll
+create a system user called ``teamspeak`` that can't login with this command::
+
+   $ sudo adduser --system --group --disabled-login --no-create-home teamspeak
+
+Now we'll ensure this new user owns all the files::
+
+   $ sudo chown -R teamspeak:teamspeak /usr/local/teamspeak
+
+Next we'll create the infrastructure needed to launch the Teamspeak service on
+server startup. The server files we downloaded include a suitable startup
+script already. We'll just have to make sure our new ``teamspeak`` user runs this
+script. Use your favorite editor to create a new file::
+
+   $ sudo vi /etc/init.d/teamspeak
+
+This new file will simply ``sudo`` to the new ``teamspeak`` user and then run the
+startup script. Your new ``/etc/init.d/teamspeak`` file should contain the
+following::
+
+   #!/bin/sh
+   sudo --user=teamspeak /usr/local/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh $@
+
+Notice the trailing ``$@``. This is important for forwarding the usual arguments
+like ``stop``, ``start``, and ``restart`` to the Teamspeak script.
+
+Now we'll finish the process of ensuring our script can be run at server
+startup and shutdown::
+
+   $ sudo chmod u+x /etc/init.d/teamspeak 
+   $ sudo update-rc.d teamspeak defaults
+
+Now we can run the Teamspeak service for the very first time:: 
+
+   $ sudo service teamspeak start
+
+You should see some console output, including a long string of the form
+``token=blahblahblah``. Make sure you copy the text after the ``token=`` part.
+This magic string will allow you to obtain server admin privileges the first
+time you connect to your server with a Teamspeak client. See this `article`_ 
+for more information.
+
+Finally, if you are running a firewall, you'll have to open some ports
+before you can connect with your client. You should refer to the Teamspeak
+article "`Which ports does the Teamspeak 3 server use?`_". At the
+time of this writing, I used the following rules for `iptables`_::
+
+   # Allow ports for Teamspeak3
+   -A INPUT -p udp --dport 9987 -j ACCEPT
+   -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 30033 -j ACCEPT
+   -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 10011 -j ACCEPT
+   -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 41144 -j ACCEPT
+
+If you use `ufw`_ to manage your firewall, I think the following commands will
+suffice::
+
+   $ sudo ufw allow 9987/udp
+   $ sudo ufw allow 30033/tcp
+   $ sudo ufw allow 10011/tcp
+   $ sudo ufw allow 41144/tcp
+
+Enjoy your new Teamspeak 3 server!
+
+.. _Teamspeak 3: http://www.teamspeak.com/
+.. _Teamspeak downloads page: http://www.teamspeak.com/downloads
+.. _article: https://support.teamspeakusa.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/40/0/how-do-i-make-myself-and-then-someone-else-a-server-admin
+.. _Which ports does the Teamspeak 3 server use?: https://support.teamspeakusa.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/44/16/which-ports-does-the-teamspeak-3-server-use
+.. _iptables: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowTo
+.. _ufw: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW