Managing Ares

These articles will help you administer/manage an Ares game. It assumes your game is already set up and configured. See the other Tutorials for help with those activities.

Game Administration

Getting Started

• Getting Started as an Admin

General Tasks

• Troubleshooting Errors
• Using Roles and Permissions
• Dealing with Harassment and Abuse
• Using Community Plugins
• Setting up Guests
• Upgrading the Code

Database Tools

• Backing Up the Game
• Restoring from a Backup
• Resetting Forgotten Admin Passwords
• Restoring Deleted Scene Poses

Server Management

• Connect to the Server Shell
• Starting the Game
• Shutting Down and Restarting the Game
• Rebooting the Server
• Changing the Server Timezone
• Setup Auto-Restart After Reboot
• Archiving the Web Portal
• Changing the Domain Name
• Upgrading the Server OS
• Freeing Disk Space
• Transferring a Game

Admin Guides

• Building the Perfect MUSH - Tips and things to consider when creating a MUSH.

These are a few articles about the admin experience at Battlestar Pacifica, circa 2006.

• Battlestar Pacifica - Lessons Learned - A retrospective on running BSP.
• Battlestar Pacifica - Director’s Commentary - A look back at the BSP episodes.
• BSP Video Blog - A pretend video blog of the game’s “cast”.