Description

Deploy an OpenTTD server to Azure.

This template should allow you to host a dedicated server and play with friends for hours, while keeping the cost under 1 Euro.

Template

ARM Template

The template is based on the Linux Simple VM quick start template, with the below modifications:

• Open port 3979
• Run cloud-init from github

Cloud-init

• Install OpenTTD 1.10.3
• Update a few settings in the configuration file
• Run the server

Server Settings

Header	Setting	Value
network	server_name	My OpenTTD 1.10.3 Server
network	rcon_password	icontrol
network	min_active_clients	1
locale	currency	NLG
currency	to_euro	1

Usage

Pre-requisites

• Azure Subscription

Steps

Before playing

1. Click the Deploy to Azure button at the top of this page
2. Set parameters (resource group, VM credentials), and deploy
3. Go to your VM and find the IP or DNS name

During playing

1. Launch OpenTTD, go to multiplayer, add server and past the IP or DNS name
   • It might take a couple of minutes for the server to start after the VM comes online
2. To update settings (probably a good idea), use the default rcon password: icontrol
   • Set password for joining the server to letmein: rcon icontrol "server_password letmein"
   • Update the rcon password to newpassword: rcon icontrol "rcon_password newpassword"

After playing

1. When done playing, remove the resource group
   • This is to prevent incurring unneccesary costs. You can spin-up a new server in minutes when you need it again.

Notes

• This does not support saving/loading games
• The server does not auto-shutdown, if you don't shut it down you will continue to incur costs for VM, storage, data transfer. The cost for this VM is 29,55 Euro per month