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.

Beta Warning

Ares is still in beta, including the documentation. While it's stable overall, features are subject to change and some bugs are to be expected. Watch the Forum for updates.

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”.