Carpe Noctem Tactical Operations - Arma 3 Server Launcher

CNTO Luncher is a tool used to run Arma 3 Server in Carpe Noctem Tactical Operations community. It has following features:

• Configurable repository selection
• Desktop and Web version
• Runs with novel DLCs
• Unlimited repositories (Desktop)

Repository configuration

Both desktop and web version contain repository definition in appsettings.json file in their respective folder.

Web repository configuration

Do not change Id value of repositories as they are referenced in web application.

{
    "ConnectionStrings": {
      "DefaultConnection": "DataSource=app.db;Cache=Shared" // Connection to local SQLite database
    },
    "AllowedHosts": "*", // allow all hosts to connect
    "Urls": "http://*:8080", // run Kestrel web server at port 8080 at all local IP interfaces
    "Luncher": {
        "GamePath": "C:\\a3server\\arma3server_x64.exe", // path to game server
        "ProfilePath": "C:\\a3server\\profiles", // path to arma 3 profile
        "ConfigDirectory": "C:\\a3server", // path to directory with configuration files
        "ServerPassword": "****",
        "Repositories": [
            {
                "Id": "Main", // name of the repository
                "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_cnto", // repository path
                "Priority": 1 // repository loading order, bigger number means later loading order
            },
            {
                "Id": "Campaign",
                "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_cnto_campaign",
                "Priority": 2
            },		
            {
                "Id": "Dev",
                "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_cnto_dev",
                "Priority": 3
            },
            {
                "Id": "Vietnam",
                "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_vietnam",
                "Priority": 4
            },		
            {
                "Id": "Server Only",
                "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_cnto_server_only",
                "Priority": 1,
                "ServerSide": true // set to true if repository is loaded only on server	
            }
        ]
    }	
}

Desktop repository configuration

{
    "GamePath": "C:\\a3server\\arma3server_x64.exe", // path to game server application
    "ProfilePath": "C:\\a3server\\profiles", // path to profile folder
    "ConfigDirectory": "C:\\a3server", // path to folder with config files
    "ServerPassword": "******", // server password
    "Repositories": [
        {
            "Id": "Main", // name of the repository
            "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_cnto", // repository path
            "Priority": 1 // repository loading order, bigger number means later loading order
        },
        {
            "Id": "Campaign",
            "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_cnto_campaign",
            "Priority": 2
        },		
        {
            "Id": "Dev",
            "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_cnto_dev",
            "Priority": 3
        },
        {
            "Id": "Vietnam",
            "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_vietnam",
            "Priority": 4
        },		
        {
            "Id": "Server Only",
            "Path": "C:\\a3server\\mods_cnto_server_only",
            "Priority": 1,
            "ServerSide": true // set to true if repository is loaded only on server	
        }
    ]
}

Deployment notes (CNTO only)

These are deployment notes for CNTO server, for CNTO administrators only.

Desktop version

Desktop version is deployed at D:\CNTO.Launcher folder. To start the Luncher simply start UI.exe application. Desktop version has an autorestart feature which was used as scheduled job at 19:00 every Tuesday and Friday.

Web version

Web version is deployed at D:\CNTO.Launcher.Web folder. Web server is started by opening Powershell and running D:\CNTO.Launcher.Web\CNTO.Launcher.Web.exe application.