I download the server file, but what next ?

[Domo74]

Hi when download the ftb revelation server file on my Mac. I get serverinstall_35_143 file with no extension. when click on the file it opens a text file, if I try to unzip it it just creates the same file. any I need on what I'm supposed to do with this file.. thanks

 

[Daniel2]

I think you mean the "linux" binary file, you can make it executeable and then run it to download the specific server files.
Make executeable on linux-bash:

chmod +x linux

Run it in Bash (on linux):

./linux

(linux = filename of your downloaded server binary file)

 

[Domo74]

Thx for the help, its not linux I'm using terminal on Mac OS. not sure why they just don't give me a zip file with all the files like back in the day. not its just a single file that can't be unzip and has no extension I have no idea what to do with this file I have tried everything. I also did try your commands but no luck I guess since I'm in Mac not linux

 

[Howsyomamanem]

yeah, this is retarded... here's a non-descript file you have to execute on your server... Say what now? What's it going to do? Will it run on headless server? Does it require some FTB Server service to work properly? Will it run on any flavor of linux? Where are the instructions?

 

[Howsyomamanem]

Found it! https://faq.ftb.world/books/ftb-app/page/downloading-server-installerfiles

However, it's incomplete! It just tells you how to download the file as if that wasn't intuitive already. The sections it refers you to on "how to install" are missing. Rediculous.

 

[Banor]

Just made an account to post this since I had the same problem as OP, Linux and Mac are both Unix systems so actually running what he said to Bash in mac terminal gets you what you want, I just did it. The documentation is terrible though since this is not really posted anywhere I could find.