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authorGeckoEidechse <gecko.eidechse+git@pm.me>2021-12-29 22:15:19 +0100
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+++ b/hosting-a-server-with-northstar/prerequisites.md
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
**TL;DR:** Port forward `37015` (UDP) and `8081` (TCP)
-## Prerequisites:
-
Make sure you already installed Northstar [as described here](../installing-northstar/basic-setup.md).
-### Check whether you can port forward:
+## Check whether you can port forward:
In order for others to join your game they need to be able to reach you. Most likely your router acts as a NAT so you need to port forward two ports to your PC for [NAT traversal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAT\_traversal).
-### CGNAT
+## CGNAT
First we want to make sure you're not behind a [CGNAT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade\_NAT) as this basically means you won't be able to host at all.
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ if only your external IP address shows up when the commands exits you're good.
If you get 2 entries or more you're likely behind a [CGNAT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade\_NAT). Your only options in this case are either to ask your ISP to give you a public IP address or check whether at least your IPv6 address is public.
-### Port forwarding
+## Port forwarding
Access your router via it's web interface and port forward
@@ -35,12 +33,12 @@ Access your router via it's web interface and port forward
to your PC that you're running Northstar on.
-### Final checks
+## Final checks
To check whether you set everything up correctly, start the game via Northstar and go into a private match. Another Northstar user should now be able to see your server on the server browser.\
Note that by default your server is called `Unnamed Northstar Server`. You can change this as described below.
-### Extras:
+## Extras:
Northstar uses a config file to set various settings for your custom server. The file is located at `Titanfall2\R2Northstar\mods\Northstar.CustomServers\mod\cfg\autoexec_ns_server.cfg`