From e818b5aee066d2137e1c4d6a7f6eb87f637a7d79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: via <3+via@devteam.austac.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:04:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] launcher script, assumes bash

---
 linuxtestserver.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/linuxtestserver.md b/linuxtestserver.md
index e28f1eb..a00d048 100644
--- a/linuxtestserver.md
+++ b/linuxtestserver.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+How to set up a server for local testing if you are running linux.
+
+At the end you'll have a setup that you copy the mission to, and use a repo html folder to load the mods for you.
+
 # Installation
 ## Install Arma server through steam. 
 Use the linux version, don't use a proton compatibility layer.
@@ -6,7 +10,7 @@ Use the linux version, don't use a proton compatibility layer.
 
 [Wiki Example](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Server_Config_File#Example_Configuration_File)
 
-Disable signature verification and battleye, and add an admin password so you can change mission without the voting timer.
+Disable signature verification and battleye, and add an admin password so you can change mission without the voting timer. Save as server.cfg in the server folder.
 
 ## Symlink the client workshop folder.
 
@@ -14,10 +18,40 @@ While in your server folder eg ```/home/MYUSERNAME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/
 
 ```ln -s /home/MYUSERNAME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/107410 mods```
 
+This adds a folder that links straight to the workshop folder.
+
 ## Create the launcher script
 Create a new shell script called launch_from_html.sh in the arma server folder with the contents
 
-```TBA```
+```
+#!/bin/bash
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "This script is to be launched with an html repo file"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# id= precedes match, match is any number of digits, " follows match
+mod_list=$(grep -P -o "(?<=id\=)[0-9]*(?=\")" $1)
+
+# build mod parameter
+modstring="\"-mod="
+first_mod=true
+for r in $mod_list
+do
+    if [ "$first_mod" == true ]; then
+        modstring=$modstring"mods/"$r
+        first_mod=false
+    else
+        modstring=$modstring";mods/"$r
+    fi
+done
+modstring=$modstring"\""
+
+scriptdir=$(dirname "$0")
+cd "$scriptdir"
+./arma3server_x64 -config=server.cfg $modstring
+sleep 5
+```
 
 Make it executable. In mint, right click, properties, check allow executing as program, and close. ```chmod +x launch_from_html``` is terminal version of this.