Getting Started

Audience: Total newbies - you don't need to know what a terminal is yet · Prereqs: None

This section gets you from "never heard of LegacyShell" to a running local server with your own admin account. It assumes nothing about your technical background.

What's here

  • What is LegacyShell? - the three servers explained without jargon, and what you actually need to run.
  • Speed Setup - already comfortable with Node/git? Four commands, no hand-holding, with links out to the detailed pages if something doesn't go as expected.
  • Requirements - Node versions known to work, git, disk space, OS notes.
  • Installation - clone, npm install, npm run init, annotated step by step.
  • First run - npm run all, what each window means, opening localhost:13370.
  • Config files - where settings live and how defaults layer under your own overrides.
  • Making an account - registering in-game, then granting yourself admin (bridges into database editing).
  • Troubleshooting - the specific errors people actually hit (native build failures, ports in use, blank page, forgetting npm run init).

If you get through this section, move on to Running a Server to actually operate an instance, or Content Creation if you just want to make maps/models/skins.

This page was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy. If something looks wrong, please open a PR or flag it.