

A person interested in setting up their own Project Meteor Server site must be able to do the following: Running and installing Project Meteor Server Unlike the game client, which mainly consists of installing, launching, and optionally patching the game as needed, setting up a working Project Meteor Server site requires the ability to install multiple pieces of software and configuring them so that the servers can communicate with each other. Future plans are to optionally break up the game server to be per region, instead of one game server per world, similar to how the official servers run.

Unlike the official/retail servers, currently there can only be a single game server instance per world. A small installation might consist of all 4 servers being hosted on the same machine as the client, whereas a large install might have each individual server hosted on separate OS/machine instances. The servers do not require that they are all installed on the same machine, only that they can communicate with each other, either though the local network, or though the internet. While there can be multiple game servers to represent multiple worlds, there are only a single Login/Lobby/Database server per site. Game Servers: Game Server instances (one instance per world) that tracks the player state and interacts with the client as the user plays the game Lobby Server: Manages the characters associated with each user account, and their connection states, also tracks the status of the game servers 4. Database Server: Contains the user accounts, their characters, and game assets (such as item and NPC information) 3. Login Server: A web server that manages user accounts and the login process for the game client 2. Server Layout A working install of Project Meteor Server installation consists of the following:ġ. Introduction Final Fantasy XIV 1.0, like most large scale MMO's, consists of multiple servers working in unison to manage connected clients and their interactions with the game world. The FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN client is not compatible with this project. This is for setting up a server for the FINAL FANTASY XIV v1.23b client, the original iteration of the game.

