Bukkit

Setup Tutorial

So you've just downloaded and installed CrossTalk but don't know what to do now? Don't Panic, we're here to help. Follow the instructions below and you'll be able to setup a CrossTalk network and connect to it. If you don't want to setup your own network and just want to connect to others, skip the host setup section.

Video setup tutorial

Setting up a CrossTalk network

1. Install the plugin and run the server. At this point the plugin will be idle so we need to change some configuration settings.
2. Find the ..\plugins\CrossTalk folder and open the config.yml file in a text editor.
3. Change the following settings
   • isHost to true.
   • Do not change hostAddress.
   • hostPort should be any port that will be open and not used by another application. Between 30,000 and 40,000 is recommended. (This is NOT the IP address that the Minecraft Server is running on)
   • hostPassCode should be something unique and will shared between any servers you want to allow access to your CrossTalk network.
   • Ignore localServersOnly as it currently has no effect on the plugin.
4. This server will now run as a host. Congratulations!

Connecting to a CrossTalk network

Every server, including the host, needs to connect as a Client to the CrossTalk network. Follow these steps to connect to either your newly created network or another network.

1. Install the plugin and run the server. At this point the plugin will be idle so we need to change some configuration settings.
2. Find the ..\plugins\CrossTalk folder and open the config.yml file in a text editor.
3. Change the following settings
   • isHost to false.
   • hostAddress to the IP address of the host server.
   • hostPort to the port number that the host is listening on.
   • hostPassCode to the passcode the host has set.
   • Ignore localServersOnly.
   • clientName to the name your want your server to identify itself as. E.g. Alex's Serv
   • If you want the client service to connect automatically whenever the server starts set connectOnStart to true
   • If you want players automatically join the servers CrossTalk set crossTalkOnJoin to true
   • If you want to use nickname for all incoming messages set useDisplayNames to true
   • For now leave the messages section as it is, you can change this at any time.
4. You have now setup the client connect. Restart the server and do /crosstalk stats to check that the client is connecting to the host.

Example Config