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Install TeamSpeak 3 Server ​

We recommend the program "PuTTY" for SSH connections with servers.

  1. update your system and install the necessary programs

    apt update && apt upgrade -y
    apt update && apt upgrade -y
    apt install sudo bzip2
    apt install sudo bzip2
  2. create a subuser for the server and log in

    adduser teamspeak --disabled-login
    adduser teamspeak --disabled-login
    su teamspeak -l
    su teamspeak -l
  3. copy the link for the latest 64 bit Linux server version on the TeamSpeak downloads page

  4. download the file, unzip it and navigate to the directory, for example with v3.13.7

    wget https://files.teamspeak-services.com/releases/server/3.13.7/teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2
    wget https://files.teamspeak-services.com/releases/server/3.13.7/teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2
    tar xvfj teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2
    tar xvfj teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2
    rm teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2
    rm teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2
    cd teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64
    cd teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64
  5. accept licenses and start server

    touch .ts3server_license_accepted
    touch .ts3server_license_accepted
    chmod +x ts3server_startscript.sh
    chmod +x ts3server_startscript.sh
    ./ts3server_startscript.sh start
    ./ts3server_startscript.sh start

INFO

./ts3server_startscript.sh also works with stop, restart or status.