Unreal Engine Module - Running DS on Armada - Overview

Last updated on January 13, 2024

Introduction

In this module, you will learn how to set up a game dedicated server (DS) and upload it to the Armada. This allows the Armada to direct user to the DS either from matchmaking, match session, or custom match.

Prerequisites

In order to start on this module, you need to have the following:

• Complete Module: Login with Device ID.
• Byte Wars's tutorialmodules branch from our GitHub repository and have configured the SDK.
• Force enable this module by adding the following code to the Config/DefaultEngine.ini file.

  [AccelByteTutorialModules]
  +ForcedEnabledModules=TutorialModule:MULTIPLAYERDSESSENTIALS
  ...

Learning objectives

At the end of this tutorial, you will understand:

• How to set up a dedicated server that works with Armada.
• How to upload a dedicated server to Armada that will be spawned as cloud dedicated server.

Preview

At the end of this tutorial, you will get results similar to the images below.

• Local dedicated server running on Armada.

  

• Cloud dedicated server running on Armada.

  

References

• Armada: Service Guide