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Murmur is the server component for Mumble. This article is meant to give you the necessary information to configure and run your own server. | Murmur is the server component for Mumble. This article is meant to give you the necessary information to configure and run your own server. | ||
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By default, Murmur is configured to run from a regular user account, and on Windows and OSX this is the only way it works. | By default, Murmur is configured to run from a regular user account, and on Windows and OSX this is the only way it works. | ||
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If you need to register users externally, or change the settings of a virtual server, read the section on Advanced Configuration. | If you need to register users externally, or change the settings of a virtual server, read the section on Advanced Configuration. | ||
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== Settings, Ports, and Authentication == | == Settings, Ports, and Authentication == | ||
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Adding an authenticated user can be done through various means. Unless you need automated registration of users or authentication against an external database using the functionality built into the client is the easiest method. If you need more control you can use [http://mumble.sourceforge.net/Ice Ice] or [http://mumble.sourceforge.net/DBus DBus]. | Adding an authenticated user can be done through various means. Unless you need automated registration of users or authentication against an external database using the functionality built into the client is the easiest method. If you need more control you can use [http://mumble.sourceforge.net/Ice Ice] or [http://mumble.sourceforge.net/DBus DBus]. | ||
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Until you've set a password for the SuperUser, the account will be disabled. You don't need the SuperUser account to run a simple server, but you do need it if you want to give your regular user account any privileges. | Until you've set a password for the SuperUser, the account will be disabled. You don't need the SuperUser account to run a simple server, but you do need it if you want to give your regular user account any privileges. | ||
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If you are not able to use an additional application for administrating Murmur there is still the possibility of manually communicating with the server using [[DBus]]. You can find detailed information on this in our [[DBus|DBus article]]. | If you are not able to use an additional application for administrating Murmur there is still the possibility of manually communicating with the server using [[DBus]]. You can find detailed information on this in our [[DBus|DBus article]]. | ||
− | = Alternative Murmur | + | = Alternative Murmur Implementations = |
The Mumble team appreciates and supports the implementation of the Mumble protocol. Unlike other proprietary applications, everyone is free to their own Mumble server software and add it to this list. | The Mumble team appreciates and supports the implementation of the Mumble protocol. Unlike other proprietary applications, everyone is free to their own Mumble server software and add it to this list. | ||
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Contents
Introduction
For a step-by-step guide to setting up a Murmur server, read this.
Murmur is the server component for Mumble. This article is meant to give you the necessary information to configure and run your own server.
Distribution-Specific Murmur
By default, Murmur is configured to run from a regular user account, and on Windows and OSX this is the only way it works.
However, on distributions with prepackaged Murmur (Debian/Ubuntu), Murmur is configured to run as a system service, just like your webserver, mailserver and whatever else you have running. This "global" installation is a ready, turn-key solution, most of the information here does not apply to you. Most packages also include the 'murmur-user-wrapper' script, which does all of the below for you if you want to run as a regular user (including starting DBus).
So, on these systems, you can still run Murmur manually, but you will then not benefit from the extensive care that has gone into preparing those packages.
If you need to register users externally, or change the settings of a virtual server, read the section on Advanced Configuration.
Basic Configuration
Settings, Ports, and Authentication
The default settings for a Murmur server are configured in murmur.ini. Here, you can configure the welcome text, port number and other settings. However, these are just default settings and can be overwritten via the Ice RPC without changing the .ini; if you're running multiple virtual servers, each virtual server has it's own configuration, which is maintained internally by Murmur (see below).
The default port for a Murmur server is UDP and TCP 64738. Have a look at URLs to see how to publish links to your server.
Adding an authenticated user can be done through various means. Unless you need automated registration of users or authentication against an external database using the functionality built into the client is the easiest method. If you need more control you can use Ice or DBus.
Setting the SuperUser Password
Until you've set a password for the SuperUser, the account will be disabled. You don't need the SuperUser account to run a simple server, but you do need it if you want to give your regular user account any privileges.
To set the password on the Linux static server, run
murmur.x86 -supw <password>
To set the password on Debian-based systems, run
sudo dpkg-reconfigure mumble-server
To set the password on Windows systems, run
<path to murmur.exe> -supw <password>
This will set the password and then shut down Murmur. To run the server, remove this parameter.
Note that on some configurations, the -supw flag will only work if the server's database already exists i.e. you must have already run the server process once.
Starting Murmur
To start Murmur,
On a static Linux build, cd to the directory where you extracted the files and do
murmur.x86
On Debian-based,
sudo dpkg-reconfigure mumble-server
On Windows,
<path to murmur.exe> (usually C:\Program Files\Mumble\Murmur.exe)
For debugging or real time logging, you might want to add -fg -v to the command line, which will stop the program from running in the background.
By default, Murmur opens it's configuration file, database file and logfile in your current directory. The configuration file can be overridden with the -ini parameter, and the database and logfile can be set from the ini file, using their respective parameters.
Advanced Configuration and Administration
This section contains different ways of administrating a Murmur Server.
Note: Most of these interfaces are created and maintained by third parties and the Mumble developers have no influence on the stability and/or security of these projects. Also, nearly all of the basic administration tasks can be completed through the client when using > Mumble 1.2.x.
Compatibility With RPC-Interfaces
For full functionality with an RPC interface, Murmur requires either a working DBus daemon or Ice installation that is enabled. We recommend using the Ice interface; DBus is considered deprecated and although it will not be removed in the near future, it is not receiving any new functionality. Once you have Murmur working with the RPC interface, you can install a compatible web interface; see below for possible options.
Web-Interfaces
There are several browser based interfaces which can be used to administrate the Murmur server. If you need something very basic or want to create your own interface you should take a look at Murmur's script folder which contains some basic web-interface examples which use Ice or DBus. Additionally the following table contains a collection of more elaborate Web-Interfaces:
Name | Technology | DBus | Ice | 1.1.8 | 1.2.0 | Comment | Weblink |
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Mumble-Django | Python + Django | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Channel viewer, admin panel, multiserver, registration, textures | [1] |
MumPI - Mumble PHP Interface | PHP | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | User and Admin functionality | [2] |
MAP - Mumb1e Admin Plugin | PHP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Planned | Webinterface to manage Server User, Plugin User and virtual Servers; request function for Server Users; useful for Server hosting; uses DBUS or Slice or nothing; Channelviewer for own homepage; German, English, Frensh; Template functions and more! | [3] |
MurmurCP | ASP.NET + ICE | No | Yes | Yes | No | Multiple Virtual Servers, Registration, Server Status, Forgot Password | [4] |
Simpleregister | PHP | No | Yes | Yes | No | Extended script from the sample folder | [5] |
Mumble Admin Ice PHP | PHP | No | Yes | Yes | No | Admin functionality | [6] |
MMO-Mumble | Web service | No | Yes | No | Yes | Manage your server via Glacier2 without installing anything. Just enter your Glacier2 connection in you MMO-Mumble account and you can manage it fully from there. | [7] |
Note: We recommend using a preferably Ice or at least DBus capable interface.
Standalone applications
Name | OS | DBus | Ice | Comment | Weblink |
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Murmur Admin Console | Windows | Yes | No | Add, edit and delete players over SSH | [8] |
Commandline-Interfaces
Name | OS | DBus | Ice | Comment | Weblink | |
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MurmurCL | multi-platform | No | Yes | Commandline interface written in Python | win32 exe / python source | |
mice | multi-platform | No | Yes | Helper script written in Python | [9] | |
RegMum | Windows | Yes | No | Bat script | [10] | |
mmctl | Python | Yes | No | 1.1.8 - Easy to use script for managing servers and adding users locally | [11] | |
Murmur-manager | Ruby | Yes | Yes | 1.2.1 | GitHub |
Manual Configuration Using DBus
If you are not able to use an additional application for administrating Murmur there is still the possibility of manually communicating with the server using DBus. You can find detailed information on this in our DBus article.
Alternative Murmur Implementations
The Mumble team appreciates and supports the implementation of the Mumble protocol. Unlike other proprietary applications, everyone is free to their own Mumble server software and add it to this list.
uMurmur
uMurmur is a minimalistic Murmur implementation without dependency on QT-core. It lacks features of Murmur but aims at working well on embedded devices like routers. It currently supports 1.1.x Mumble clients, but 1.2.x support is available, if you're willing to compile it from source (it's very easy to do). Read more at the uMurmur project page.
Mumble iPhone
There is currently an iPhone version of Mumble in the works; you can see more information about it from the Git repository. Any help with the project is always appreciated.