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Nginx + CloudFlare to Multi Theft Auto External Download


Carlos Dorelli

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Hello, I'm here today to share a script very helpful that I've been using for years on my company. This script uses nginx to make the download easier and faster to Multi Theft Auto servers and it's totally automated to TCAdmin. This help a lot of people like me that the internet is horrible (really horrible) to download faster the server mods and be happy playing on it 🙂

Watch it working

Prerequisites

  1. Have nginx installed on the machine (I'm using port 8080 but you can use any other if you want. Just make sure to change the ports on the script).
  2. Have a domain on CloudFlare (we are going to use it to add a DNS redirect to the machine IP. Without it won't work anyway).
  3. Have a Multi Theft Auto Game Config (if you don't just download this one that already have the scripts. The credits of it goes to @LFA, I've just added the scripts on it. Don't forget to change with your domain and ports).

Installation
CloudFlare

  1. Log in on CloudFlare
  2. Select the domain you want to use it
  3. Go to DNS
  4. And add a Record A  pointing to your machine IP keeping the Proxy Status as "DNS Only"
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  5. Save

Adding and modifying the scripts

  1. Go to Settings > Games & Other Voice Servers > Multi Theft Auto (or the name of the game in your config) > Custom Scripts > New
  2. FIRST SCRIPT | Operating System: Windows | Script Engine: Batch file/shell script | Event: After created | Description: Faster Download | Order: 0 | Check "Ignore execution errors"
     
    cd C:\nginx\
    echo server {  > "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         listen 8080;  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         server_name %ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.cpa.timberhost.com.br;  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         location / {  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         root "C:/TCAFiles/Users/%ThisService_UserNameLowerCase%/%ThisService_ServiceId%/mods/deathmatch/resource-cache/http-client-files/";  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         autoindex on;  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         }  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo } >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    cd /nginx
    taskkill /f /IM nginx.exe
    start nginx
    
    EXIT

    Obs: 8080 is the port that will be used by nginx (change if you want to use another port). Change "cpa.timberhost.com.br" for "cpa.yourdomain.com" (the domain added on the CloudFlare before).

    ---
    SECOND SCRIPT | Operating System: Windows | Script Engine: Batch file/shell script | Event: After deleted| Description: Delete Compacted Download | Order: 0 | Check "Ignore execution errors"
     
    del /f /q C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf

    ---
    THIRD SCRIPT | Operating System: Windows | Script Engine: Batch file/shell script | Event: Custom action | Description & Name: Faster & Compacted Download | Order: 0 | Check "Ignore execution errors" (this part you can configure as you want).
     
    taskkill /f /IM nginx*
    del /f /q C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf
    cd C:\nginx\
    echo server {  > "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         listen 8080;  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         server_name %ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.cpa.timberhost.com.br;  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         location / {  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         root "C:/TCAFiles/Users/%ThisService_UserNameLowerCase%/%ThisService_ServiceId%/mods/deathmatch/resource-cache/http-client-files/";  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         autoindex on;  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo         }  >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    echo } >> "C:\nginx\conf\%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.conf"
    start nginx
    echo '%ThisService_GameId%%ThisService_ServiceId%.cpa.timberhost.com.br'
  3. Now go the Configuration Files > mtaserver.conf (if you don't have this file on it add because it's very important) > Template > In "<httpdownloadurl></httpdownloadurl>" and change by "<httpdownloadurl>http://$[Service.GameId]$[Service.ServiceId].yourdomain.com:YOURNGINXPORT</httpdownloadurl>". Now save and be happy 😁

Final considerations
If this tutorial helped you please leave a like on the topic. If you have any problem and need help with it just contact me here on the comments or on Discord (Eldremor#0001).

Edited by CarlosDorelli
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