NFK Server Launcher

Console Launcher for NFK dedicated server (Need For Kill).

Features

• Console interface (native for dedicated)
• Autorestart NFK server when it crashed
• Set processor affinity and priority to NFK server process
• Easy to install as a windows service
• Autoupdate NFK server files (how it works?)

Requirements

• .NET Framework 3.5 (but it can be compiled with version >=2.0)

Config

There are custom parameters can be defined in nfkservice.xml:

• Title - console title (it also used for windows service description)
• ServerExeFile - path to server.dat (nfk dedicated server executable)
• ExeParameters - parameters to start nfk server
• LogFile - realtime.log from nfk server
• ProcessorAffinity - set processor affinity mask to the server process (hex value)
• ProcessorPriority - set processor priority to the server process (numeric value 0-5)
• ServiceName - windows service name, used on install/uninstall event only
• AutoUpdate - enable/disable autoupdate
• AutoUpdateUrl - url to xml file that contain information with latest server version and files to update

Config file name must match exe file name. For example: launcher.exe and launcher.xml.

if config file doesn't exist, then default values are used.

Installation as a windows service

Just run launcher with one of the parameters:

• /install or /i - install new service
• /uninstall or /u - uninstall exist service

For example: nfkservice.exe /i

Note: Administrator rights are required.

Control using external scripts

• sc stop NFK - stop service
• sc stop NFK - start service
• sc query NFK - get service state

Installation on Linux

Web Interface to control servers

• Web API