Setup Teamspeak 3 Server on Linux
A quick guide to setup Teamspeak 3 server on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, CentOS 6, CentOS 7, Debian 7 & Debian 8.
Introduction
A Teamspeak server is a piece of VoIP software which allows users to communicate with each other via speech. Teamspeak consists of two applications: a client and a server.
The client application is the program that you use on your computer to log into teamspeak. It can be downloaded from the download page on the official website. Download the client for the operating system that you are using.
The server application is the application that brings each client together. It is in charge of processing the VoIP data and handling messages between you and your friends.
This guide will explain the basics of setting up a TeamSpeak 3 server on Linux (Debian, CentOS & Ubuntu Distributions).
Prerequisites
A VPS running Ubuntu / Debian / CentOS.
Teamspeak client software installed on your computer.
An initial server setup for:
CentOS
Debian
Step 1 - Adding User For Teamspeak 3 Server
First, create a new user with your desired name, we will use the name "teamspeak" for this guide.
Ubuntu / Debian
adduser --disabled-login teamspeakCentOS
useradd teamspeak
passwd teamspeakStep 2 - Downloading Latest Version of Teamspeak 3 Server
Get the latest TeamSpeak 3 server files for 64-bit Linux. Check their website, a new version may be available for all the distributions.
wget http://dl.4players.de/ts/releases/3.3.0/teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.3.0.tar.bz2Step 3 - Extracting the tar.bz2
Extract the archive for all the distributions.
tar xvf teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.3.0.tar.bz2This will create a new folder in the root directory called: teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64
Step 4 - Moving the Files to Home Directory of Teamspeak
Move the extracted files to the teamspeak user's home directory then remove the extracted folder and downloaded archive.
cd teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64 && mv * /home/teamspeak && cd .. && rm -rf teamspeak3*Accept the license agreement:
touch /home/teamspeak/.ts3server_license_acceptedStep 5 - Setting up Ownership for user Teamspeak
Change ownership of the TeamSpeak 3 server files.
chown -R teamspeak:teamspeak /home/teamspeakStep 6 - Setting up start script
Ubuntu 16.04 / Debian 8 / CentOS 7 or Higher
Make the TeamSpeak 3 server start on boot. Use your favorite editor to make a new file called teamspeak.service in /lib/systemd/system/.
nano /lib/systemd/system/teamspeak.servicePaste this content into it:
[Unit]
Description=TeamSpeak 3 Server
After=network.target
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/teamspeak/
User=teamspeak
Group=teamspeak
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh start
ExecRestart=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh stop
ExecStop=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh stop
PIDFile=/home/teamspeak/ts3server.pid
RestartSec=15
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.targetOnce you are done, save the file and close the editor. Now we will activate the script so that it will start on boot.
This makes to systemd recognize the file we just created.
systemctl --system daemon-reloadEnable the service.
systemctl enable teamspeak.serviceStart the TeamSpeak server.
systemctl start teamspeak.serviceOnce you've started the server, you can check that it's running with this command.
systemctl status teamspeak.serviceUbuntu 14.04 / Debian 7 or Lower
Make Teamspeak3 start on boot up. For this, we will need to create a symlink to the script which was included in the archive that we downloaded earlier.
sudo ln -s /usr/local/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh /etc/init.d/teamspeak
sudo update-rc.d teamspeak defaultsNow all that is left to do is to start your Teamspeak server!
sudo service teamspeak startOn your terminal, you will see a screen with the query username/password and a privilege key - be sure to write this information down as you will need it to administer your server.
CentOS 6 or Lower
Now we need to create the script in the /etc/init.d folder:
nano /etc/init.d/teamspeakOnce you are in the file paste the following code into the file by right clicking the mouse.
#!/bin/sh
# chkconfig: 2345 99 10
USER="teamspeak"
TS3='/home/teamspeak/'
STARTSCRIPT="$TS3/ts3server_startscript.sh"
cd $TS3
case "$1" in
'start')
su $USER -c "$STARTSCRIPT start"
;;
'stop')
su $USER -c "$STARTSCRIPT stop"
;;
'restart')
su $USER -c "$STARTSCRIPT restart"
;;
'status')
su $USER -c "$STARTSCRIPT status"
;;
*)
echo "Usage $0 start|stop|restart|status"
esacClick Ctrl + O to save the file then Ctrl + X to exit the file. We can then set the file permission so it will work properly.
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/teamspeakNow we need to add the service so it will restart when the server is restarted. Enter the following commands and then restart the server.
chkconfig --add teamspeak
chkconfig --level 2345 teamspeak onOnce the server restarts connect to teamspeak and make sure everything restarted. You can also check the status through command line by using the following command.
service teamspeak statusStep 7 - Retrieving Privilege Key
When you first try to connect to your TeamSpeak server, you may be prompted to use a privilege key. This privilege key allows to administrate your TeamSpeak server. To get this privilege key, use the following command:
cat /home/teamspeak/logs/ts3server_*At bottom you'll see something that looks like this:
--------------------------------------------------------
ServerAdmin privilege key created, please use the line below
token=****************************************
--------------------------------------------------------Replace the stars with your unique token, and enter it into your TeamSpeak client. You'll see a prompt telling you that the privilege key was successfully used.
Optional: Firewall
If you are using the built-in firewall that was included with the Ubuntu installation then iptables is your firewall. You may need to forward the following ports to allow connections to your TeamSpeak 3 Server.
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 9987 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --sport 9987 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 30033 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --sport 30033 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 10011 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --sport 10011 -j ACCEPTConclusion
Congratulations! You've successfully created a Teamspeak Server. You can connect to it with the Teamspeak Client.
Have fun!
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