.. author:: revilowaldow <oliver@warlow.engineer>

.. author:: Glumbosch <glumbosch.home.blog>

.. tag:: multiplayer

.. tag:: tabletop

.. tag:: RPG

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Foundry Virtual Tabletop is an alternative to Roll20 and many other platforms that enable you to play tabletop role playing games online.

Foundry Virtual Tabletop is not free software, but you can host it on your own server.

You need to purchase a license key to run your own version of Foundry Virtual Tabletop.

Foundry requires the use of :manual:`Node.js <lang-nodejs>` 14.

[isabell@stardust ~]$ uberspace tools version use node 14
Using 'Node.js' version: '14'
Selected node version 14
The new configuration is adapted immediately. Patch updates will be applied automatically.
[isabell@stardust ~]$

Set up your domain:

Create the required directories:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ mkdir ~/foundryvtt
[isabell@stardust ~]$ mkdir ~/foundrydata
[isabell@stardust ~]$

You will need to get your link from the Foundry VTT website, the link expires after a few minutes. Use the following command to download Foundry, replace <yourlink> with your personal link to the archive, choose the linux version.

[isabell@stardust ~]$ cd ~/foundryvtt
[isabell@stardust foundryvtt]$ wget -O foundryvtt.zip "<yourlink>"
[isabell@stardust foundryvtt]$

After the download has completed, extract the archive with the following command:

[isabell@stardust foundryvtt]$ unzip foundryvtt.zip
Archive:  foundryvtt.zip
[isabell@stardust foundryvtt]$

Create ~/etc/services.d/foundry.ini with the following content:

[program:foundry]
command=node %(ENV_HOME)s/foundryvtt/resources/app/main.js --dataPath=%(ENV_HOME)s/foundrydata
autostart=yes
autorestart=yes

If it's not in state RUNNING, check your configuration.

Point your browser to your installation (https://isabell.uber.space) and follow the instructions.

• Change the default admin password in the config tab immediately after installation.
• When you create a new world in Foundry it does not have a password by default. Keep in mind to setup a password after world creation.

Tested with Foundry 0.8.7, Uberspace 7.1.1

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