Quake Server Help (*nix)

[Raz1r]

Can somebody refer me to some tutorials on how to set up Quake 1 - 3 servers in Linux?

I want to run a server for all 3 games on the same computer (at the same time, unless this is a bad practice). Also, what would be a good secure distribution to use? I'm thinking Slackware.

And does anybody know how to do RAID? I have 3- 40GB drives sitting around. Some guy on another Forum told me that I need to buy a PCI RAID card (IDE). Can I run 3 drives from two IDE headers? DVD-Rom + HDD on one and two HDDs on the other.

Here's my specs:
750mhz AMD
512mb RAM
10GB 7200rpm (or 3*40GB drives if I can figure out RAID)
DVD-Rom Drive

[+JuggerNaut+]

here's some info for Linux - should get you started:

http://www.gameadmins.com/modules.php?n ... s&secid=12

[^misantropia^]

Also, what would be a good secure distribution to use? I'm thinking Slackware.

Debian stable is renowned for its stability and designed to be secure out of the box.

A tip (though something you might already know): don't install things you don't need. If your server is only going to host a few Quake servers, don't go installing a (mail|HTTP|FTP|etc.) server. The less services you are running, the fewer attack vectors a potential hacker has.

[Raz1r]

Thanks for the replies, guys. I guess I've figured out the Software side of it, now it's on the the hardware. I still don't know about the whole RAID thing. I really would like the space to hold maps and everything.

[^misantropia^]

Is it RAID you want, i.e. redundancy, or LVM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_Vo ... er_(Linux) (yep, the forum software screws that one up). I've only set up RAIDs with SCSI equipment, so I don't know well it'll work with IDE hardware.