# Raft Dedicated Server

## Raft Dedicated Server

- [Introducing Raft Dedicated Servers](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/readme.md): We present RaftDedicatedServer (RDS) – Easily run your Raft world 24/7. Rent a server from BisectHosting or self-hostable for our patrons above $5, RDS offers an unparalleled experience.
- [Introducing RTCP (Our custom networking layer)](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/readme/introducing-rtcp-our-custom-networking-layer.md): RTCP stands for RaftTCP. We built our own networking layer to not rely on steam networking. Instead we rely on the TCP/IP technology to provide a stable and fast networking.
- [Windows: Installing your server](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/windows-installing-your-server.md): Installing a Raft Dedicated Server has been made as easy as downloading the software and modifying a text file so almost everyone can do it !
- [Linux: Installing your server](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/linux-installing-your-server.md): Installing a Raft Dedicated Server on Linux is a bit more complicated than Windows but if you have some basic knowledge of linux you can probably do it.
- [GUI based distro: Installing your server](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/linux-installing-your-server/linux-installing-your-server.md): Installing a Raft Dedicated Server on Linux is a bit more complicated than Windows but if you have some basic knowledge of linux you can probably do it.
- [CLI based Distro: Installing your server](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/linux-installing-your-server/linux-installing-your-server-1.md): Installing a Raft Dedicated Server on Linux is a bit more complicated than Windows but if you have some basic knowledge of linux you can probably do it.
- [Pterodactyl: Installing your Server](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/pterodactyl-installing-your-server.md): Installing a Raft Dedicated Server in Pterodactyl is very easy and straightforward. Pterodactyl is a Game Server Manager that makes it easy to install game servers using "eggs" (custom configs).
- [Docker: Installing your Server](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/docker-installing-your-server.md): Installing a Raft Dedicated Server in Docker is very straightforward and allows you to run the Server in a Containerized Environment so you don't have to worry about compatibility and OS dependencies.
- [Configuring your server](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/configuring-your-server.md): Here we will explain you how to edit the config files to change the behaviour of your server or the punishments/settings of our anticheat.
- [Managing Player Permissions](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/managing-player-permissions.md): This page will show you the basic commands to set user ranks and grant/revoke permissions.
- [How to create a plugin project](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-plugin-project.md): Creating a plugin project has never been so easy !
- [How to load my plugin](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-plugin-project/how-to-load-my-plugin.md): Loading your plugin is really easy.
- [Creating chat commands](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/programming/creating-chat-commands.md): This page will help you to create chat commands in your plugins.
- [Creating console commands](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/programming/creating-console-commands.md): This page will help you to create console commands on the server for your plugins.
- [Player Permissions](https://rdswiki.raftmodding.com/programming/player-permissions.md): This page will help you with checking if a player has a said permission or a group of permissions with wildcards.


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