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What's the use of RCON ?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:52 pm
by paquerette
Hi,
i've setup
this docker image that includes RCON with a dedicated TCP port.
But I can't figure what it does exactly.
Any idea ?
Thanks,
Paquerette
Re: What's the use of RCON ?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:34 pm
by Jap2.0
RCON is used to allow the server to communicate and send commands to the game - for example, some servers will send chat between an external service (eg. Discord) and the server; it can also allow for communication between servers and a variety of other things.
Re: What's the use of RCON ?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:12 pm
by Impatient
Could this be used to get external data into the game?
Just for example getting the time from the real world into the game and setting the day/night cycle to mimic the one in the RW?
Re: What's the use of RCON ?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:35 pm
by Jap2.0
To my understanding, yes.
For those who are familiar with it, I'm pretty sure this is how Clusterio works.
Re: What's the use of RCON ?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:55 pm
by willis936
If you host servers, RCON is useful to be able to automate graceful shutdowns.