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+## Setting up the server
+
+All data is stored in an SQLite3 database.
+
+The server and game rules are implemented in Javascript.
+The game state is stored in the database as a JSON blob.
+The server runs on Node with the Express.js and Socket.io frameworks.
+
+Check out the game submodules:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/rally-the-troops/julius-caesar.git public/julius-caesar
+```
+
+Initialize the database:
+
+```
+sqlite3 db < schema.sql
+sqlite3 db < public/julius-caesar/title.sql
+```
+
+Redirect port 80 and 443 to 8080 and 8443:
+
+```
+sudo iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8080
+sudo iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --dport 443 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8443
+```
+
+Create SSL certificate with Let's Encrypt certbot, or self-signed with OpenSSL:
+
+```
+openssl req -nodes -new -x509 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem
+```
+
+Configure the server using the .env file:
+
+```
+NODE_ENV=production
+
+SITE_NAME=YOUR_SITE_NAME
+SITE_URL=https://YOUR_DOMAIN
+
+HTTP_PORT=8080
+
+HTTPS_PORT=8443
+SSL_KEY=/etc/letsencrypt/live/YOUR_DOMAIN/privkey.com
+SSL_CERT=/etc/letsencrypt/live/YOUR_DOMAIN/fullchain.pem
+
+MAIL_FROM=YOUR_SITE_NAME <notifications@YOUR_DOMAIN>
+MAIL_HOST=localhost
+MAIL_PORT=25
+```
+
+If the HTTPS_PORT is missing, the server will only serve HTTP.
+
+If MAIL_HOST/PORT/FROM are not present, the server will not send notification emails.
+
+Start the server:
+
+```
+node server.js
+```