How to Install a TeamSpeak 3 Server on Arch Linux

TeamSpeak is a VoIP communication system used in online multiplayer gaming. It allows users to join channels and chat with other online gamers in real-time. It’s a reliable and lightweight tool and provides AES-256 encryption, minimal latency, and high audio quality. TeamSpeak is very popular with the gaming community thanks to the rise of 3D sound effects in games. It allows users to hear the action of other players as they collaborate and work through a game in real-time.

In this post, we will show you how to install a TeamSpeak server on Arch Linux.

Step 1 – Configure Repository

By default, the default repository is outdated in Arch Linux, so you will need to modify the default mirror list. You can do it by editing the mirrorlist configuration file:

nano  /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Remove all lines and add the following lines:

## Score: 0.7, United States
Server = http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.8, United States
Server = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.9, United Kingdom
Server = http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 1.5, United Kingdom
Server = http://mirrors.manchester.m247.com/arch-linux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.dcc.fc.up.pt/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 6.6, United States
Server = http://mirror.cs.pitt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 6.7, United States
Server = http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 6.8, United States
Server = http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 7.1, India
Server = http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 10.1, United States
Server = http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

Save and close the file, then update all the package indexes with the following command:

pacman -Syu

Step 2 – Install TeamSpeak Server

First, create a user for TeamSpeak with the following command.

adduser --disabled-login teamspeak

Next, log in as a TeamSpeak user with the following command.

su - teamspeak

Next, download the latest version of TeamSpeak with the following command.

wget https://files.teamspeak-services.com/releases/server/3.13.7/teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2

Once the download is completed, extract the downloaded file using the following command.

tar -xvzf teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2

Next, copy all files from the extracted directory to your current directory.

cp teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64/* .

Next, create a blank license agreement file.

touch .ts3server_license_accepted

Next, exit from the TeamSpeak user with the following command.

exit

Step 3 – Create a systemd Service File for TeamSpeak

Next, you will need to create a systemd service file to manage the TeamSpeak service via systemd.

nano /lib/systemd/system/ts3server.service

Add the following lines:

[Unit]
Description=Teamspeak Service
Wants=network.target

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/teamspeak
User=teamspeak
ExecStart=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh
ExecStop=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh stop
ExecReload=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh restart
Restart=always
RestartSec=15

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and close the file then reload the systemd daemon with the following command.

systemctl daemon-reload

Next, start and enable the TeamSpeak service using the following command.

systemctl start ts3server
systemctl enable ts3server

You can also verify the service status using the following command.

systemctl status ts3server

Step 4 – Set an Admin Password

For security purposes, it is recommended to set an administrative password for TeamSpeak.

First, stop the TeamSpeak service with the following command.

systemctl stop ts3server

Next, log in as a TeamSpeak server and set an admin password with the following command.

su - teamspeak
./ts3server_startscript.sh start serveradmin_password=yourpassword

Next, stop the TeamSpeak service with the following command.

./ts3server_startscript.sh stop

Finally, exit from the TeamSpeak user and start the TeamSpeak service:

exit
systemctl start ts3server

Step 5 – Connect TeamSpeak Server

First, you will need to download and install the TeamSpeak client on your desktop machine. You can download it from the TeamSpeak download page.

wget https://files.teamspeak-services.com/releases/client/3.5.6/TeamSpeak3-Client-linux_amd64-3.5.6.run

Once the download is completed, set executable permissions and install it with the following command.

chmod 755 TeamSpeak3-Client-linux_amd64-3.5.6.run
./TeamSpeak3-Client-linux_amd64-3.5.6.run

Once the installation is complete, navigate to the TeamSpeak install directory with the following command.

cd TeamSpeak3-Client-linux_amd64

Next, launch the TeamSpeak client with the following command.

bash ts3client_runscript.sh

You should see the TeamSpeak client on the following screen.

Click on the Connection => Connect button. You should see the following screen.

Provide your TeamSpeak server IP, admin password then click on the Connect button to connect to the TeamSpeak server.

Conclusion

In this post, you learned how to install the TeamSpeak server on Arch Linux. You also learned how to install the TeamSpeak client and connect to the TeamSpeak server. You can try the TeamSpeak server on dedicated server hosting from Atlantic.Net!