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How to Install Mumble Server on Ubuntu 15.04

Verified and Tested 06/15/15

Introduction

In this how-to, we will be installing a Mumble VoIP server on Ubuntu 15.04. Mumble is an open-source, low-latency, high-quality voice chat software primarily used while gaming.

Prerequisites

To install Mumble, you will need an Ubuntu 15.04 server. If you do not have a server, consider spinning up a Virtual Private Server from Atlantic.Net in under 30 seconds.

Install Mumble

Mumble may not be available in the default Ubuntu repository. To add the repository–

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mumble/release
An example of adding the repository in Ubuntu

An example of adding the repository in Ubuntu

An example of the process after hitting enter.

An example of the process after hitting enter.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mumble

or if that command does not work, you may do the following. —

An example of the install process

An example of the install process

sudo apt-get install mumble
sudo dpkg-reconfigure mumble-server

Advanced Config

To configure, open up /etc/mumble-server.ini via nano or vi (user preference):

nano /etc/mumble-server.ini

To avoid users from affecting your Mumble server negatively, you may use Mumble’s global-ban system.

The below configuration is set so that if someone attempts to connect to the server (unsuccessfully) 5 times within 60 seconds, they will be banned for 150 seconds.

autobanAttempts, autobanTimeframe and autobanTime
#autobanAttempts = 5
#autobanTimeframe = 60
#autobanTime = 150

For these rules to occur, you must remove the # in front of each line.

Serverpassword

You will be able to choose a password for your server here. Be sure to use a strong password such as: f;Q=uS6/#BK5t<(9

# Password to join server.
serverpassword=

Welcometext

This setting displays a message to the users every time they log in to the server.

# Welcome message sent to clients when they connect.
welcometext="
Thank you for choosing Atlantic.net! We hope you enjoy your stay
"

Port

The default port used by mumble is port 64738.

port=64738

Users

With this setting, you can limit the number of users allowed on the server at one time.

users=150

Allowhtml

Set Allowhtml to true to allow HTML to be used in messages.

allowhtml=true

Press Ctrl+X to exit /etc/mumble-server.ini

Perfect, now your Mumble server is installed and configured!

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