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### Hardware
- A decent CPU (must be capable of
[running MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/ops-manager/current/tutorial/provisioning-prep/))
- At least 12 GB of free storage for Docker images and build cache (using a
SSD is strongly recommended, as it will also be used for database storage)
[running MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/ops-manager/current/tutorial/provisioning-prep/))
- At least 12 GB of free storage for Docker images and build cache (using a SSD
is strongly recommended, as it will also be used for database storage)
- At least 1GB of free RAM for the Docker containers, 2GB recommended
- Network connectivity to the client console
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software.
2. Clone this repo with Git. Make sure to recursively checkout submodules:
`git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/MatthewL246/pretendo-docker.git`
- **Note:** Downloading this repo as a ZIP file from GitHub will **not**
work because it uses
[Git submodules](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Submodules) for
the Pretendo Network repos.
- If you are using Windows, you should clone the repo **inside your WSL
distro** for maximum performance.
- **Note:** Downloading this repo as a ZIP file from GitHub will **not** work
because it uses
[Git submodules](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Submodules) for
the Pretendo Network repos.
- If you are using Windows, you should clone the repo **inside your WSL
distro** for maximum performance.
3. Run the initial setup script (`./setup.sh`) and follow its instructions.
- **Note:** This will take some time to build the required Docker images,
and it will use up to 8GB of bandwidth to download images.
- After initial setup, use `docker compose up -d` to start the containers.
- You might need to re-run the setup script if this repo is updated with
more servers.
- **Note:** This will take some time to build the required Docker images, and
it will use up to 8GB of bandwidth to download images.
- After initial setup, use `docker compose up -d` to start the containers.
- You might need to re-run the setup script if this repo is updated with more
servers.
4. Open <http://127.0.0.1:8081> in your browser to view a live list of HTTP
requests from client devices.
5. Connect your console to your Pretendo Network server and create a PNID (see
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3. Read through the [containers section](#containers) to learn more about
adminstering the servers. Also check out the [scripts directory](./scripts/).
## Safety
- **Back up your MongoDB database!** If you lose it, you will lose all of your
PNIDs and Juxt posts. You will also be **stuck with a useless account on your
console that you can't delete** because deleting an account requires a server
to authenticate the password. Creating a new account on your server with the
same PNID won't work because each PNID has a numerical ID that is appended to
the end of the password before hashing, so your console will not authenticate
with the new PNID. Use `mongodump`
([docs](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/backup-and-restore-tools/)).
- **Don't delete the `pretendo-network-*` Docker volumes**. You will permanently
lose your database (see above) and all of your Pretendo server data.
- **Don't use the same P/NNID username on multiple servers.** This applies to
NNIDs and PNIDs on the official Pretendo Network server.
- **Always verify that you are actually connecting to your own server.** The
easiest way is to check the mitmproxy logs to see if you are getting the
expected HTTP requests.
## Connecting
### Web
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1. Start a web browser using `127.0.0.1:8080` as a proxy server. For example,
use `chrome.exe --proxy-server="127.0.0.1:8080"` or the Firefox network
settings page.
- I don't recommend using the same browser as the one you use for normal web
browsing because you will get a lot of irrelevant noise in the mitmproxy
logs. Consider downloading
[Chrome Beta](https://www.google.com/chrome/beta/) or
[Firefox Beta](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/) to
have an isolated browser for this.
- If you don't want to deal with the security warnings on every page from
being MITMed, go to <http://mitm.it> in your proxied browser and follow
the instructions there to trust the mitmproxy certificate. This is secure
because mitmproxy generates a random certificate on first run, so nobody
else could MITM your traffic except you.
- I don't recommend using the same browser as the one you use for normal web
browsing because you will get a lot of irrelevant noise in the mitmproxy
logs. Consider downloading
[Chrome Beta](https://www.google.com/chrome/beta/) or
[Firefox Beta](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/) to
have an isolated browser for this.
- If you don't want to deal with the security warnings on every page from
being MITMed, go to <http://mitm.it> in your proxied browser and follow the
instructions there to trust the mitmproxy certificate. This is secure
because mitmproxy generates a random certificate on first run, so nobody
else could MITM your traffic except you.
2. Open <https://pretendo.network/account> in your proxied browser. **Make sure
that there is a big red banner stating "This is an unofficial Pretendo
Network server!"** If there is not, your proxy settings did not apply
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6. Start a FTPiiU server on your console and run
`./scripts/compile-custom-inkay.sh` to compile a custom version of the Inkay
patches that uses your own mitmproxy certificate.
- If you didn't set a Wii U IP address when running the setup script, you
will need to use a FTP client to manually upload
`repos/Inkay/Inkay-pretendo.wps` to your console at
`/fs/vol/external01/wiiu/environments/aroma/plugins/`, replacing the
original Inkay patcher there. You could also re-run
`./scripts/setup-environment.sh` with a Wii U IP address.
- If you didn't set a Wii U IP address when running the setup script, you
will need to use a FTP client to manually upload
`repos/Inkay/Inkay-pretendo.wps` to your console at
`/fs/vol/external01/wiiu/environments/aroma/plugins/`, replacing the
original Inkay patcher there. You could also re-run
`./scripts/setup-environment.sh` with a Wii U IP address.
7. Finally, create a new PNID on your console from the users page.
8. Go back to [after creating a PNID](#after-creating-a-pnid).
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- [BOSS (SpotPass)](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/BOSS)
- [Mario Kart 7](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/mario-kart-7)
- Mario Kart 8
([authentication](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/mario-kart-8-authentication)
and [secure](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/mario-kart-8-secure))
([authentication](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/mario-kart-8-authentication)
and [secure](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/mario-kart-8-secure))
- [Super Mario Maker](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/super-mario-maker)
- [Pokkén Tournament](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/pokken-tournament)
- A bunch more of the individual game servers.
- [Grove](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/Grove) (Interesting but not
particularly useful in its current state.)
- [SOAP (NUS)](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/SOAP) (It would be cool to
run a full local eShop server.)
particularly useful in its current state.)
- [SOAP (NUS)](https://github.com/PretendoNetwork/SOAP) (It would be cool to run
a full local eShop server.)
## Learn more
- Each of the main subdirectories in this repository contain a README file
that explains their contents ([config](./config/),
[environment](./environment/), [patches](./patches/), [repos](./repos/), and
[scripts](./scripts/)).
- Each of the main subdirectories in this repository contain a README file that
explains their contents ([config](./config/), [environment](./environment/),
[patches](./patches/), [repos](./repos/), and [scripts](./scripts/)).
- Check the [compose.yml](./compose.yml) file for more information on how the
server containers are run.
server containers are run.
- Read the source code in the
[Pretendo Network GitHub repositories](https://github.com/orgs/PretendoNetwork/repositories).
- Join the [Pretendo Network Discord server](https://invite.gg/pretendo) and
ask questions.
[Pretendo Network GitHub repositories](https://github.com/orgs/PretendoNetwork/repositories).
- Join the [Pretendo Network Discord server](https://invite.gg/pretendo) and ask
questions.