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# QuakeKube
QuakeKube is a Kubernetes-ified version of [QuakeJS](https://github.com/inolen/quakejs) that runs a dedicated [Quake 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_III_Arena) server in a Kubernetes Deployment, and then allow clients to connect via QuakeJS in the browser.
## Quick start
Start an instance of Kubernetes locally using cinder (or kind):
```shell
$ cinder create cluster
```
Deploy the example manifest:
```shell
$ kubectl apply -f example.yaml
```
Finally, navigate to the `http://$(cinder get ip):30001` in the browser.
## How it works
QuakeKube makes use [ioquake](https://www.ioquake.org) for the Quake 3 dedicated server, and [QuakeJS](https://github.com/inolen/quakejs), a port of ioquake to javascript using [Emscripten](http://github.com/kripken/emscripten), to provide an in-browser game client.
### Networking
The client/server protocol of Quake 3 uses UDP to synchronize game state. Browsers do not natively supporting sending UDP packets so QuakeJS wraps the client and dedicated server net code in websockets, allowing the browser-based clients to send messages and enable multiplayer for other clients. This ends up preventing the browser client from using any other Quake 3 dedicated server. In order to use other Quake 3 dedicated servers, a proxy handles websocket traffic coming from browser clients and translates that into UDP to the backend. This gives the flexibility of being able to talk to other existing Quake 3 servers, but also allows using ioquake (instead of the javascript translation of it), which uses *considerably* less CPU and memory.
QuakeKube also uses a cool trick with [cmux](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cmux) to multiplex the client and websocket traffic into the same connection. Having all the traffic go through the same address makes routing a client to its backend much easier (since it can just use its `document.location.host`).
### Quake 3 demo EULA
The Quake 3 dedicated server requires an End-User License Agreement be agreed to by the user before distributing the Quake 3 demo files that are used (maps, textures, etc). To ensure that the installer is aware of, and agrees to, this EULA, the flag `--agree-eula` must be passed to `q3 server` at runtime. This flag is not set by default in the container image and is therefore required for the dedicated server to pass the prompt for EULA. The [example.yaml](example.yaml) manifest demonstrates usage of this flag to agree to the EULA.
## Configuration
The server and maps are configured via ConfigMap that is mounted to the container:
```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
name: quake3-server-config
data:
fragLimit: 25
timeLimit: 15m
game:
motd: "Welcome to Critical Stack"
type: FreeForAll
forceRespawn: false
inactivity: 10m
quadFactor: 3
weaponRespawn: 3
server:
hostname: "quakekube"
maxClients: 12
password: "changeme"
maps:
- name: q3dm7
type: FreeForAll
- name: q3dm17
type: FreeForAll
- name: q3wctf1
type: CaptureTheFlag
captureLimit: 8
- name: q3tourney2
type: Tournament
- name: q3wctf3
type: CaptureTheFlag
captureLimit: 8
- name: ztn3tourney1
type: Tournament
```
The time limit and frag limit can be specified with each map (it will change it for subsequent maps in the list):
```yaml
- name: q3dm17
type: FreeForAll
fragLimit: 30
timeLimit: 30
```
Capture limit for CTF maps can also be configured:
```yaml
- name: q3wctf3
type: CaptureTheFlag
captureLimit: 8
```
### Add custom maps
The content server hosts a small upload app to allow uploading `pk3` or `zip` files containing maps. The content server in the [example.yaml](example.yaml) shares a volume with the game server, effectively "side-loading" the map content, however, in the future the game server will introspect into the maps and make sure that it can fulfill the users map configuration before starting.
## Credits
* [inolen/quakejs](https://github.com/inolen/quakejs) - The really awesome QuakeJS project that makes this possible.
* [ioquake/ioq3](https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3) - The community supported version of Quake 3 used by QuakeJS. It is licensed under the GPLv2.
* [begleysm/quakejs](https://github.com/begleysm/quakejs) - Information in the README.md (very helpful) was used as a guide, as well as, some forked assets of this project (which came from quakejs-web originally) were used.
* [joz3d.net](http://www.joz3d.net/html/q3console.html) - Useful information about configuration values.