• Java Chess Server
  • 1. What is this Project about
  • 2. How do I start the Server
    • 2.1 With the Source
    • 2.2 With .jar
  • 3. Configuration

The goal of this project is to provide a Server that can be used to play Chess against other people. This is only the base Server Implementation and has no possibilities to play a local round of Chess. (Maybe later)

If you have the Source you can simply run it with Maven. When no speciffic Configuration ios needed, you can start it with the following command.

mvn -B exec:java

If you have VS Code and Open the Folder I prepared some Task for you just use CTRL+Shift+B and select mvn:run

When you want to use a specified Configuration for the Server use following command.

mvn -B exec:java -Dexec.args="-c <ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_CONFIG>"

For this there is no Task in VS CODE. How to create a Configuration you can read here.

To run the JAR just enter following Command line:

java -jar JavaChess.jar [<Options>]

Following Options are available:

• -h -> to show the Help
• -c -> to load a own Config

How to create a specified Configuration can be read here.

To use a Specified Configuration the Server needs to get an .property file. How to use it in specific u can read it in the wiki.

In this case there are Following Options: