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Installing Mystic

This section of the Wiki details the first basic steps you need to undertake to get Mystic BBS running on your system of choice.

Minimum Requirements

Mystic is available on just about every popular platform available today, and requires a very small amount of system resources to run. This section outlines any known minimum requirements for running different versions of Mystic BBS.

It's highly likely your hardware will run Mystic :)

Windows
  • 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows XP or later. Please note that Windows XP support may be removed sometime in the future as the operating system continues to show its age. It is recommended to use Windows 7 32-bit or Windows 10 32-bit if you can.
Intel-based Linux
  • No known minimum requirements, but estimated kernel version of 2.6 or later.
ARM-based Linux (Raspberry Pi, ODROID, etc)
  • ARMHF V6 processor or compatible (Raspberry Pi Model 1)
Machintosh OS X
  • OSX v10.6 or later using Intel CPU. There are both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, however, 32-bit versions may go away as Apple hasn't supported them for over 10 years now.

Downloading Mystic BBS

Head to mysticbbs.com to download a copy of the latest Mystic BBS software for your preferred operating system. You will need to choose between the current STABLE version of Mystic or the latest ALPHA version that is on offer.

The latest alpha release is for people who want to help test new features or run the a cutting edge version of Mystic BBS. Don't be surprised to see the alpha versions changing quite often during a development phase.

If you are running a current stable version of Mystic BBS and wish to upgrade to the latest alpha release - this is usually possible. Refer to the UPGRADE.TXT file contained in the Mystic BBS file archive.

YouTube Tutorials

If you learn better by watching someone explain HOW-TO then be sure to check out a growing series of training videos available on the Mystic Guy YouTube channel.

Installing Mystic (Fresh Install)

Backup your current Mystic BBS system before you get started!

  • Decompress the file containing the Mystic installation software for the operating system of your choice. There is a useful walk-through on howtogeek.com that uses 7-zip as an extraction tool.
  • Run the install file contained within the archive to start up the full Mystic BBS Installation Utility.
  • If interested read Whats New from the Installation Utility menu or find WHATSNEW.TXT in the installation archive you decompressed. Note that the latest additions to the file are at the end of it.
  • Select Install Mystic BBS from the Mystic BBS Installation Utility menu.
  • Update the paths (if you want to) for the Mystic system, data, text etc. files to reside in.
  • Press F2 to begin the install sequence.
  • When installation is complete press the ESC key to close the installer.

Hint If you change the system directory the remainder of the of sub directories will be updated also.

Now jump down to the Creating a Sysop Account section later in this page.

Installing Mystic (Upgrading Versions)

Backup your current Mystic BBS system before you get started!

  • Decompress the file containing the Mystic installation software for the operating system of your choice. There is a useful walk-through on howtogeek.com that uses 7-zip as an extraction tool.
  • Review the Upgrade Information and read Whats New from the Installation Utility menu or find them as WHATSNEW.TXT and UPGRADE.TXT in the installation archive you decompressed. Note that the latest additions to the WHATSNEW.TXT file are at the end of it.
  • Select Install Mystic BBS from the Mystic BBS Installation Utility menu
  • Update the paths (if you want to) for the Mystic system, data, text etc. files to reside in.

Hint 2: The the Installation Utility will not allow you to install over the top of an existing Mystic BBS installation.

If you are updating to a newer version chose a system directory like c:\mystictemp to force the installer to run and create all the system files you will want. Then copy the files from the newly created installation in to your 'live' Mystic BBS system (most likely in c:\mystic).

At this point you will have either:

  • A fresh installation of Mystic BBS sitting on your system or
  • You will be following the upgrade instructions in UPGRADE.TXT contained in the c:\mystic\docs directory.

Creating Sysop Account

If you're setting up a new Mystic BBS system the next step is to create a user account for yourself and grant it system operator (sysop) privileges.

In this section you will create a user account for yourself and then elevate it to have SysOp privileges. The steps to do this are:

  • Switch to the Mystic BBS directory you created (e.g. c:\mystic\) and then type mystic -l to run Mystic BBS in local mode
  • Follow the login prompts. Create an account using an alias followed by your real name and other details that the new user sign up process asks you.
  • Once at the main menu logout of the BBS by using the G or /G default menu commands to return to the command prompt
  • Head to the Editors menu and select User Editor
  • Press enter on the user name you just created
  • Press CTRL-U to invoke the Upgrade pop up dialogue
  • Select level 255 - System Operator and press enter
  • Press the escape key a couple of time and save the changes to the user before you return to the command prompt
  • Type mystic -l to login as a local user again and this time when you use your alias/name and password the system will prompt you with 'Invisible Login - Yes/No'. This means you enjoy elevated default SysOp privileges.
  • When you arrive at the BBS main menu you will also see additional menu options only available to a SysOp.

Note: If you are using a Linux / Raspberry Pi based system the command lines to invoke the above will look like ./mystic -l and ./mystic -cfg

installation.1552724787.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/03/16 03:26 by avon

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