enigma-bbs/docs/_docs/installation/testing.md

---
layout: page
title: Testing Your Installation
---
Once you've completed your chosen installation method, it's time to test!

_Note that if you've used the [Docker](docker.md) installation method, you've already done this._

```bash
./main.js
```

If everything went OK:

```text
ENiGMA½ Copyright (c) 2014-2022, Bryan Ashby
_____________________   _____  ____________________    __________\_   /
\__   ____/\_ ____   \ /____/ /   _____ __         \  /   ______/ // /___jp!
//   __|___//   |    \//   |//   |    \//  |  |    \//        \ /___   /_____
/____       _____|      __________       ___|__|      ____|     \   /  _____  \
---- \______\ -- |______\ ------ /______/ ---- |______\ - |______\ /__/ // ___/
                                                                     /__   _\
 <*>   ENiGMA½  // HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/NUSKOOLER/ENIGMA-BBS   <*>       /__/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

System started!
```
Grab your favourite telnet client, connect to localhost:8888 and test out your installation.

To shut down the server, press Ctrl-C.

## Points of Interest

* The default port for Telnet is 8888 and 8889 for SSH.
  * Note that on *nix systems port such as telnet/23 are privileged (e.g. require root). See
  [this Stack Overflow article](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16573668/best-practices-when-running-node-js-with-port-80-ubuntu-linode) for some tips on using these ports on your system if desired.
* The first user you create when logging in will be automatically be added to the `sysops` group.

## Telnet Software
If you don't have any telnet software, these are compatible with ENiGMA½:

* [SyncTERM](http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/)
* [EtherTerm](https://github.com/M-griffin/EtherTerm)
* [NetRunner](http://mysticbbs.com/downloads.html)
* [MagiTerm](https://magickabbs.com/utils/)
* [VTX](https://github.com/codewar65/VTX_ClientServer) (Browser based)
* [fTelnet](https://www.ftelnet.ca/) (Browser based)
* Docs theme to match ENiGMA website * New docs layout ready for github pages serving * Tonnes of new docs * Update gitignore * Probably other stuff too 2018-01-31 23:35:54 +00:00			`---`
			`layout: page`
Fixed broken links in documentation. 2020-06-13 12:07:19 +00:00			`title: Testing Your Installation`
* Docs theme to match ENiGMA website * New docs layout ready for github pages serving * Tonnes of new docs * Update gitignore * Probably other stuff too 2018-01-31 23:35:54 +00:00			`---`
Fixed broken links in documentation. 2020-06-13 12:07:19 +00:00			`Once you've completed your chosen installation method, it's time to test!`
* Docs theme to match ENiGMA website * New docs layout ready for github pages serving * Tonnes of new docs * Update gitignore * Probably other stuff too 2018-01-31 23:35:54 +00:00
Fixed broken links in documentation. 2020-06-13 12:07:19 +00:00			`_Note that if you've used the [Docker](docker.md) installation method, you've already done this._`
* Docs theme to match ENiGMA website * New docs layout ready for github pages serving * Tonnes of new docs * Update gitignore * Probably other stuff too 2018-01-31 23:35:54 +00:00
			```bash
			`./main.js`
			```

Fixed broken links in documentation. 2020-06-13 12:07:19 +00:00			`If everything went OK:`
* Docs theme to match ENiGMA website * New docs layout ready for github pages serving * Tonnes of new docs * Update gitignore * Probably other stuff too 2018-01-31 23:35:54 +00:00
Doc updates 2022-08-13 01:21:45 +00:00			```text
Update copyrights to 2022 2022-04-06 02:51:03 +00:00			`ENiGMA½ Copyright (c) 2014-2022, Bryan Ashby`
* Docs theme to match ENiGMA website * New docs layout ready for github pages serving * Tonnes of new docs * Update gitignore * Probably other stuff too 2018-01-31 23:35:54 +00:00			`_____________________ _____ ____________________ __________\_ /`
			`\__ ____/\_ ____ \ /____/ / _____ __ \ / ______/ // /___jp!`
			`// __\|___// \| \// \|// \| \// \| \| \// \ /___ /_____`
			`/____ _____\| __________ ___\|__\| ____\| \ / _____ \`
			`---- \______\ -- \|______\ ------ /______/ ---- \|______\ - \|______\ /__/ // ___/`
			`/__ _\`
			`<> ENiGMA½ // HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/NUSKOOLER/ENIGMA-BBS <> /__/`

			`-------------------------------------------------------------------------------`

			`System started!`
			```
Update testing.md Adding instructions for shutting down server, which may not be immediately clear to new sysops 2020-04-26 23:20:42 +00:00			`Grab your favourite telnet client, connect to localhost:8888 and test out your installation.`

			`To shut down the server, press Ctrl-C.`
* Docs theme to match ENiGMA website * New docs layout ready for github pages serving * Tonnes of new docs * Update gitignore * Probably other stuff too 2018-01-31 23:35:54 +00:00
			`## Points of Interest`

			`* The default port for Telnet is 8888 and 8889 for SSH.`
Fixed broken links in documentation. 2020-06-13 12:07:19 +00:00			`* Note that on *nix systems port such as telnet/23 are privileged (e.g. require root). See`
Doc updates 2022-08-13 01:21:45 +00:00			`[this Stack Overflow article](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16573668/best-practices-when-running-node-js-with-port-80-ubuntu-linode) for some tips on using these ports on your system if desired.`
* Docs theme to match ENiGMA website * New docs layout ready for github pages serving * Tonnes of new docs * Update gitignore * Probably other stuff too 2018-01-31 23:35:54 +00:00			* The first user you create when logging in will be automatically be added to the `sysops` group.

			`## Telnet Software`
			`If you don't have any telnet software, these are compatible with ENiGMA½:`

			`* [SyncTERM](http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/)`
			`* [EtherTerm](https://github.com/M-griffin/EtherTerm)`
Minor doc updates on terms 2018-07-21 21:31:55 +00:00			`* [NetRunner](http://mysticbbs.com/downloads.html)`
Changed link to MagiTerm by suggestion of NuSkooler. 2020-06-16 14:30:37 +00:00			`* [MagiTerm](https://magickabbs.com/utils/)`
Minor doc updates on terms 2018-07-21 21:31:55 +00:00			`* [VTX](https://github.com/codewar65/VTX_ClientServer) (Browser based)`
Update testing.md Adding instructions for shutting down server, which may not be immediately clear to new sysops 2020-04-26 23:20:42 +00:00			`* [fTelnet](https://www.ftelnet.ca/) (Browser based)`