Feature Request: Display data from running Anno on different computer
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Hi,
first of all, great programm, I love it ! :)
I have Calculator 4.1 + Server 5.2 running on the same machine. Having only one monitor, you always have to tab out of the game to check the current status. I'd like to ask for a feature to seperate calculator and server machinewise. Server of course running the same computer as Anno does, calculator display on a laptop for example. I was not sure if this is a feature request of the calculator or the server..
That would be a killer feature :)
Thanks !
That is actually pretty easy. In line 1969 of AnnoCalculator.js replace localhost by the ip address of your desktop PC.
Anno1800Calculator/AnnoCalculator.js
Line 1969 in 79155b6
But there are some things to keep in mind:
- You desktop computer must be reachable from the device where you run the calculator (e.g. be in the same network and inter device communication must be enabled by the router)
- The port 8000 must be open for incoming traffic (and responses). Check windows defender and / or your antivirus software
Then, you can receive updates on any mobile device. Even on Android or iPhone. The trick there is to open a local website: https://android.stackexchange.com/a/4777
Due to the caveats I do not offer a UI to enter the IP address. I fear that I'd then receive a lot of complaints "doesn't work for me".
Thanks for the fast reply!
Yes I also played around with the AnnoCalculator.js. Even though inter communication in home network is enabled and firewalls are turned off, accessing http://myip:8000/AnnoServer/Population from a different machine than server gives HTTP 400 invalid hostname. Is the server expecting localhost? Unfortunately I haven't found any clue to this in the https://github.com/NiHoel/Anno1800UXEnhancer/ files.
But nevertheless, as this is Server related and not Client Calculator related anymore I would just close this issue :) Thanks again !
I uploaded a new server version here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Vsy3kXGe11d28pISqR82VpaCGdZaNtyi?usp=sharing
The Readme contains instructions how to access the server from remote devices.
Works like a charm with -h flag to start up the server! Thank you very much :)
I'm not sure if I should comment here, but seeing that the version that is on Google Drive differs from the one available at https://github.com/NiHoel/Anno1800UXEnhancer/ isn't the same, I'll try my chances here.
Whenever I try to start the server with the -h flag I get the following message:
I'm running the cmd prompt as admin, as I was getting errors before when trying it with a non-admin shell. The verbose logging didn't give me any additional info. I did follow the instructions as they were put in the readme included in the download from drive.
EDIT: I got it working by recompiling the source with different hostname. This works for me for now, though a non-hardcoded solution would be preferred.
I uploaded a new version with a command line flag. See the README.
I'm impressed that you manage to compile all the dependencies and the server!