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Running the server

Before you launch the server, you may want to increase the number of simultaneous connections allowed from the default number of 50. To increase this number to up to 1000 connections, edit the Multiuser.cfg file by removing the `#` character from the beginning of the `ServerSerialNumber` line and pasting your Director serial number into the end of the line. For more information, see Using the Multiuser.cfg file. On the Macintosh, you should increase the amount of RAM allocated to the server in its Get Info window before hosting large numbers of connections or using significant server-side scripts. See Multiuser server-side scripting overview.

To launch the server:

Double-click the server's application icon.

At startup, the server will read through the Multiuser.cfg file, load the three default server Xtras, and then allocate its connections. When the connections have been allocated, the server is ready to accept connections and process messages from Director movies. Note that if the server does not recognize any of the items in its Multiuser.cfg file, it will shut down. For more information, see Using the Multiuser.cfg file.