Requirements

This document assumes you have a machine running Windows, and have Microsoft Visual C# Express installed. AjaxLife can also be compiled using MonoDevelop on Linux or OS X using the same project files and similar instructions, although the mono compiler will choke on 0.3.6 or earlier for some reason I'm not entirely clear on. A code change was made later that fixed this.

Instructions

1. Download the latest version of AjaxLife from subversion. You can find advice for this on this page. It is recommended that you pick the latest tagged version instead of the trunk to ensure optimal stability.
2. Download the most recent "dependencies" archive from the downloads page and extract it in the server directory of the folder downloaded in step 1. A dependencies folder should appear.
3. If one does not already exist, create an empty file called robots.txt in the server directory. This is an issue up to r177 / tag 0.3.6 inclusive.
4. Open the AjaxLife.sln "solution" file using Visual C#.
5. Open the "Build" menu and click "Build" (or press F6).
6. In server\bin\Release\, you will find the compiled server and support files. If the server is run with no arguments, it will start listening on port 8080, and probably won't work.

Other useful bits

In order to actually use this server, it is recommended that you upload that files in the client directory you obtained in step 1 to a webserver. Then read CommandLineArguments for instructions on use.