Launching an Unity game with dedicated game servers can be daunting project, from individual developers to experienced medium-sized teams.

Fortunately, the Edgegap platform makes it easy, with a simple integration process that takes minutes thanks to Edgegap's plugin for Unity.

Your game will then be online, ready to connect players worldwide to play. Helping you allocate precious development resources to what you love – making a great game.

Part 1 – Getting your Game Server Ready in Unity

Make sure to watch the step-by-step video tutorial:

Alternatively, here's the steps breakdown:

1. Install & Launch the Unity Plugin from the Unity Editor

   • From the Unity editor, select "Window", then "Package Manager". Click on the "+" button and select "Add Package from git URL".

   • Then, type the Edgegap plugin Git's URL, which is: https://github.com/edgegap/edgegap-unity-plugin.git

   • Download the plugin to your project.

   • You can now open the plugin from Unity's editor, by selecting "Tools" from the top menu navigation, and then select "Edgegap - Server Hosing".

2. Create an account - Its easy & free, and provides you with the Token to host your game server

3. Build & Containerize your Game Server - Follow each step of the plugin to build, and then containerize your game server, automatically.

4. Deploy Game Server Worldwide - Once containerized, you can upload your game server to Edgegap's platform. Once deployed, your multiplayer will be ready for the world to play.

Unity Dashboard - Reference Image of Edgegap Game Server Hosting plugin for Unity

What’s Next?

Now that your game works online, you can look at improving player's experience in your game. Key to that is a matchmaker for players to meet be grouped and join matches easily, make sure to check out Edgegap's low code matchmaker here.

Additionally, you most likely will want to prevent abuse and cheating with anti-cheating and authentication. Edgegap partners with Heroic Labs and their open-source game services named Nakama, and highly recommends their solutions. Alternatively, Epic Online Services is another Edgegap partner, whose game services are free, and works for both Unity and Unreal Engine games.

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