Managed Game Server Hosting (Clanforge) - Glossary

Account Service ID (ASID)

Your Account Service ID (also referred to as “MH number”) is a unique identifier associated with your account.

Build Machine

A Build Machine (also referred to as a “build box”) is a dedicated machine for uploading and testing game images and patches before deploying them to the wider infrastructure. Your Build Machine has a globally unique Machine ID.

Diff

Diff is short for differential analysis or diff analysis, which is a process we perform on game patches you upload to your Build Machine to calculate the differences between the updated patch and the previous patch. Each generated diff has a unique diff ID.

Diff ID

A diff ID is a unique number that identifies a specific difference analysis (diff).

Fleet

A fleet is a group of machines (virtual and bare-metal) that spans across one or more regions, locations, and game profiles. Each fleet has a globally unique Fleet ID.

Fleet ID

A fleet ID is a unique alphanumeric value that identifies a Fleet.

Fleet Machine

A fleet machine is a dedicated machine within a fleet. Fleet machines inherit configuration information from the fleet and fleet regions. Each machine has a globally unique machine ID (MID).

Machine ID

A machine ID (MID) is a unique numeric value that identifies a physical or virtual machine.

Game Image

A game image is a container (similar to an archive) of all the files necessary to run your game. Each game image has a globally unique image ID.

Game Image ID

A game image ID is a unique numeric value that identifies a specific game image.

Game Image Version

A game image version is a specific version of a game image. For example, a game image may have a separate game version for each environment (e.g., production, staging, and development).

Game Server

A game server is an instance of your game running on a machine. Each game server instance has a unique server ID.

Game Server ID

A game server ID (SID) is a numeric value that identifies a game server instance on a machine.

Profile

A profile is a container of configuration information for a specific game image. Each profile has a globally unique Profile ID.

Profile ID

A profile ID is a unique value that identifies a game profile.

Region

A region is a set of locations where you have fleet machines within a geographical location. Each fleet region has a globally unique Region ID.

Region ID

A region ID is a unique alphanumeric value that identifies a fleet region.

Roll-out

A roll-out is the distribution of a game image update to Multiplay’s mirroring network, then to your fleet machines, region by region.

Server.json

The server.json file is a JSON formatted file of configuration information stored within the game server instance folder on the machine. At a minimum, the server.json file should contain the server UUID, the session ID (SessionId), the session authentication (SessionAuth), the connection IP address (ConnectionIP), and the connection port (ConnectionPort).

Server Query Protocol (SQP)

A server query protocol is a protocol for requesting and receiving a stream of continuously updated information about a single game server instance.

Unity Project ID (UPID)

Your Unity Project ID (UPIP) is a Unity ID that tracks and authenticates your matchmaker within the Unity Services Platform.