How to Install TeamSpeak 3 on Ubuntu 20.04

Introduction

TeamSpeak is a proprietary cross-platform voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) software popularly used by gaming and tech communities. This tutorial explains how to install TeamSpeak 3 server on Ubuntu 20.04.

Prerequisites

Before you begin the tutorial, you should:

• Deploy a new Ubuntu 20.04 Vultr cloud server.
• Update the server.
• Create a non-root user with sudo privileges.
• Log in to your server as a non-root user.
• Open UDP Port 9987 and TCP Port 30033 on your Vultr firewall or ufw.

Installation

1. Create a separate user to run TeamSpeak server. In this tutorial 'teamspeak' is the username, you may choose any desired username.

   $ sudo adduser --disabled-login teamspeak
   

2. Switch to teamspeak user.

   $ sudo su teamspeak
   

3. Download the latest version of the TeamSpeak server. Check TeamSpeak's official website for the latest Linux Server 64-bit version and replace the version number in the URL below.

   $ wget https://files.teamspeak-services.com/releases/server/3.13.6/teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.6.tar.bz2
   

4. Extract the downloaded archive.

   $ tar xvfj teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-*.tar.bz2
   

5. Copy all contents from the extracted directory to the teamspeak user home directory.

   $ cp teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64/* -R /home/teamspeak/
   

   The download file is no longer required. You may delete it.

   $ rm teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-*.tar.bz2
   

6. Accept the license agreement by creating a license file.

   $ touch /home/teamspeak/.ts3server_license_accepted
   

7. Exit from teamspeak user session.

   $ exit
   

   The shell prompt returns to non-root sudo user session.

8. Create a systemd service file to make Teamspeak run on boot.

   $ sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/ts3server.service
   

   Add the folowing lines and save the file:

   [Unit]
   Description=TeamSpeak 3 Server
   After=network.target
   
   [Service]
   WorkingDirectory=/home/teamspeak
   User=teamspeak
   ExecStart=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh
   ExecStop=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh stop
   ExecReload=/home/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh restart
   Restart=always
   RestartSec=15
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

   Reload the systemd service.

   $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   

   Start and enable TeamSpeak to run on boot.

   $ sudo systemctl start ts3server
   $ sudo systemctl enable ts3server
   

   Verify the TeamSpeak server is running.

   $ sudo systemctl status ts3server
   Active: active (running)
   

9. Switch to the teamspeak user.

   $ sudo su teamspeak
   

10. Get the ServerAdmin privilege key needed to connect for the first time to the server.

    $ cat /home/teamspeak/logs/ts3server_*
    

    The above command displays the ServerAdmin privilege key in the following format:

    --------------------------------------------------------
    ServerAdmin privilege key created, please use the line below
    token=****************************************
    --------------------------------------------------------
    

    Replace the stars with your unique token, and enter it into the TeamSpeak client.

Conclusion

This completes the steps to install TeamSpeak server on Ubuntu 20.04. You can download the TeamSpeak client and connect to your server.