Tutorial: How to Install TeamSpeak 3 Server on Ubuntu

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Update package lists and upgrade system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install required packages: bzip2, ufw (firewall), nano (editor)

sudo apt install bzip2 -y
sudo apt install ufw -y
sudo apt install nano -y

Create a dedicated user for TeamSpeak without login permissions

sudo adduser --disabled-login teamspeak

Go to home directory

cd ~

Download TeamSpeak 3 server version 3.13.7

wget https://files.teamspeak-services.com/releases/server/3.13.7/teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2

Extract the downloaded archive

tar -xvjf teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2

Create directory for TeamSpeak and move extracted files

mkdir ~/teamspeak
mv teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64/* ~/teamspeak

Remove archive and temporary folder

rm -rf teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64 teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-3.13.7.tar.bz2

Change to TeamSpeak directory

cd ~/teamspeak

Accept license by creating an empty file

touch .ts3server_license_accepted

Start TeamSpeak server for the first time

./ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh

Configure firewall to allow TeamSpeak ports

sudo ufw allow 9987/udp
sudo ufw allow 10011/tcp
sudo ufw allow 30033/tcp

Create systemd service file

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/teamspeak.service

Paste the following content in the file:
 

 [Unit]
 Description=TeamSpeak 3 Server
 After=network.target

 [Service]
 WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/teamspeak
 User=ubuntu
 Group=ubuntu
 Type=forking
 ExecStart=/home/ubuntu/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh start
 ExecStop=/home/ubuntu/teamspeak/ts3server_startscript.sh stop
 PIDFile=/home/ubuntu/teamspeak/ts3server.pid
 Restart=always

 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target

NOTE: Replace /home/ubuntu/teamspeak and user/group ubuntu with your actual path and user (e.g. /home/teamspeak/teamspeak and user teamspeak)

Reload systemd daemon and enable TeamSpeak service

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now teamspeak

Check service status

sudo systemctl status teamspeak