OpenGenesisLINKInstall & build – Linux and Windows
Install & build – Linux and Windows
Install and build the OpenGenesisLINK server with .NET 8: Standalone, Robust/Grid, Hypergrid and first region setup.
Updated 2026-10-13
Installation & build – Linux or Windows
OpenGenesisLINK is a virtual-world server written in C#/.NET 8 and developed from OpenSimulator. Projektarchiv currently publishes stable server source code. Building means compiling that source code into runnable server components.
Download latest stable source ZIP
Prerequisites
| Tool | Linux | Windows | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET 8 SDK | Required | Required | Build C# server code |
| Git | Recommended | Recommended | Clone/update/check out stable tags |
| ZIP extractor | unzip | PowerShell Expand-Archive | Extract the source |
| libgdiplus, libc6-dev | Needed on Debian/Ubuntu | Not required | Native Linux support |
| Visual Studio 2022+ | Not required | Optional | IDE for C# editing |
| MariaDB / PostgreSQL | As applicable | As applicable | Grid database; standalone can use SQLite |
Install the official .NET 8 SDK, not just the runtime. The SDK contains the compiler and CLI tools.
Step-by-step
- Linux: prerequisites, build and first start
- Windows: prerequisites, build and first start
- Stable source ZIP and release notes
The OpenGenesisLINK Viewer is still in development. Firestorm can be used for initial tests. A Projektarchiv source ZIP is not a prebuilt installer.