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Docs: Prerequisite Knowledge section (googleforgames#1821)
* Docs: Prerequisite Knowledge section Guide for learning the foundational knowledge of Agones, in case our users have some knowledge gaps they want/need to fill before digging into Agones itself. I expect this will be a living doc that will evolve over time. Closes googleforgames#1759
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title: "Prerequisite Knowledge" | ||
linkTitle: "Prerequisite Knowledge" | ||
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description: > | ||
Foundational knowledge you should know before starting working with Agones. | ||
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Agones is built on top of the foundation of multiple open source projects, as well as utilising | ||
several architectural patterns across both distributed and multiplayer game systems -- which can | ||
make it complicated to get started with, if they are things you are not familiar with or have | ||
experience with already. | ||
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To make getting started easier to break down and digest, this guide was written to outline what concepts and | ||
technology that the documentation assumes that you have knowledge of, and the | ||
depth of that knowledge, as well as providing resource to help fill those knowledge gaps. | ||
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## Docker and Containerisation | ||
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Docker and containerisation is the technological foundation of Agones, so if you aren't familiar, | ||
we recommend you have knowledge in the following areas before getting started with Agones: | ||
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* Containers as a concept | ||
* Running Docker containers | ||
* Building your own container | ||
* Registries as a concept | ||
* Pushing and pulling containers from a registry | ||
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### Resources | ||
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The following resources are great for learning these concepts: | ||
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* [Docker Overview](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/overview/) | ||
* [Docker "Quickstart" guide](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/) | ||
* [Katacoda's free, interactive Docker course](https://www.katacoda.com/courses/docker) | ||
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## Kubernetes | ||
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Kubernetes builds on top of Docker to run containers at scale, on lots of machines. | ||
If you have yet to learn about Kubernetes, we recommend that you have knowledge in the following | ||
areas before getting started with Agones: | ||
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* Kubernetes as a concept | ||
* Pods | ||
* Deployments | ||
* Services | ||
* Creating a Deployment with a Service | ||
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### Resources | ||
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* [You should totally read this comic and interactive tutorial](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/kubernetes-comic/) | ||
* [Kubernetes basics](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/kubernetes-basics/) | ||
* [Katacoda's free, interactive Kubernetes course](https://www.katacoda.com/courses/kubernetes) | ||
* [Kubernetes concepts, explained](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/) | ||
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## Dedicated Game Servers | ||
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Agones is a platform for dedicated game servers for multiplayer games. If "dedicated game servers" is a term that is not | ||
something you are familiar with, we recommend checking out some of the resources below, before getting started with | ||
Agones: | ||
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### Resources | ||
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* [Dedicated Game Servers, Drawn Badly (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl_FIGFtYdc) | ||
* [What Every Programmer Needs To Know About Game Networking](https://gafferongames.com/post/what_every_programmer_needs_to_know_about_game_networking/) | ||
* [Game Server (wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_server) | ||
* {{< ghlink href="examples/simple-game-server" >}}Example simple gameserver that responds to UDP and/or | ||
TCP commands{{< /ghlink >}} | ||
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## Game Engine | ||
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If you are building a multiplayer game, you will eventually need to understand how your | ||
[game engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine) will integrate with Agones. | ||
There are multiple possible solutions, but the engines that have out of the box SDK's for Agones are: | ||
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* [Unity](https://unity.com/) | ||
* [Unreal](https://www.unrealengine.com/) | ||
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While you can integrate other engines with Agones, if you are new to developing on a game engine, you may want to | ||
start with the above. |
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