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Add an FAQ entry contrasting DorkNet with closed-source private-server tools that ask users to disable antivirus: DorkNet is fully open source and nothing is obfuscated, so there's nothing hidden for a scanner to flag and no reason to weaken protection to run it.
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# FAQ
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### Is this legal?
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The DorkNet code itself is original and AGPL-licensed. The Rec Room game
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client is not ours — you supply your own copy that you've legally
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acquired. The patcher runs locally on your machine and never uploads
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modified game files anywhere.
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DorkNet's authors don't ship Rec Room IP and don't help users obtain it.
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See [DISCLAIMER.md](../DISCLAIMER.md) for the full position.
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### Do I need to disable my antivirus?
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No, and you shouldn't have to. A lot of closed-source private-server tools
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ask you to turn your antivirus off or add exclusions before running them.
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That's usually because they ship obfuscated or packed binaries — code
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that's been deliberately scrambled so you can't see what it does, which
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also happens to trip antivirus heuristics. You're being asked to lower
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your guard for something you can't inspect.
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DorkNet is the opposite. Everything is open source and nothing is
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obfuscated — the server, the launcher, and the patcher are all right here
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in the repo for anyone to read, and you can build them yourself instead of
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trusting our prebuilt releases. There's nothing hidden for a scanner to
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choke on, so there's no reason to weaken your protection to run it.
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If a release binary ever does get flagged, that's a false positive on an
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unsigned indie executable, not malware — and you always have the option to
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build from source and verify it yourself.
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### Will Rec Room Inc. shut this down?
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Possibly. Fan-server projects exist in a grey zone. AGPL doesn't shield
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from DMCA. We minimize friction by never distributing Rec Room IP, never
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interfering with their live servers, and being explicit that this is for
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educational / private use only.
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### Why old 2020 builds specifically? Will newer versions work?
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DorkNet targets old 2020 clients because their network protocol is still
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small enough to reimplement cleanly. Newer Rec Room builds changed more
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of the auth, protocol, and client-side assumptions, so each later build
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would need real reverse-engineering work instead of a quick version bump.
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The supported builds are listed in [BRANCHES.md](../BRANCHES.md). Builds
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outside that table will not work unless someone adds a matching branch.
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### Can I run a public server that anyone can join?
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Technically yes, if you allow open signups in admin settings. It is
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legally risky, though; see the shutdown/legal answer above. Realistically,
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"public" private servers attract attention and shorten the project's
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lifespan.
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We recommend keeping servers small (friends + community), private
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(invite-only signups), and not advertised.
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### Will mobile / Junior accounts work?
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Mobile binaries from 2020 are platform-locked to App Store / Play Store
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servers and can't easily be retargeted. Quest standalone is being ported
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separately through the December/March branches with LemonLoader and a
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resigned APK; it is not part of the public launcher flow yet.
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Junior accounts work but DorkNet patches out the chat-permission gate by
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default since on a private server with friends, the chat moderation
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plumbing is overkill. Toggle in admin → Server settings if you need it.
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### Does this work with Quest VR?
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Desktop VR via SteamVR works. Quest Link / Air Link puts you back in the
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SteamVR case, which works.
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Standalone Quest is experimental: the version branches can build the
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client mod against LemonLoader's Android runtime, but APK injection,
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signing, sideloading, and device smoke testing are still manual.
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### How many players can one server handle?
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- **Easy mode (SQLite, single-instance)**: ~30 concurrent players in
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practice. Photon does the heavy realtime lifting; the bottleneck is the
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server's SignalR fanout + DB writes, both of which SQLite struggles
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with past ~50.
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- **Advanced mode (Postgres + Redis + multi-replica)**: tested at 200+
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in dev. Real bottleneck becomes Photon AppId quotas at that point.
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### Can I federate multiple DorkNet servers?
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Not supported and not planned. Each server has its own account database;
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players are server-local. Same as classic Minecraft realms.
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### Is there a Discord?
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No official one yet. If you start a community, link it from your fork.
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### What about voice chat?
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Routes through Photon Voice. You'll need a (free) Photon Voice AppId
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separate from your Photon Realtime AppId. Set `PHOTON_VOICE_APP_ID` in
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the server config; the client mod handles the rest.
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### My friend can't connect
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Most common causes, in order:
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1. **Stale join code.** Localtunnel hands out a fresh `*.loca.lt` URL
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on every host restart. Hit Start hosting, copy the new join code
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from the launcher, send the new code to your friend.
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2. **Photon region mismatch.** Both clients must use the same Photon
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region — set in Settings.
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3. **Friend didn't patch.** They need to open the Join view in their
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launcher, paste your join code, and click APPLY PATCH before
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launching Rec Room.
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4. **Localtunnel interstitial.** First time a joiner's machine hits a
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given `*.loca.lt` URL, Localtunnel may show a one-time "Click to
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Continue" page. Open the URL once in any browser and retry.
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5. **Junior account / accessibility settings.** Server settings → relax
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moderation gates if friends are on accounts with parental controls.
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