How to create a TeamSpeak 3 server on Debian/Ubuntu and Windows

Start by adding another user to run the TeamSpeak server.  Set the username to 'teamspeak'. You can choose any other username you prefer.

# adduser --disabled-login teamspeak

Switch to the teamspeak user

# su teamspeak

Go to the newly created directory

# cd /home/teamspeak

Download the latest version of TeamSpeak3. Check the official TeamSpeak website for the latest 64-bit Linux Server version and replace the version number in the URL below.

# 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 xvfj teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-*.tar.bz2

Copy all the contents of the extracted directory to the teamspeak user's home directory.

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

The downloaded archive is no longer needed. You can delete it.

# rm teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-*.tar.bz2

TeamSpeak 3 requires you to accept its license agreement. Accept the license agreement by creating a license file. A file named .ts3server_license_accepted will appear, indicating that you agree to its terms.

# touch /home/teamspeak/.ts3server_license_accepted

Log out of the Teamspeak user session

# exit 

Create a systemd service file so that Teamspeak runs at startup.

# nano /lib/systemd/system/ts3server.service

Add the following 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 systemd

# systemctl daemon-reload

Enable TeamSpeak to start when the server boots

# systemctl start ts3server
# systemctl enable ts3server

Check that the service is active

# systemctl status ts3server

Switch to the teamspeak user

# su teamspeak

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

# cat /home/teamspeak/logs/ts3server_*

The command above displays the ServerAdmin privilege key:

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

You will need to enter the key in the TeamSpeak client.

When you connect to the TS3 server for the first time, you will be prompted for the privilege key. Simply enter it to obtain Server Admin permissions.

You have successfully created and connected to a TeamSpeak3 server on Linux!