Master Server

[tempest]

compiling

Assuming you're on a decent OS: cd source/src && make master && cp ac_master /some/where
Otherwise, IIRC the CodeBlocks project that comes with AC has a build configuration for the master.

configuring

Command line options are

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ac_master /working/dir port ip

/working/dir is where master.cfg is and master.log will be. You can probably leave out port and IP.
In master.cfg, you can define bans (ban, servban, gban) and add auth keys.

and running

Should be straightforward, see above.

One thing I'm not sure of is the IP address to use when running. I assumed it was my LAN IP that I wanted to bind to.

Unless you have multiple network interfaces, you shouldn't have to bind anything.

I would also like to know if there is an option for more verbose logging. The log file isn't showing very much.

You'd have to modify the source code. It already logs server registration (and failure) and auth operations. I mean, what else would you want?