Skynet is a lightweight online game framework, and it can be used in many other fields.

For Linux, install autoconf first for jemalloc:

git clone https://github.com/cloudwu/skynet.git cd skynet make 'PLATFORM' # PLATFORM can be linux, macosx, freebsd now 

Or you can:

export PLAT=linux make 

For FreeBSD , use gmake instead of make.

Run these in different consoles:

./skynet examples/config	# Launch first skynet node (Gate server) and a skynet-master (see config for standalone option) ./3rd/lua/lua examples/client.lua	# Launch a client, and try to input hello. 

Skynet now uses a modified version of lua 5.3.4 ( https://github.com/ejoy/lua/tree/skynet ) for multiple lua states.

You can also use official Lua versions, just edit the Makefile by yourself.

• Read Wiki for documents https://github.com/cloudwu/skynet/wiki
• The FAQ in wiki https://github.com/cloudwu/skynet/wiki/FAQ