RBXGS

RBXGS is the predecessor of RCCService, a service which provides thumbnails and gameservers just like RCCService.

When installing RBXGS, an application named RCCService.exe will typically be installed leading us to believe that RCCService has just been the common name throughout Roblox's history.

Although RBXGS was in place from 2007-2008 until being replaced with RCCService in 2009.

Installation

First of all, go to https://archive.org/details/rbxgssetup

You will be granted a download to rbxgssetup.zip, which when unzipped should contain tons of .msi files

Below is a table of all versions which have found clients to correspond with them

Version	Date
0.3.601.0	October 2007
0.3.634.0	November 15, 2007
0.3.676.0	December 29, 2007
0.3.699.0	February 8, 2008
0.3.719.0	March 5, 2008
0.3.739.0	April 1, 2008
0.3.764.0	April 24, 2008
0.3.783.0	May 14, 2008

Once you run the .msi file, you should complete the installation

If you experience an error, it will likely require you to run the installer as administrator or to install an early version of IIS

You should find a WebService.dll file, which if you change to .exe, will work as a CLI tool that you can run via cmd

Educational use

Note: Earlier RCCs typically require some sort of container such as RBXGSconhost

TO START

Once successfully installed, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\ROBLOX Corporation\RCCService (where it should be located)

Open up cmd and run the following commands to get your RCCService/RBXGS instance running cd C:\Program Files (x86)\ROBLOX Corporation\RCCService rccservice.exe -console If you see the following error:

Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted.

Sift through your task manager and try to find a running RCCService instance, and close it, then run the command again.

You should now see Intializing Roblox Web Service setAssetFolder C:\ProgramData\Roblox\content\ Service Started on port 64989 Press ESC key to exit

TO INTERACT (TEST)

Download SoapUI

Change SOAP Action to HelloWorld

Press Execute

You should now see HelloWorld in your RCCService console

TO RENDER

Change SOAP Action to OpenJob

CHARACTERS

On the right side where it says script, paste in game.Players:CreateLocalPlayer(0) game.Players.Player:LoadCharacter() print(game:GetService('ThumbnailGenerator'):Click("PNG", 500, 500, true)) When completed, you should see a big blob of text in your console, which you must copy entirely and paste somewhere like this to view.

Do not paste in the table: 040DED08 with your base64 blob or it will break.

PLACES

In C:\ProgramData\Roblox\content paste in a .rbxl file you want to render

On the right side where it says script, paste in game:Load("rbxasset://placename.rbxl") -- change placename to the name of your rbxl file print(game:GetService('ThumbnailGenerator'):Click("PNG", 500, 500, true)) When completed, you should see a big blob of text in your console, which you must copy entirely and paste somewhere like this to view.

Do not paste in the table: 040DED08 with your base64 blob or it will break.

Production use

TIPS

In order to use RBXGS at a level of production you must take security into account.

When hosting game servers with the service, having an open port may lead to your revival's demise with a simple server side execution to grab and return everyone's IPs

Another thing you should take into account is optimization. Your average machine should be capable of running RBXGS fine without too much load, but any cheap $5 VPS may not be as capable.

Last and not least, you need automation. You shouldn't be interacting with the service on your own in order to do simple operations like renders and game servers; these should be automated through your sites code.

Writing an arbiter to have easy localized management over jobs isn't required but may be convenient for you, it isn't a simple task but will pay off.

USEFUL LINKS

SOAP DOCUMENTATION

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/integration-bus/10.0?topic=soap-structure-message

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOAP#SOAP_terminology

https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_soap.asp

SOAP Commands

Command	Description
roblox:Execute	Executes a script on an environment, returns result
roblox:OpenEnvironment	Opens a new environment, returns environment ID
roblox:GetAllEnvironments	Returns all running environments
roblox:CloseEnvironment	Closes an environment by ID

CODE SAMPLES

https://gist.github.com/TienMilkman/2492ef5d32eb66e3bf40328edd954fd5

(Kudos to BrentDamage)