refactor: Epistemic shift from MUD to Spatial Research Environment

spatial_engine/server/README.md

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+# server/ 
+
+This directory holds files used by and configuring the Evennia server 
+itself.
+
+Out of all the subdirectories in the game directory, Evennia does
+expect this directory to exist, so you should normally not delete,
+rename or change its folder structure.
+
+When running you will find four new files appear in this directory: 
+
+ - `server.pid` and `portal.pid`: These hold the process IDs of the
+   Portal and Server, so that they can be managed by the launcher. If
+   Evennia is shut down uncleanly (e.g. by a crash or via a kill
+   signal), these files might erroneously remain behind. If so Evennia
+   will tell you they are "stale" and they can be deleted manually.
+ - `server.restart` and `portal.restart`: These hold flags to tell the
+   server processes if it should die or start again. You never need to
+   modify those files.
+ - `evennia.db3`: This will only appear if you are using the default
+   SQLite3 database; it a binary file that holds the entire game
+   database; deleting this file will effectively reset the game for
+   you and you can start fresh with `evennia migrate` (useful during
+   development).  
+
+## server/conf/
+
+This subdirectory holds the configuration modules for the server. With
+them you can change how Evennia operates and also plug in your own
+functionality to replace the default. You usually need to restart the
+server to apply changes done here. The most important file is the file
+`settings.py` which is the main configuration file of Evennia. 
+
+## server/logs/
+
+This subdirectory holds various log files created by the running
+Evennia server. It is also the default location for storing any custom
+log files you might want to output using Evennia's logging mechanisms.