Collection of tools to run a Ark Survival Evolved server under Linux in a docker container.
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Setup docker (see https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
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Run
./build_docker.sh
The docker image is basically a Ubuntu image with a few additional packages and a steam user.
The ark server and steam will be install in the local folder HOST_STEAM_PATH
which can be
configured in settings.cfg
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To install server run:
./ark-server install
The same command can be used to update the server later.
To start an ark server with the map TheIsland
run:
./ark-server start TheIsland
To start a cluster server run:
./ark-server start --cluster TheIsland
To stop an ark server you can either individually stop them by map:
./ark-server stop TheIsland
Or stop all running server:
./ark-server stop --all
- make sure to port forward all used port in your router