@ich777 Hey! 

 

I'm not familiar with neither Docker or SteamCMD. I'm trying to set up a project zomboid dedicated server on my NAS with the "projectzomboid" tag of the steamCMD docker container but I'm not sure how to set this up. I've previously set up a valheim dedicated server on my NAS with docker before, but there was a guide explaining how to set it up and it was pretty straight forward.  Would you mind helping me out? Sorry if this was already discussed, this thread has 198 pages and I can't seem to find anything that can help me set this up.

 

Thanks! 

29 minutes ago, Nachos said:

on my NAS

I think you are not running unRAID or am I wrong?

If you are running unRAID, simply go to the CA App and search for "ProcjectZomboid".

 

If you are not running unRAID this would be the docker run command:

docker run --name ProjectZomboid -d \
	-p 16262-16326:16262-16326 -p 16261:16261/udp -p 27015:27015 \
	--env 'GAME_ID=380870' \
	--env 'ADMIN_PWD=adminDocker' \
	--env 'UID=99' \
	--env 'GID=100' \
	--volume /path/to/steamcmd:/serverdata/steamcmd \
	--volume /path/to/projectzomboid:/serverdata/steamcmd \
	ich777/steamcmd:projectzomboid

 

Please change the values for ADMIN_PWD (this is basically the admin password), the volume mounts to a path that exist on your NAS and maybe the UID and GID to a matching user on your NAS (it should be also fine if you leave them at 99 and 100 if you don't want to edit any files).

@ich777 Thank you so much for the quick reply!

 

I am not running unRAID. I am downloading the docker container through the Synology NAS Docker app.

Something really odd seems to be happening : I can download the container with the "projectzombaid" tag but once I run the container my NAS is unresponsive and crashes. (I have to reboot manually for it to respond again and be able to connect to the interface). I'm not to sure why. I will try to download the latest tag and run it see if it works.

28 minutes ago, Nachos said:

projectzombaid

I think this is only a typo or am I wrong?

 

28 minutes ago, Nachos said:

I will try to download the latest tag and run it see if it works.

The latest tag won't work because the latest tag is only for CS:Source and CS:GO.

 

28 minutes ago, Nachos said:

Synology NAS Docker app

Never tried it on such a NAS but at least it should work, as long it is x86_64 based.

I've made a bit of progress. I managed to run the docker container on my Synology NAS (DS920+). I'm having a few issues with the following: 

 

When setting up the Env Params :

GAME_ID must be set to 380870 based on SteamDB(https://steamdb.info/app/380870/) information, but on the list you provide (https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Dedicated_Servers_List) it is 108600. I'm a bit confused. I've used 380870 for now. It also say's "Game Purchase Required" and "Anonymous login" is no so I have to use my steam credentials is that right? (See fig. pz-list.jpg)

 

GAME_NAME: I can't seem to find anything regarding that for Project zomboid dedicated server. Does it need to be specified?

 

When creating the volumes :

In your run example is shows : 

--volume /path/to/steamcmd:/serverdata/steamcmd \

--volume /path/to/projectzomboid:/serverdata/steamcmd \

 

Shouldn't the second volume link to /serverdata/serverfiles instead of /serverdata/steamcmd? 

 

I'm sorry for all the question and I hope I'm not too off the mark. Tbh I have no idea what I'm doing... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Nachos said:

GAME_ID must be set to 380870 based on SteamDB(https://steamdb.info/app/380870/) information, but on the list you provide (https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Dedicated_Servers_List) it is 108600.

Where did you get this?

I've posted above the docker run command and in that it includes that the GAME_ID has to be set to 380870:

2 hours ago, ich777 said:

	--env 'GAME_ID=380870' \

(this line)

 

3 minutes ago, Nachos said:

GAME_NAME: I can't seem to find anything regarding that for Project zomboid dedicated server. Does it need to be specified?

You don't have to set this variable, see the Docker run command above.

 

I think you are in the master branch on Github or on DockerHub (these are only examples).

Please head over to Github and click on the branches like this and switch over to the projectzomboid branch:

 

Here is also the direct link to the Github "projectzomboid" branch: Click

5 minutes ago, ich777 said:

Where did you get this?

From this list : https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Dedicated_Servers_List but it seems it is an error, it is the id of the game and not the dedicated server https://steamdb.info/app/108600/.

5 minutes ago, ich777 said:

I think you are in the master branch on Github or on DockerHub (these are only examples).

Please head over to Github and click on the branches like this and switch over to the projectzomboid branch:

I'm definitely on the right branch "ich777/steamcmd:projectzomboid".

 

The thing is I think the docker interface on synology NAS is very different from doing it on a normal set up. I have to set the volumes like this : 

 

But I can't point twice to the same location.

Here are the logs I'm getting :

--Checking if UID: 99 matches user---
---Checking if GID: 100 matches user---
---Setting umask to 000---
---Checking for optional scripts---
---No optional script found, continuing---
---Starting...---
---Update SteamCMD---
Redirecting stderr to '/serverdata/serverfiles/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
threadtools.cpp (3787) : Assertion Failed: Probably deadlock or failure waiting for thread to initialize.
ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt".
[  0%] Checking for available update...
threadtools.cpp (3787) : Assertion Failed: Probably deadlock or failure waiting for thread to initialize.
Thread failed to initialize
CWorkThreadPool::StartWorkThread: Thread creation failed.
Exiting on SPEW_ABORT
---Update Server---
Redirecting stderr to '/serverdata/serverfiles/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt".
[  0%] Checking for available update...
threadtools.cpp (3787) : Assertion Failed: Probably deadlock or failure waiting for thread to initialize.
Thread failed to initialize
CWorkThreadPool::StartWorkThread: Thread creation failed.
Exiting on SPEW_ABORT
---Prepare Server---
---Setting up Environment---
---Looking for server configuration file---
---No server configruation found, downloading template---
cfg.zip               0%[                    ]       0  --.-KB/s               
cfg.zip             100%[===================>]   5.07K  --.-KB/s    in 0s      
---Sucessfully downloaded server configuration file---
Archive:  /serverdata/serverfiles/cfg.zip
   creating: Zomboid/
   creating: Zomboid/db/
  inflating: Zomboid/db/servertest.db  
  inflating: Zomboid/options.ini     
   creating: Zomboid/Server/
  inflating: Zomboid/Server/servertest.ini  
  inflating: Zomboid/Server/servertest_SandboxVars.lua  
---Checking for old logs---
---Server ready---
---Start Server---
Cannot exec '/serverdata/serverfiles/ProjectZomboid64': No such file or directory

25 minutes ago, Nachos said:

From this list : https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Dedicated_Servers_List but it seems it is an error, it is the id of the game and not the dedicated server https://steamdb.info/app/108600/.

108600 is the GAME ID from the game itself: Click

380870 is the GAME ID from the dedicated server: Click

 

25 minutes ago, Nachos said:

The thing is I think the docker interface on synology NAS is very different from doing it on a normal set up. I have to set the volumes like this

Please read it again, don't use the same path, the steamcmd path is only for SteamCMD and the projectzomboid path is only for the dedicated server files:

48 minutes ago, Nachos said:

/path/to/steamcmd:/serverdata/steamcmd \

/path/to/projectzomboid:/serverdata/steamcmd

 

With a dedicated path to SteamCMD you can point multiple containers who are using SteamCMD to this folder while having only one instance on the host for multiple containers, on your setup I would do it something like this:

File/Folder          Mount Path
docker/steamcmd      /serverdata/steamcmd
docker/zomboid       /serverdata/serverfiles

 

 

17 minutes ago, Nachos said:

threadtools.cpp (3787) : Assertion Failed: Probably deadlock or failure waiting for thread to initialize.
Thread failed to initialize

 

Have you set the variables UID and GID? If yes, to what have you set it?

Seems like SteamCMD can't write to the folder.

Make sure that the UID and GID exist on your NAS.

 

17 minutes ago, Nachos said:

Cannot exec '/serverdata/serverfiles/ProjectZomboid64': No such file or directory

 

The game was not downloaded from SteamCMD so it can't find the executable.

On 10/9/2020 at 4:34 PM, Cyd said:

Working on it right now!

This looks amazing but I am so new too this stuff I do not even know how to get said xml files and or docker templates, do you have a video guide of setting up a cluster? @.@

2 minutes ago, Knight2339 said:

This looks amazing but I am so new too this stuff I do not even know how to get said xml files and or docker templates, do you have a video guide of setting up a cluster? @.@

The second recommended post on top of this thread should get you covered.

There is also the link to @Cyd's Github repository where you can find everything.

19 minutes ago, ich777 said:

The second recommended post on top of this thread should get you covered.

There is also the link to @Cyd's Github repository where you can find everything.

I found it before but what do i then do with it? sorry but i literally have no idea

1 minute ago, Knight2339 said:

I found it before but what do i then do with it? sorry but i literally have no idea

This is definitely something for advanced users what you want to do, I only can help where to put the xml's but with everything else I really can't help since I'm not really into modding ARK.

 

The templates (xml files) should be put in /boot/config/plugins/dockerMan/templates-user/

You can then install it on the Docker page with the Add Container button and selecting them from the drop down.

 

For everything else you have to wait for @Cyd or read the documentation in his Github repo, this should get you covered.

RE: Project Zomboid

Interesting that this log that you have seems to have the correct version, 41, but a clean install of the docker container has the masterLog showing its installing 40.43

 

Using just steamcmd it does look like "app_update 380870 -beta b41multiplayer validate" so in order to use the b41 multiplayer version you need to change the game ID to include the -beta flag.

 

Using the Game ID as: 380870 -beta b41multiplayer

DOES install 41.60

 

With this kind of game using beta "codes" like this it might make sense to pull out and add an optional beta flag or a note in the unraid UI for the GAME ID variable.

Edited December 13, 20214 yr by FF0000wizard
clarity

Hey guys,

 

I got 2 questions about the ark server/

1. I can't seem to update the server. In the info it says you just need to restart the server, but this doesn't seem to be working. 
2. I wanto to enable the winterwonderland event, but that also doesn't seem to be working. The game keeps on version 340.3.
   This is what I have put in the "Extra game parameters" -server -log -ActiveEvent=WinterWonderland

 

 

10 hours ago, FF0000wizard said:

Interesting that this log that you have seems to have the correct version, 41, but a clean install of the docker container has the masterLog showing its installing 40.43

I've now installed it again and I see no version number, if you need it here is the log: projectzomboid.log 

 

10 hours ago, FF0000wizard said:

With this kind of game using beta "codes" like this it might make sense to pull out and add an optional beta flag or a note in the unraid UI for the GAME ID variable.

I can add of course add a note but back in the days when I've created this game servers this wasn't a think, maybe only for 7DtD, there is actually a note in.

 

Have to update the description, but this will take some time.

9 hours ago, brainbudt said:

I can't seem to update the server. In the info it says you just need to restart the server, but this doesn't seem to be working. 

Try to set the VALIDATE Variable to 'true' (without quotes) and don't forget to unset this value again after it validated the game.

 

9 hours ago, brainbudt said:

I wanto to enable the winterwonderland event, but that also doesn't seem to be working. The game keeps on version 340.3.
This is what I have put in the "Extra game parameters" -server -log -ActiveEvent=WinterWonderland

Do you have any blocking software like AdGuard or PiHole installed in your network? If yes disable it, wait for at least minutes while the blockers are disabled and then try to restart the container and see if it pulls the update.

2 hours ago, ich777 said:

Try to set the VALIDATE Variable to 'true' (without quotes) and don't forget to unset this value again after it validated the game.

 

Do you have any blocking software like AdGuard or PiHole installed in your network? If yes disable it, wait for at least minutes while the blockers are disabled and then try to restart the container and see if it pulls the update.

When I set the validate to true and restart it. It will keep in Version 340.3. Even after a few restarts it keeps on the same version.

I have also disabled the Pihole like you said, but this also doesn't make a different.

 

 

32 minutes ago, brainbudt said:

When I set the validate to true and restart it. It will keep in Version 340.3. Even after a few restarts it keeps on the same version.

See this comment: Click (keep in mind this is a post from 2017 but I think this should work)

 

Please append this to the GAME_ID: '-beta holidayevent' (without quotes)

(keep in mind you have to set the validate option to 'true' once so that it actually pulls the beta branch, don't forget to turn off validate after it pulled the update otherwise game starts will be much longer for ARK)

Hello,

 

I recently installed the 7 Days to Die (7dtd) docker but am running into issues with running mods on the server. From the output logs and the console the Mods show loaded but doesn't work in the game. The mods are setup correctly as if i copy them to the  local install for single player they work just fine. After poking around Discord and a few other places it seems like everything is setup the way it's supposed to be but still doesn't want to work.

 

I am very lost by this point

6 minutes ago, Sparkles said:

I am very lost by this point

You can join @Spectral Force's Discord for more information, he is helping me out with support for 7DtD since I did this game on request and I don't personally own the game: Click

On 12/12/2021 at 11:29 AM, erebus09 said:

I would like to setup a 7D2D docker on my unraid server using the latest experimental build. 

 

under ports I'm seeing 

TCP2 - Web base control: 8080

TCP3 - Web Panel: 8082

 

8080 is already being used by sabnzb and 8082 was configured for qbittorrentvpn so that it wouldn't conflict with sabnzb. 

 

In order to get the qbittorrentvpn webui to work I had to delete Host Port 3, readd Host Port 3 (changing both the host and container port) and then add the variable WEBUI_PORT 8082

 

I will not be routing 7D2D through the VPN

 

What changes will I need to make to the 7d2d docker for it to be configured correctly?

 

Can I simply change the host ports for 8080 and 8082 to something else or will I need to delete those ports and readd them so that it also changes the container port?

 

Will I need to add any additional variables to the docker like I had to for qbittorrent? 

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

So 8080 is telnet and 8082 is the web control panel.  If you aren't using them, then you don't need them.  I never use the default ports for those anyway.  If you need them, just delete them in settings and readd them using the port(s) you want to use, changing the container port to your new port.  Unless your using Alloc's map and CPM you won't need any other ports, besides the game ports tcp/udp.

So I have my ark server docker up and running, however everytime i try and connect too it via the game client it just kicks me back too the games main menu? @.@

8 hours ago, Knight2339 said:

So I have my ark server docker up and running, however everytime i try and connect too it via the game client it just kicks me back too the games main menu? @.@

How did you try to connect (Local IP, Public IP)?

Have you changed anything in the template?

Have you changed anything in the config itself?

Can you see the game in the Steam Server Browser?

Do you get a error message when you are kicked back to the Lobby?

How did you try to connect (Local IP, Public IP)? LAN

Have you changed anything in the template? No

Have you changed anything in the config itself? No

Can you see the game in the Steam Server Browser? Yes

Do you get a error message when you are kicked back to the Lobby? No error message just sends me back there

Edited December 15, 20214 yr by Knight2339
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