Hi Guys hope anyone can help me.

 

I just startet my unraid some days ago and wanted to install the ARK SE Server. I can create it but in the logs it shows there is a problem with download.

 

I already testet the connection to the internet and its stable from the docker / Host.

 

 

1 hour ago, Grav3 said:

I just startet my unraid some days ago and wanted to install the ARK SE Server. I can create it but in the logs it shows there is a problem with download.

This issue is related to out of space IIRC, please do keep in mind that a few users had issues when using ZFS and not using the real file path like /mnt/cache/...

 

I'm also not sure why the download from the Libraries fail because this basically means you are really haven't got any space left (at least it thinks it hasn't any free space) or it really don't has a connection to the Internet.

 

Please try:

1. Remove the container
2. Remove the folder for ArkSE from your appdata directory
3. Pull a fresh copy from the template from CA

 

If you have Unifi gear on your network please double check the Firewall logs since it's IPS/IDS is a bit to strict sometimes.

Having a few issues with the Astroneer container. It's experimental, so I understand if this is simply something we have to live with.

 

Currently when I run the container, it seems to get stuck at --Start Server--.

 

As per the instructions for the container, I did set the engine config change. Though, due to the fact it seems the server isn't able to even launch, I doubt it's due to this. I also made sure it didn't have any conflicting ports. It doesn't crash, it hangs. I'm unable to find any logs, apart from the ones I took below from the Unraid Logs via the GUI.

 

Network wise, I was unable to connect via the public IP or using the local IP of my server.

 

---Start Server---
---Ensuring UID: 99 matches user---
usermod: no changes
---Ensuring GID: 100 matches user---
usermod: no changes
---Setting umask to 000---
---Checking for optional scripts---
---No optional script found, continuing---
---Taking ownership of data...---
---Starting...---
---Update SteamCMD---
Redirecting stderr to '/serverdata/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
Logging directory: '/serverdata/Steam/logs'
[  0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
UpdateUI: skip show logoSteam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation - version 1738027521
-- type 'quit' to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...OK
Waiting for client config...OK
Waiting for user info...OK
---Update Server---
---Validating installation---
Redirecting stderr to '/serverdata/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
Logging directory: '/serverdata/Steam/logs'
[  0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
UpdateUI: skip show logoSteam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation - version 1738027521
-- type 'quit' to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK
"@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType" = "windows"

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...OK
Waiting for client config...OK
Waiting for user info...OK
 Update state (0x5) verifying install, progress: 23.44 (31107275 / 132691472)
 Update state (0x5) verifying install, progress: 51.76 (1337287870 / 2583479778)
Success! App '728470' fully installed.
---Prepare Server---
---Looking for config files---
---'AstroServerSettings.ini' found---
---'Engine.ini' found---
---Checking if PublicIP is in place---
---Changing PublicIP in AstroServerSettings.ini to: [redacted]!---
---Checking if WINE workdirectory is present---
---WINE workdirectory found---
---Checking if WINE is properly installed---
---WINE properly set up---
---Checking for old display lock files---
---Server ready---

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Please don't forget to add this entry to your Engine.ini on your Clients:
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------

[SystemSettings]
net.AllowEncryption=False

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| ATTENTION: If a client tries to connect without that in Engine.ini, the server
| will be left in a semi bricked state and you have to restart the container!
|
| You can find the file on your local Windows machine at:
| %localappdata%\Astro\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---Start Server---

 

Edited March 10, 20251 yr by CoreyWithNoE
Added additional information for clarity.

12 hours ago, CoreyWithNoE said:

Currently when I run the container, it seems to get stuck at --Start Server--.

The container does not get stuck, this is just the way it displays that the server is started.

How much resources is the container using?

 

Please note that you can only connect to the server if you've forwarded the port correctly, NAT reflection is properly working and you connect with PUBLICIP:PORT

 

Sadly enough the server doesn't display/save any logs.

 

However I will check when I get home from work if it really works and report back, maybe they changed something that broke the container but I don't think so.

 

EDIT: The container works as intended:

 

And when connected:

 

Please note that you have to open up the ports to the Internet since LAN only doesn't work from my experience and therefore your HairPinNAT also has to work correctly.

6 hours ago, ich777 said:

The container does not get stuck, this is just the way it displays that the server is started.

How much resources is the container using?

 

Please note that you can only connect to the server if you've forwarded the port correctly, NAT reflection is properly working and you connect with PUBLICIP:PORT

 

Sadly enough the server doesn't display/save any logs.

 

However I will check when I get home from work if it really works and report back, maybe they changed something that broke the container but I don't think so.

 

EDIT: The container works as intended:

 

And when connected:

 

Please note that you have to open up the ports to the Internet since LAN only doesn't work from my experience and therefore your HairPinNAT also has to work correctly.

You're right, it does seem like it was some networking issue. Sorry for the noise.

 

Thanks for checking yourself.

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...OK
Waiting for client config...OK
Waiting for user info...OK
---Update Server---
Redirecting stderr to '/serverdata/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
Logging directory: '/serverdata/Steam/logs'
[  0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
UpdateUI: skip show logoSteam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation - version 1738027521
-- type 'quit' to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK
IPC function call IClientAppManager::ForceInstallDirOverride took too long: 662 msec

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...OK
Waiting for client config...OK
Waiting for user info...OK
 Update state (0x3) reconfiguring, progress: 0.00 (0 / 0)
 Update state (0x3) reconfiguring, progress: 0.00 (0 / 0)
IPC function call IClientAppManager::GetUpdateInfo took too long: 122 msec
Error! App '258550' state is 0x202 after update job.
---Prepare Server---
---Setting Library path---
---Server ready---
---Start Server---
---Can't find game executable, putting server into sleep mode!---

I can install other game servers from ich777 but RUST is no longer working

I have around 400gb free space, i am using default container properties and i have tried privilaged mode

 

38 minutes ago, Dusty Roberts said:

Error! App '258550' state is 0x202 after update job.

This indicates that there is no disk space left.

Please check your path mappings in the container template.

@ich777

Wondering if you could give me a hand, I'm not running this on Unraid currently but still like your image a lot.

It works perfectly, except it wont load the InstaGib mutator in as the default no matter what I do. I could use some examples of how I am supposed to use the GAME_PARAMS and EXTRA_GAME_PARAMS if available.

This is my compose file:
 

services:
  unreal-tournament-99:
    container_name: Unreal-Tournament-99
    environment:
      - GAME=CTF4.CTF4Game
      - MAP=CTF4-Face4
      - GAME_PARAMS="Mutator=InstaGibDM"
      - WEBSERVER=true
      - WEB_USERNAME=admin
      - WEB_PASSWORD=Docker
      - USER_INI=User.ini
      - SERVER_INI=UnrealTournament.ini
      - >-
        SRV_DL_URL=http://ut-files.com/Entire_Server_Download/ut-server-436.tar.gz
      - >-
        SRV_PATCH_DL_URL=http://ut-files.com/Entire_Server_Download/UTPGPatch451LINUX.tar.gz
      - UID=99
      - GID=100
      - UMASK=0000
    image: ich777/unreal-tournament-99:latest
    ports:
      - 7777-7781:7777-7781/udp
      - 8777:8777/udp
      - 27500:27500/tcp
      - 27500:27500/udp
      - 27900:27900/tcp
      - 27900:27900/udp
      - '5080:5080'
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - <place>:/ut99
version: '3.9'

 

2 hours ago, whoopn said:

      - GAME_PARAMS="Mutator=InstaGibDM"

Sorry I'm not too familiar with this dedicated server but are you sure that it's InstaGibDM? From what I've found it should be:

Mutators=BotPack.InstaGibDM

 

I'm really not sure if that helps but I really don't know much about hosting UnrealTournament99 other than with the basic settings, I suspect that it's just a minor issue why it's not working.

 

2 hours ago, whoopn said:

      - UID=99
      - GID=100

Just because I saw it, please use a UID and GID that exists on your system and is able to use the Docker service, most of the times 1000:1000 if you are not running this container on Unraid.

13 hours ago, ich777 said:

Sorry I'm not too familiar with this dedicated server but are you sure that it's InstaGibDM? From what I've found it should be:

Mutators=BotPack.InstaGibDM

 

I'm really not sure if that helps but I really don't know much about hosting UnrealTournament99 other than with the basic settings, I suspect that it's just a minor issue why it's not working.

 

Just because I saw it, please use a UID and GID that exists on your system and is able to use the Docker service, most of the times 1000:1000 if you are not running this container on Unraid.

First off, thanks for a quick reply. I get since you make so many of these you may not dig into the weeds on each of them. I didn't catch Mutators being plural. It still doesn't work though, do I need to use the Extra Parameters like others do (saw an example another used several pages back)?

Would you be able to characterize how the env variables are placed into the ucc-bin command?

For example it appears it might be something like this:

./ucc-bin server "[MAP]?game=[GAME]?[GAME_PARAMS][EXTRA_GAME_PARAMS]" ini=[SERVER_INI]

Is that close? I'm assuming that if EXTRA_GAME_PARAMS is null it'll get dropped or have nothing to put in and do nothing which is why you instruct us to carefully place the ?'s so ucc-bin can interpret.
 

Last question: What resource did you read to create your container? That resource may answer a bunch of questions for my own understanding.

24 minutes ago, whoopn said:

First off, thanks for a quick reply. I get since you make so many of these you may not dig into the weeds on each of them. I didn't catch Mutators being plural. It still doesn't work though, do I need to use the Extra Parameters like others do (saw an example another used several pages back)?

Would you be able to characterize how the env variables are placed into the ucc-bin command?

For example it appears it might be something like this:

./ucc-bin server "[MAP]?game=[GAME]?[GAME_PARAMS][EXTRA_GAME_PARAMS]" ini=[SERVER_INI]

Is that close? I'm assuming that if EXTRA_GAME_PARAMS is null it'll get dropped or have nothing to put in and do nothing which is why you instruct us to carefully place the ?'s so ucc-bin can interpret.
 

Last question: What resource did you read to create your container? That resource may answer a bunch of questions for my own understanding.

Ok while the above may be helpful I did get it to work but I think either more documentation on how the GAME_PARAMS variable is injected into the ucc-bin so we can use/format it properly or perhaps its not handling it how you want it to (more below):

My functional yaml (even loads my mutator):
 

services:
  unreal-tournament-99:
    container_name: Unreal-Tournament-99
    environment:
      - GAME=CTF4.CTF4Game?mutator=ZeroPingPlus103.ColorAccuGib
      - MAP=CTF4-Face4
      - WEBSERVER=true
      - WEB_USERNAME=admin
      - WEB_PASSWORD=Docker
      - USER_INI=User.ini
      - SERVER_INI=UnrealTournament.ini
      - >-
        SRV_DL_URL=http://ut-files.com/Entire_Server_Download/ut-server-436.tar.gz
      - >-
        SRV_PATCH_DL_URL=http://ut-files.com/Entire_Server_Download/UTPGPatch451LINUX.tar.gz
      - UID=99
      - GID=100
      - UMASK=0000
    image: ich777/unreal-tournament-99:latest
    ports:
      - 7777-7781:7777-7781/udp
      - 8777:8777/udp
      - 27500:27500/tcp
      - 27500:27500/udp
      - 27900:27900/tcp
      - 27900:27900/udp
      - '5080:5080'
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - <somelocation>:/ut99
version: '3.9'

However I found something interesting in the GAME_PARAMS ENV variable in when I did an inspect:

 

"Env": [
                "GAME_PARAMS=\"?mutator=ZeroPingPlus103.ColorAccuGib\"",
                "USER_INI=User.ini",
                "GAME=CTF4.CTF4Game",
                "GID=100",
                "UID=99",
                "SRV_DL_URL=http://ut-files.com/Entire_Server_Download/ut-server-436.tar.gz",
                "WEBSERVER=true",
                "SERVER_INI=UnrealTournament.ini",
                "MAP=CTF4-Face4",
                "UMASK=0000",
                "WEB_USERNAME=admin",
                "SRV_PATCH_DL_URL=http://ut-files.com/Entire_Server_Download/UTPGPatch451LINUX.tar.gz",
                "WEB_PASSWORD=Docker",
                "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin",
                "LANG=en_US.UTF-8",
                "LANGUAGE=en_US:en",
                "LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8",
                "DATA_DIR=/ut99",
                "EXTRA_GAME_PARAMS=",
                "DATA_PERM=770",
                "USER=ut99"

Now I've tried not having quotes, having quotes, etc, but nothing seams to work the way I want it to. However if I just treat my GAME env variable as my full Game parameter variable it works perfect!

I'm not saying its a bug but at least my brain wasn't following these instructions in a way that expected that inspect output for the GAME_PARAMS variable. This is what I was following: https://hub.docker.com/r/ich777/unreal-tournament-99

Thanks a ton for this great docker, you really took a lot of pain away from creating a server, I also appreciate that you didn't force the UT-Server files to be IN the docker image but rather could be externally mounted. A few other docker images were pretty stubborn about that.

41 minutes ago, whoopn said:

Ok while the above may be helpful I did get it to work but I think either more documentation on how the GAME_PARAMS variable is injected into the ucc-bin so we can use/format it properly or perhaps its not handling it how you want it to (more below):

You see here how it works here:

https://github.com/ich777/docker-unreal-tournament-99/blob/master/scripts/start-server.sh#L56

 

43 minutes ago, whoopn said:

Now I've tried not having quotes, having quotes, etc, but nothing seams to work the way I want it to. However if I just treat my GAME env variable as my full Game parameter variable it works perfect!

I think this is possibly a bug with compose because I basically set it to nothing on container start which works on Unraid, I'm not sure what is at fault here.

 

44 minutes ago, whoopn said:

A few other docker images were pretty stubborn about that.

Yeah, I have a bit of a different approach to how Docker could also be used...

 

However I'm glad that you've figured it out and everything is working.

On 3/9/2025 at 1:50 PM, Mainfrezzer said:

You can just expose that share via smb. But you dont need that if you just move the files.

You just cant mix while moving.

If you pick anything in the gui from the disk1 for example, your target has to be any disk, not fuse target.

So from disk1 to disk5 or from cache to disk3

if you pick something from the fuse system, user/ your target has to be user/ once again.

Its a safety feature

I have a problem today, after Unraid Update OS i lost anything in mnt/cache/killingfloor. 

So there is no way to move the server folder out and still be able to run.
Leaving the server folder in the cache will cause OS Unraid Update to delete everything.

3 hours ago, huymetruoi said:

So there is no way to move the server folder out and still be able to run.

I don't think that is necessary, do you have a cache drive installed and is it named cache?

If not it is clear that you've lost everything because Unraid runs from RAM an each reboot paths which not exist will be wiped. I assumed you had a cache drive installed that's why I wrote all of the above.

 

I don't know what you mean moving it out? If you have a cache drive a OS Update or reboot won't delete the files and everything should be still be intact after a reboot, otherwise all users would be affected of what you are describing.

 

3 hours ago, huymetruoi said:

mnt/cache/killingfloor

If you are using it like this the path or better speaking killingfloor will be a dedicated share which will persist reboots granted if you have a pool named cache.

I am struggling to get the Ark Survival Evolved Server running.

 

With the docker up and running, I am unable to join the server.

 

I am on Epic, so I believe the only way to join a server on the local network is with the command: Open <IP:Port?Password>.

 

When I do that, it immediately gives me this error:

 

i can ping my server from my PC, and If I run that command with a non-existing IP it takes a minute or so to see that error. So it at least can see the server.

 

Here is a screenshot of the log, and I'll attach it as a text file as well:

 

I'm not sure if the "took too long" messages matter if at the end it still says it was successfully installed. I'm also not sure of the significance of the Steam_API_Init failed at the end.

 

I'm using a fresh install of Ark from Epic, no mods or anything.

ark log.txt

Edited March 15, 20251 yr by VulpesDormiens
typos, more details

6 hours ago, VulpesDormiens said:

With the docker up and running, I am unable to join the server.

IIRC you have to add -crossplay like this if you want to be able to join from an Epic account:

 

6 hours ago, VulpesDormiens said:

IP:Port

Just this, it should ask you for the password, with what IP are you trying it? Your public IP or your local IP?
I would strongly recommend that you try it with your local IP so to speak: YOURSERVERIP:7777

 

6 hours ago, VulpesDormiens said:

I'm not sure if the "took too long" messages matter if at the end it still says it was successfully installed. I'm also not sure of the significance of the Steam_API_Init failed at the end.

This is fine and the indication that your server is up and running.

15 hours ago, ich777 said:

IIRC you have to add -crossplay like this if you want to be able to join from an Epic account:

 

Just this, it should ask you for the password, with what IP are you trying it? Your public IP or your local IP?
I would strongly recommend that you try it with your local IP so to speak: YOURSERVERIP:7777

 

This is fine and the indication that your server is up and running.

Awesome! I appreciate the quick response.

 

I am just using the server's local IP to connect "192.168....".

 

I tried initially without the password with the same results, just added it in case that was the issue.

 

Adding -crossplay seems to have helped as I can now see it in the server browser, but couldn't before. I still get a connection timeout when I try to join though.

 

I don't see anything in the logs. Is there somewhere I can check why the connection is failing?

 

Edited March 15, 20251 yr by VulpesDormiens
typo

9 hours ago, VulpesDormiens said:

I don't see anything in the logs. Is there somewhere I can check why the connection is failing?

Did you change anything so far? The ports or something else? A screenshot from your template would be very helpful.

I am having an issue using the Sons of the Forest game server. Everything seems to work, except nobody can actually get into the server. Ports are forwarded, docker and steamcmd are updated, the server shows up in the steam browser. I've tried removing the password as well as adding a steam game server token, I'm still having the issue.

 

Anyone else experience this? You join a server, it says "Joining game..." for almost a full minute and then kicks you back to the main menu.

 

I enabled logging and found a few lines that may or may not be concerning:
"Client version: no bootstrapper found"

4 hours ago, Nightingale said:

"Client version: no bootstrapper found"

Not concerning at all, just a normal message.

 

4 hours ago, Nightingale said:

Anyone else experience this? You join a server, it says "Joining game..." for almost a full minute and then kicks you back to the main menu.

Please double check your port forwarding and check if you've forwarded the correct port with the correct protocol.

 

Do you have other services running exposed to the internet and are you sure that you are not behind a CG-NAT?

 

Did you change anything in the template, especially the ports?

Hi all,

 

Just got into Unraid - was there somewhere that had a guide on how to add mods to Ark SE? I am trying to find some info, but cannot seem to locate anything substantial.

13 minutes ago, Spacecheese said:

Just got into Unraid - was there somewhere that had a guide on how to add mods to Ark SE? I am trying to find some info, but cannot seem to locate anything substantial.

How to create a cluster 4th recommended post on top of this thread, maybe @Mainfrezzer can help with modding, but the container behaves just like a regular Linux machine if you want to add mods.

Thanks for the response! I'll book mark it so I don't lose it. 

hi,

 

first ,thanks ich777 for all your work!

 

i have an issue withe return to moria docker.

the container stop with this alert in log:

X connection to :99 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
X connection to :99 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
LogWindows: Error: 
LogWindows: Error: Fatal error: [File:Unknown] [Line: 197] 
LogWindows: Error: Ran out of memory allocating 32768 bytes with alignment 0
LogWindows: Error: 
LogWindows: Error: 
LogWindows: Error: 
LogWindows: Error: Crash in runnable thread PoolThread 0

 

The server have 128Go of memory so it is possible to rise this limit to 64go?

 

Thank you for your help!

28 minutes ago, Ossito said:

first ,thanks ich777 for all your work!

Please share a bit more details, on what Unraid version are you?

For your Docker image, do you use directory mode or do you use an image, if you are using an image please try to do a scrub and see if you have any errors.

 

The container works just fine over here:

 

28 minutes ago, Ossito said:

The server have 128Go of memory so it is possible to rise this limit to 64go?

I don't understand what you mean exactly with that, the container will use whatever resources you give to it.

 

Please not that the container is running through WINE and that there might be unexpected behaviour or crashing due to that but it shouldn't be related to the error that you've posted above.