Docker build for managing an ARK: Survival Evolved server.
This image uses Ark Server Tools to manage an ark server and is forked from turzam/ark.
- Easy install (no steamcmd / lib32... to install)
- Use Ark Server Tools: update/install/start/backup/rcon/mods
- Easy crontab configuration
- Easy access to ark config file
- Mods handling (via Ark Server Tools)
Docker stop
is a clean stop- Auto upgrading of arkmanager
Fast & Easy cluster setup via docker compose.
Fast & Easy server setup :
docker run -d -p 7778:7778 -p 7778:7778/udp -p 27015:27015 -p 27015:27015/udp -e SESSIONNAME=myserver -e ADMINPASSWORD="mypasswordadmin" --name ark fossum/ark-cluster
You can map the ark volume to access config files :
docker run -d -p 7778:7778 -p 7778:7778/udp -p 27015:27015 -p 27015:27015/udp -e SESSIONNAME=myserver -v /my/path/to/ark:/ark --name ark fossum/ark-cluster
Then you can edit /my/path/to/ark/arkmanager.cfg (the values override GameUserSetting.ini) and /my/path/to/ark/[GameUserSetting.ini/Game.ini]
You can manager your server with rcon if you map the rcon port (you can rebind the rcon port with docker):
docker run -d -p 7778:7778 -p 7778:7778/udp -p 27015:27015 -p 27015:27015/udp -p 32330:32330 -e SESSIONNAME=myserver --name ark fossum/ark-cluster
You can change server and steam port to allow multiple servers on same host:
(You can't just rebind the port with docker. It won't work, you need to change STEAMPORT & SERVERPORT variable)
docker run -d -p 7779:7779 -p 7779:7779/udp -p 27016:27016 -p 27016:27016/udp -p 32331:32330 -e SESSIONNAME=myserver2 -e SERVERPORT=27016 -e STEAMPORT=7779 --name ark2 fossum/ark-cluster
You can check your server with :
docker exec ark arkmanager status
You can manually update your mods:
docker exec ark arkmanager update --update-mods
You can manually update your server:
docker exec ark arkmanager update --force
You can force save your server :
docker exec ark arkmanager saveworld
You can backup your server :
docker exec ark arkmanager backup
You can upgrade Ark Server Tools :
docker exec ark arkmanager upgrade-tools
You can use RCON command via docker :
docker exec ark arkmanager rconcmd ListPlayers
Full list of available command here
You can check all available command for arkmanager here
You can easily configure automatic update and backup.
If you edit the file /my/path/to/ark/crontab
you can add your crontab job.
For example :
# Update the server every hours
0 * * * * arkmanager update --warn --update-mods >> /ark/log/crontab.log 2>&1
# Backup the server each day at 00:00 `
0 0 * * * arkmanager backup >> /ark/log/crontab.log 2>&1
You can check this website for more information on cron.
After updating the /my/path/to/ark/crontab
please run the command
docker exec ark crontab -u steam /ark/crontab
To add mods, you only need to change the variable ark_GameModIds in arkmanager.cfg with a list of your modIds (like this ark_GameModIds="987654321,1234568"
). If UPDATEONSTART is enable, just restart your docker or use docker exec ark arkmanager update --update-mods
.
- First run
docker run -it --name ark \
-p 7778:7778 -p 7778:7778/udp \
-p 27015:27015 -p 27015:27015/udp \
-p 32330:32330 \
-e SESSIONNAME=ArkCluster \
-e ADMINPASSWORD="myp@sswordadm1n" \
-e TZ=UTC \
-v /my/path/to/ark:/ark \
fossum/ark-cluster
- Wait for ark to be downloaded installed and launched, then Ctrl+C to stop the server.
- Edit /my/path/to/ark/GameUserSetting.ini and Game.ini
- Edit /my/path/to/ark/arkserver.cfg to add mods and configure warning time.
- Add auto-update every day and auto-backup by editing /my/path/to/ark/crontab. See
- Start the container
docker start ark
- Check your server with:
docker exec ark arkmanager status
- Modify docker-compose.yml
- run
docker-compose up -d ark
- SESSIONNAME: Name of your ark server (default: "Ark Docker")
- SERVERMAP: Map of your ark server (default: "TheIsland")
- SERVERPASSWORD: Password of your ark server (default: "")
- ADMINPASSWORD: Admin password of your ark server (default: "adminpassword")
- SERVERPORT: Ark server port (can't rebind with docker, it doesn't work) (default: 27015)
- STEAMPORT: Steam server port (can't rebind with docker, it doesn't work) (default: 7778)
- MAX_PLAYERS: Number of maximum players (default: 70)
- BACKUPONSTART: Backup the server when the container is started. 0: no backup (default: 1)
- UPDATEPONSTART: Update the server when the container is started. 0: no update (default: 1)
- BACKUPONSTOP: Backup the server when the container is stopped. 0: no backup (default: 1)
- WARNONSTOP: Warn the players before the container is stopped. 0: no warning (default: 1)
- TZ: container timezone (for crontab). (default: "UTC").
- UID: UID of the user used. Owner of the volume /ark (default: 1000)
- GID: GID of the user used. Owner of the volume /ark (default: 1000)
- /ark: Working directory:
- /ark/server: Server files and data.
- /ark/log: logs
- /ark/backup: backups
- /ark/arkmanager.cfg: config file for Ark Server Tools
- /ark/crontab: crontab config file
- /ark/server/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini: ark Game.ini config file
- /ark/server/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSetting.ini: ark GameUserSetting.ini config file
- /ark/template: Default config files
- /ark/template/arkmanager.cfg: default config file for Ark Server Tools
- /ark/template/crontab: default config file for crontab
- /ark/staging: default directory if you use the --downloadonly option when updating.
- /cluster: Cluster volume to share with other instances
- STEAMPORT: Steam port (default: 7778)
- SERVERPORT: server port (default: 27015)
- RCONPORT: rcon port (default: 32330)
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