Docker: ARK: Survival Evolved

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.

Features

• 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

Usage

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

Crontab - Job automation

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.

Recommended Usages

Simple container

• 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

Docker-Compose

• Modify docker-compose.yml
• run docker-compose up -d ark

Variables

• 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)

Volumes

• /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

Expose

• STEAMPORT: Steam port (default: 7778)
• SERVERPORT: server port (default: 27015)
• RCONPORT: rcon port (default: 32330)

Known issues

Currently none