renegademaster/7_days_to_die-dedicated-server repository overview

⁠7 Days to Die Dedicated Server

⁠Disclaimer

Note: This image is not officially supported by Valve, nor by The Fun Pimps.

If issues are encountered, please report them on the GitHub repository⁠

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⁠Description

Dedicated Server for 7 Days to Die using Docker, and optionally Docker-Compose.
Built almost from scratch to be the smallest 7 Days to Die Dedicated Server around!

⁠Links

Source:

• GitHub⁠
• DockerHub⁠

Resource links:

• Valve Dedicated Server Wiki⁠
• Dedicated Server Configuration⁠
• Steam DB Page⁠

⁠Instructions

The server can be run using plain Docker, or using Docker-Compose. The end-result is the same, but Docker-Compose is recommended.

Optional arguments table:

⁠Docker

The following are instructions for running the server using the Docker image.

1. Acquire the image locally:

   • Pull the image from DockerHub:

     docker pull renegademaster/7_days_to_die-dedicated-server:<tagname>
     

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   • Or alternatively, build the image:

     git clone https://github.com/Renegade-Master/7_days_to_die-dedicated-server.git \
         && cd 7_days_to_die-dedicated-server
     
     docker build -t renegademaster/7_days_to_die-dedicated-server:<tag> -f docker/7_days_to_die-dedicated-server.Dockerfile .
     

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2. Run the container:

   Note: Arguments inside square brackets are optional. If the default ports are to be overridden, then the published ports below must also be changed

   mkdir 7DTDConfig 7DTDSaves 7DTDServer
   
   docker run --detach \
       --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)/7DTDServer",target=/home/steam/7DTDServer \
       --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)/7DTDConfig",target=/home/steam/7DTDConfig \
       --publish 26900:26900/tcp --publish 26900:26900/udp --publish 26901:26901/udp --publish 26902:26902/udp \
       --name 7dtd-dedicated_server \
       --user=$(id -u):$(id -g) \
       [--env=GAME_VERSION=<value>] \
       [--env=QUERY_PORT=<value>] \
       [--env=SERVER_NAME=<value>] \
       [--env=SERVER_PASSWORD=<value>] \
       [--env=SERVER_LOG_FILE=<value>] \
       [--env=MAX_PLAYERS=<value>] \
       renegademaster/7_days_to_die-dedicated-server[:<tagname>]
   

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3. Once you see INF [Steamworks.NET] GameServer.LogOn successful in the console, people can start to join the server.

⁠Docker-Compose

The following are instructions for running the server using Docker-Compose.

1. Download the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Renegade-Master/7_days_to_die-dedicated-server.git \
       && cd 7_days_to_die-dedicated-server
   

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2. Make any configuration changes you want to in the docker-compose.yaml file. In the services.dedicated_server.environment section, you can change values for the server configuration.

   Note: If the default ports are to be overridden, then the published ports must also be changed

3. In the docker-compose.yaml file, you must change the service.dedicated_server.user values to match your local user. To find your local user and group ids, run the following command:

   printf "UID: %s\nGID: %s\n" $(id -u) $(id -g)
   

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4. Run the following commands:

   mkdir 7DTDConfig 7DTDSaves 7DTDServer
   
   docker-compose up --build --detach
   

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5. Once you see INF [Steamworks.NET] GameServer.LogOn successful in the console, people can start to join the server.