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:

Argument	Description	Values	Default
GAME_VERSION	Game version to serve	[a-zA-Z0-9_]+	public
PUBLIC_SERVER	Is the server displayed Publicly	[0-3]	2
QUERY_PORT	Port for other players to connect to	1000 - 65535	26900
SERVER_NAME	Publicly visible Server Name	[a-zA-Z0-9]+	7DaysToDieServer
SERVER_DESC	Publicly visible Server Description	[a-zA-Z0-9]+	7DaysToDieServer
SERVER_PASSWORD	Server password	[a-zA-Z0-9]+
SERVER_LOG_FILE	Path to store log file	[a-zA-Z0-9]+
MAX_PLAYERS	Maximum amount of player to be permitted into the game	[0-9]+	8

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>

   • 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 .

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>]

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

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)

4. Run the following commands:

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

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