ARK: Survival Evolved - Docker

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.

If you use an old volume, get the new arkmanager.cfg in the template directory.
Don't forget to use docker pull boerngenschmidt/ark-docker to get the latest version of the image

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 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 boerngenschmidt/ark-docker

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 boerngenschmidt/ark-docker
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 boerngenschmidt/ark-docker

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 boerngenschmidt/ark-docker

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=myserver \
 -e ADMINPASSWORD="mypasswordadmin" \
 -e TZ=Europe/Berlin \
 -v /my/path/to/ark:/ark \
 boerngenschmidt/ark-docker

• 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 autobackup 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").
• ARK_UID : ARK_UID of the user used. Owner of the volume /ark (default : 1000)
• ARK_GID : ARK_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/Game.ini : ark game.ini config file
  • /ark/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.

Expose

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

Known issues

Currently none

Changelog

• 1.0 :
  • Initial image : works with Ark Server tools 1.3
  • Add auto-update & auto-backup
• 1.1 :
  • Works with Ark Server Tools 1.4 See changelog here
  • Handle mods && auto update mods
• 1.2 :
  • Remove variable AUTOBACKUP & AUTOUPDATE
  • Remove variable WARNMINUTE (can now be find in arkmanager.cfg)
  • Add crontab support
  • You can now config crontab with the file /your/ark/path/crontab
  • Add template directory with default config files.
  • Add documentation on TZ variable.
• 1.3 :
  • Add BACKUPONSTOP to backup the server when you stop the server (thanks to fkoester)
  • Add WARNONSTOP to add warning message when you stop the server (default: 60 min)
  • Works with Ark Server Tools v1.5
    • Compressing backups so they take up less space
    • Downloading updates to a staging directory before applying
    • Added support for automatically updating on restart
    • Show a spinner when updating
  • Add UID & GID to set the uid & gid of the user used in the container (and permissions on the volume /ark)
• 1.4 : Maintainer switch
  • changed from ubuntu to centOS 7
  • added timezone support
  • image now always pulls latest Ark Server Tools
  • renamed NBPLAYERS to MAX_PLAYERS
  • added prefixc ARK_ to UID & GID to not have conflicts with arkmanager
  • added auto upgrading of arkmanager
• 1.5 :
  • fixed arkmanager upgrade