Docker image for the Empyrion dedicated server using WINE
This Docker image includes WINE and steamcmd, along with an entrypoint script that bootstraps the Empyrion dedicated server installation via steamcmd.
The entrypoint no longer chown's the Steam directory, so make sure to run the container as a user with appropriate permissions.
- Create a directory for your game data:
mkdir -p gamedir
- Run the Docker container:
docker run -d -p 30000:30000/udp --restart unless-stopped -v $PWD/gamedir:/home/user/Steam bitr/empyrion-server
- Create a directory for your beta game data:
mkdir -p gamedir_beta
- Run the Docker container with the
BETAenvironment variable set to 1:docker run -di -p 30000:30000/udp --restart unless-stopped -v $PWD/gamedir_beta:/home/user/Steam -e BETA=1 bitr/empyrion-server
If you're getting permission errors, it's because the folder you mounted in with -v didn't already exist and is now created and owned by root:root. You need to chown the volume mount to 1000:1000 (unless you've specified otherwise when you ran the docker command)
After starting the server, you can edit the dedicated.yaml file located at gamedir/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Dedicated Server/dedicated.yaml. You will need to restart the Docker container after making changes.
The DedicatedServer folder is symlinked to /server, allowing you to refer to saves with z:/server/Saves. For example, for a save called The_Game:
# Run the container with the specific save
docker run -d -p 30000:30000/udp --restart unless-stopped -v $PWD/gamedir:/home/user/Steam bitr/empyrion-server -- -dedicated 'z:/server/Saves/Games/The_Game/dedicated.yaml'To append arguments to the steamcmd command, use the STEAMCMD environment variable. For example:
-e "STEAMCMD=+runscript /home/user/Steam/add_scenario.txt"So to add a scenario, you'd add the following to $PWD/gamedir/add_scenario.txt:
workshop_download_item 383120 <workshop_id>
Look for multiplayer scenarios at https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse?appid=383120 and use the workshop id (available in the browser url when configuring which scenario to add)
For more information about setting up the Empyrion dedicated server, refer to the wiki.