7 Days To Die

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7 Days to Die

Steam Description Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. It presents combat, crafting, looting, mining, exploration, and character growth, in a way that has seen a rapturous response from fans worldwide. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

Server Ports

7 Days to Die requires up to 6 ports

Port default
Game 26900 - 26902
RCON 8080 - 8081
webmap 8082

Sample ignore file for backups

By default the backup includes a lot of files that can be reacquired by pulling the image. Using the following file limits backups to the files that are unique to your server: your config files, logs, saves and generated worlds.

# Ignore all
*
# Except server config file
!serverconfig.xml 
# Except server data dir
!.local/
# Except logs
!logs/
Docker Images (1)
Name Image
ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/steamcmd:debian ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/steamcmd:debian
Startup Command 
./7DaysToDieServer.x86_64 -configfile=serverconfig.xml -quit -batchmode -nographics -dedicated -ServerPort=${SERVER_PORT} -ServerDisabledNetworkProtocols=${SERVER_DISABLED_NETWORK_PROTOCOLS} -ServerMaxPlayerCount=${MAX_PLAYERS} -GameDifficulty=${GAME_DIFFICULTY} -ControlPanelEnabled=false -TelnetEnabled=true -TelnetPort=${TELNET_PORT} -TelnetPassword=${PASSWORD} -logfile logs/latest.log & echo -e "Checking on telnet connection" && until nc -z -v -w5 127.0.0.1 ${TELNET_PORT}; do echo "Waiting for telnet connection..."; sleep 5; done && $( [[ -z ${PASSWORD} ]] && printf %s "telnet -E 127.0.0.1 ${TELNET_PORT}" || printf %s "rcon -t telnet -a 127.0.0.1:${TELNET_PORT} -p {{PASSWORD}}" )
Variables (9)

Max Players

Maximum Concurrent Players

Environment:
MAX_PLAYERS
Default:
8
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|string|max:20

Game Difficulty

0 - 5, 0=easiest, 5=hardest

Environment:
GAME_DIFFICULTY
Default:
2
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|integer|between:0,5

Source AppID

This is the app id for 7dtd please no step on snek.

Environment:
SRCDS_APPID
Default:
294420
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|string|max:20

Auto Update

This is to auto update the server on start. Options are 0 or 1 Default is 1

Environment:
AUTO_UPDATE
Default:
1
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|boolean

ld lib path

This is really annoying that more games are doing this.

Environment:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Default:
.
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|string|max:20

Beta Branch

Installs beta branch if specified. For example, latest_experimental would install the latest experimental branch release. Requires a reinstall to switch branches properly.

Environment:
SRCDS_BETAID
Default:
None
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
nullable|string|max:20

Telnet Password

Telnet listens on a local interface by default without a password. However, you can specify a password if you wish to expose telnet.

Environment:
PASSWORD
Default:
None
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
nullable|string|max:30

Telnet Port

Environment:
TELNET_PORT
Default:
8081
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|string|max:20

Network Protocols

Networking protocols that should NOT be used. Separated by comma. Possible values: LiteNetLib, SteamNetworking. Dedicated servers should disable SteamNetworking if there is no NAT router in between your users and the server or when port-forwarding is set up correctly. lets it empty if you are connecting your self hosted server behind a NAT

Environment:
SERVER_DISABLED_NETWORK_PROTOCOLS
Default:
None
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
nullable|string|max:20
Installation Script
Container: ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/installers:debian
Entrypoint: bash
#!/bin/bash
# steamcmd Base Installation Script
#
# Server Files: /mnt/server
# Image to install with is 'ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/installers:debian'

##
#
# Variables
# STEAM_USER, STEAM_PASS, STEAM_AUTH - Steam user setup. If a user has 2fa enabled it will most likely fail due to timeout. Leave blank for anon install.
# WINDOWS_INSTALL - if it's a windows server you want to install set to 1
# SRCDS_APPID - steam app id found here - https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Dedicated_Servers_List
# SRCDS_BETAID - beta branch of a steam app. Leave blank to install normal branch
# SRCDS_BETAPASS - password for a beta branch should one be required during private or closed testing phases.. Leave blank for no password.
# INSTALL_FLAGS - Any additional SteamCMD  flags to pass during install.. Keep in mind that steamcmd auto update process in the docker image might overwrite or ignore these when it performs update on server boot.
# AUTO_UPDATE - Adding this variable to the egg allows disabling or enabling automated updates on boot. Boolean value. 0 to disable and 1 to enable.
#
 ##

# Install packages. Default packages below are not required if using our existing install image thus speeding up the install process.
#apt -y update
#apt -y --no-install-recommends install curl lib32gcc-s1 ca-certificates

## just in case someone removed the defaults.
if [[ "${STEAM_USER}" == "" ]] || [[ "${STEAM_PASS}" == "" ]]; then
    echo -e "steam user is not set.\n"
    echo -e "Using anonymous user.\n"
    STEAM_USER=anonymous
    STEAM_PASS=""
    STEAM_AUTH=""
else
    echo -e "user set to ${STEAM_USER}"
fi

## download and install steamcmd
cd /tmp
mkdir -p /mnt/server/steamcmd
curl -sSL -o steamcmd.tar.gz https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
tar -xzvf steamcmd.tar.gz -C /mnt/server/steamcmd
mkdir -p /mnt/server/steamapps # Fix steamcmd disk write error when this folder is missing
cd /mnt/server/steamcmd

# SteamCMD fails otherwise for some reason, even running as root.
# This is changed at the end of the install process anyways.
chown -R root:root /mnt
export HOME=/mnt/server

## install game using steamcmd
./steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir /mnt/server +login ${STEAM_USER} ${STEAM_PASS} ${STEAM_AUTH} $( [[ "${WINDOWS_INSTALL}" == "1" ]] && printf %s '+@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows' ) +app_update ${SRCDS_APPID} $( [[ -z ${SRCDS_BETAID} ]] || printf %s "-beta ${SRCDS_BETAID}" ) $( [[ -z ${SRCDS_BETAPASS} ]] || printf %s "-betapassword ${SRCDS_BETAPASS}" ) ${INSTALL_FLAGS} validate +quit ## other flags may be needed depending on install. looking at you cs 1.6

## set up 32 bit libraries
mkdir -p /mnt/server/.steam/sdk32
cp -v linux32/steamclient.so ../.steam/sdk32/steamclient.so

## set up 64 bit libraries
mkdir -p /mnt/server/.steam/sdk64
cp -v linux64/steamclient.so ../.steam/sdk64/steamclient.so

## add below your custom commands if needed

## install end
echo "-----------------------------------------"
echo "Installation completed..."
echo "-----------------------------------------"