Custom HLDS Engine Game

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This option allows modifying the startup arguments and other details to run a custom HLDS based game on the panel.

Contributors:
danielb@purpleflaghosting.com
README

HLDS Servers

This is for older games like CS 1.6 (default game) and other servers that still run on the older HLDS server under id 90

Server Ports

HLDS servers require up to 6 ports

Port default
Game/rcon 27015
HLTV 27020
VAC 26900
Docker Images (1)
Name Image
ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/games:source ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/games:source
Startup Command 
./hlds_run -console -game {{HLDS_GAME}} -port {{SERVER_PORT}} -sport {{VAC_PORT}} +map {{SRCDS_MAP}} +ip 0.0.0.0 -strictportbind -norestart
Variables (9)

Game ID

The ID corresponding to the game to download and run using HLDS. The HLDS server ID is 90. This should not be changed.

Environment:
SRCDS_APPID
Default:
90
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|numeric|in:90

Game Name

The name corresponding to the game to download and run using HLDS. all the HLDS server names are here - https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Dedicated_Server_Name_Enumeration

Environment:
HLDS_GAME
Default:
cstrike
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|alpha_dash|between:1,100

Map

The default map for the server.

Environment:
SRCDS_MAP
Default:
de_dust2
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|string|alpha_dash

VAC port

Specifies the VAC port the server should use. Default is 26900.

Environment:
VAC_PORT
Default:
26900
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|numeric|digits_between:1,5

Steam Username

Steam account used to download files (Defaults to anonymous)

Environment:
STEAM_USER
Default:
None
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
nullable|string|max:32

Steam Password

Password for Steam account

Environment:
STEAM_PASS
Default:
None
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
nullable|string|max:64

Steam Auth

Steam Guard 2FA code for account

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

Beta branch

Leave empty for the public branch, for the legacy version select steam_legacy.

Environment:
SRCDS_BETAID
Default:
None
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
nullable|string|in:,steam_legacy

Auto update

Auto update on restart

Environment:
AUTO_UPDATE
Default:
0
User Viewable:
❌
User Editable:
❌
Rules:
required|boolean
Installation Script
Container: ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/installers:debian
Entrypoint: bash
#!/bin/bash
# SRCDS Base Installation Script
#
# Server Files: /mnt/server

# 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}  +app_set_config 90 mod ${HLDS_GAME} $( [[ "${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


## 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

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