Docker - The Forest Dedicated Server

This includes a The Forest Dedicated Server based on Docker with Wine and an example config.

What you need to run this

• Basic understanding of Linux and Docker

Getting started

WARNING: If you do not do Step 1 and 2 your server can/will not save!

1. Create a new game server account over at https://steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers (Use AppID: 242760)
2. Insert the Login Token into the environment variable via docker-run or docker-compose (at SERVER_STEAM_ACCOUNT_TOKEN)
3. Create 2 directories on your Docker node (<REPLACE-WITH-PATH>/steamcmd and <REPLACE-WITH-PATH>/game)
4. Start the container with the following examples:

Bash:

docker run --rm -i -t -e 'SERVER_STEAM_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE' -p 8766:8766/tcp -p 8766:8766/udp -p 27015:27015/tcp -p 27015:27015/udp -p 27016:27016/tcp -p 27016:27016/udp -v <REPLACE-WITH-PATH>/steamcmd:/steamcmd -v <REPLACE-WITH-PATH>/game:/theforest --name the-forest-dedicated-server briancuerdon/the-forest-dedicated-server:latest
or
docker run --rm -i -t -e 'SERVER_STEAM_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE' -p 8766:8766/tcp -p 8766:8766/udp -p 27015:27015/tcp -p 27015:27015/udp -p 27016:27016/tcp -p 27016:27016/udp -v $(pwd)/theforest/steamcmd:/steamcmd -v $(pwd)/theforest/game:/theforest --name the-forest-dedicated-server briancuerdon/the-forest-dedicated-server:latest

Docker-Compose:

version: "3.7"
services:
  the-forest-dedicated-server:
    container_name: the-forest-dedicated-server
    image: briancuerdon/the-forest-dedicated-server:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      SERVER_STEAM_ACCOUNT_TOKEN: YOUR_TOKEN_HERE
    ports:
      - 8766:8766/tcp
      - 8766:8766/udp
      - 27015:27015/tcp
      - 27015:27015/udp
      - 27016:27016/tcp
      - 27016:27016/udp
    volumes:
      - <REPLACE-WITH-PATH>/steamcmd:/steamcmd
      - <REPLACE-WITH-PATH>/game:/theforest
      - <REPLACE-WITH-PATH>/winedata:/winedata

Environment variables

Env	default	description
TIME_ZONE	Etc/UTC	Timezone
STEAM_APP_ID	556450	steamappid
SERVER_IP	0.0.0.0	Server IP address
SERVER_STEAM_PORT	8766	Steam Communication Port
SERVER_GAME_PORT	27015	Game Communication Port
SERVER_QUERY_PORT	27016	Query Communication Port
SERVER_NAME	the-forest-server-01	Server display name
SERVER_PLAYERS	8	Maximum number of players
ENABLE_VAC	on	Enable VAC
SERVER_PASSWORD		Server password. Blank means no password. It is recommended to have a password to prevent griefers.
SERVER_PASSWORD_ADMIN		Server administration password. Blank means no password.
SERVER_STEAM_ACCOUNT		Don't leave this blank or use your actual Steam account name.The Forest App ID number is 242760. DO NOT SHARE THIS CODE!
SERVER_AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL	30	Time between server auto saves in minutes - The minumum time is 15 minutes
DIFFICULTY	Normal	Game difficulty mode. Must be set to Peaceful / Normal / Hard / HardSurvival
INIT_TYPE	Continue	Must be set to New or Continue. If left on New, the game won't save and you will have to restart each time.
SLOT	1	Slot to save the game. Must be set to either slot 1 / slot 2 / slot 3 / slot 4 / slot 5.
SHOW_LOGS	off	Show event log. Must be set off or on. It is highly recommended to leave this on, this will show if your server is working or not and what issues you may be having, if any. Options are showLogs on or showLogs off.
SERVER_CONTACT	email@gmail.com	Contact email for server admin. Not required.
VEGAN_MODE	off	No enemies if switched off. Options are veganMode on or veganMode off.
VEGETARIAN_MODE	off	No enemies during day time. Options are vegetarianMode on or vegetarianMode off.
RESET_HOLES_MODE	off	Reset all structure holes when loading a save. These are holes caused by the hole cutter. This has the same effect as the woodpaste command. Options are resetHolesMode on or resetHolesMode off
TREE_REGROW_MODE	off	Regrow 10% of cut down trees when sleeping. Options are treeRegrowMode on or treeRegrowMode off
ALLOW_BUILDING_DESTRUCTION	on	Allow building destruction. Options are allowBuildingDestruction on or allowBuildingDestruction off
ALLOW_ENEMIES_CREATIVE_MODE	off	Allow enemies in creative games. Options are allowEnemiesCreativeMode on or allowEnemiesCreativeMode off.
ALLOW_CHEAT	off	Allow clients to use the built in debug console. This only disables console commands, it has no effect on mods such as the Ultimate Cheat Menu. People can still grief your game. Options are allowCheats on or allowCheats off.
REALISTIC_PLAYER_DAMAGE	off	Realistic Player Damage (On/Off), this allows the game to be more PvP based. Damage to other players will be increased dramatically, depending on the weapon.

Planned features in the future

Nothing yet

Software used

• Debian Slim Stable
• Xvfb
• Winbind
• Wine
• SteamCMD
• TheForest Dedicated Server