How To Set Up A Dedicated Ark Server On Ubuntu - With Mods!
In this video, I walk you through the following steps to setup a dedicated ark server on the Linux OS Ubuntu:
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1. Installing the steam client
2. Installing Ark as a dedicated Server
3. Getting and installing Mods
4. Adding server configuration settings for a customized gaming experience to:
GameUserSettings.ini
Add:
OverrideStructurePlatform=True
MaxGateFrameOnSaddles=4
ShowFloatingDamageText=True
AlwaysAllowStructurePickup=True - Not covered in video. Allows you to pickup objects at anytime when using Structures Plus
Change:
bTemperatureF=True
SessionName=whateveryouwant
MaxPlayers=20
PerPlatformMaxStructuresMultiplier=5.0000
PlatformSaddleBuildAreaBoundsMultiplier=2.0000
Game.ini
Add:
HairGrowthSpeedMultiplier=2.0
**Note: Once complete, remove your steam user from the sudo group.
Computer Specs:
8 GB Memory
180 GB Hard Drive
2 CPUs
Partitions:
/ - 80 GB
/boot -1.5 GB
/opt ~ 100GB
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS
Additional Resources:
Setting the Steam client: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...
Setting up a dedicate server: https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated...
Server configurations: https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Server_co...
Additional Ports that might be needed: https://www.purevpn.com/port-forwardi...
** Startup Script **
[Unit]
Description=ARK: Survival Evolved Dedicated Server
Wants=network-online.target
After=syslog.target network.target nss-lookup.target network-online.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/opt/ark/ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux/ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen?SessionName=CatiG -server -log
WorkingDirectory=/opt/ark/ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux
LimitNOFILE=100000
ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
ExecStop=/bin/kill -s INT $MAINPID
User=steam
Group=steam
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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