Docker image for the Empyrion dedicated server with Reforged Eden using WINE

The image itself contains WINE and steamcmd, along with an entrypoint.sh script that bootstraps the Empyrion dedicated server install via steamcmd.

When running the image, it will mount the volume /home/user/Steam to persist the Empyrion install and avoid downloading it on each container start.

The configuration files will be under gamedir/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Dedicated Server

Starting Commands:

cd empyrion-docker
docker build -t empyrion-dedicated-server .
mkdir -p gamedir
docker run -di --name emp -p 30000:30000/udp -p 30001:30001/udp --restart unless-stopped -v $PWD/gamedir:/home/user/Steam empyrion-dedicated-server

# for experimental version:
cd empyrion-docker
docker build -t empyrion-dedicated-server .
mkdir -p gamedir_beta
docker run -di --name emp -p 30000:30000/udp -p 30001:30001/udp --restart unless-stopped -v $PWD/gamedir_beta:/home/user/Steam -e BETA=1 empyrion-dedicated-server

After first run you can use:

docker start emp

docker stop emp

to control the server

To view the logs in real time you can:

docker logs -f emp

The server will take a LONG time to start on the first run. It has to download steam and the Reforged Eden files. (expect 15-30 minutes)

If you want to update Reforged Eden then use touch update in the gamedir/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Dedicated Server and restart the server. This will cause it to do a git update and pull any updated files.

After starting the server, you can edit the dedicated_custom.yaml file at 'gamedir/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Dedicated Server/dedicated_custom.yaml'. You'll need to restart the docker container after editing.

If you want to pick Reforged Eden 1 and not Reforged Eden 2 then edit the dedicated_custom.yaml before the first start and uncomment the Reforged Eden 1 section and comment out the Reforged Eden 2 section

# Pick one and uncomment/comment the other  
GameConfig:
  GameName: Reforged Eden 2
  Mode: Survival
  Seed: 1011345
  CustomScenario: Reforged Eden 2
  
#GameConfig:
#  GameName: Reforged Eden
#  Mode: Survival
#  Seed: 1011345
#  CustomScenario: Reforged Eden

The DedicatedServer folder has been symlinked to /server, so that you can refer to saves with z:/server/Saves (for instance the save called The_Game):

# cp -r /..../Saves/Games/The_Game 'gamedir/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Dedicated Server/Saves/Games/'
# you might want a symlink for games: ln -s 'gamedir/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Dedicated Server/Saves/Games'
docker run -di --name emp -p 30000:30000/udp -p 30001:30001/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 -e "STEAMCMD=...". Example: -e "STEAMCMD=+runscript /home/user/Steam/addmods.txt".

For more information about the dedicated server itself, refer to the wiki.