Donimax / theforest-docker

Docker container to easily provision and manage the forest dedicated server with wine

Docker - TheForest Dedicated Server

This includes a TheForest 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 dont 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 SERVERSTEAMACCOUNT)
3. Create 2 directories on your Dockernode (/srv/tfds/steamcmd and /srv/tfds/game)
4. Start the container with the following examples:

Bash:

docker run --rm -i -t -e 'SERVERSTEAMACCOUNT=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 /opt/docker/theforest:/config --name theforest-docker donimax/theforest-docker:latest
or
docker run --rm -i -t -e 'SERVERSTEAMACCOUNT=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/config:/config --name theforest-docker donimax/theforest-docker:latest

Docker-Compose:

version: "3.7"
services:
  the-forest-server-01:
    container_name: the-forest-server-01
    image: donimax/theforest-docker:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 8766:8766/tcp
      - 8766:8766/udp
      - 27015:27015/tcp
      - 27015:27015/udp
      - 27016:27016/tcp
      - 27016:27016/udp
    volumes:
      - '/opt/docker/theforest/config:/config'
    environment:
      - SERVERSTEAMACCOUNT=bal

Environment variables

Env	default	description
TIMEZONE	Europe/Berlin	Timezone
PUID	1000	puid
PGID	1000	pgid
STEAMAPPID	556450	steamappid
SERVERIP	0.0.0.0	Server IP address
SERVERSTEAMPORT	8766	Steam Communication Port
SERVERGAMEPORT	27015	Game Communication Port
SERVERQUERYPORT	27016	Query Communication Port
SERVERNAME	the-forest-server-01	Server display name
SERVERPLAYERS	8	Maximum number of players
ENABLEVA	on	Enable VAC
SERVERPASSWORD		Server password. Blank means no password. It is recommended to have a password to prevent griefers.
SERVERPASSWORDADMIN		Server administration password. Blank means no password.
SERVERSTEAMACCOUNT		Don't leave this blank or use your actual Steam account name.The Forest App ID number is 242760. DO NOT SHARE THIS CODE!
SERVERAUTOSAVEINTERVAL	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
INITTYPE	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.
SHOWLOGS	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.
SERVERCONTACT	[e-mail]	Contact email for server admin. Not required.
VEGANMODE	off	No enemies if switched off. Options are veganMode on or veganMode off.
VEGETARIANMODE	off	No enemies during day time. Options are vegetarianMode on or vegetarianMode off.
RESETHOLESMODE	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
TREEREGROWMODE	off	Regrow 10% of cut down trees when sleeping. Options are treeRegrowMode on or treeRegrowMode off
ALLOWBUILDINGDESTRUCTION	on	Allow building destruction. Options are allowBuildingDestruction on or allowBuildingDestruction off
ALLOWENEMIESCREATIVEMODE	off	Allow enemies in creative games. Options are allowEnemiesCreativeMode on or allowEnemiesCreativeMode off.
ALLOWCHEAT	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.
REALISTICPLAYERDAMAGE	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