Host a ARK: Survival Ascended Dedicated Server

# Create the startup script
cat > /opt/gameserver/start.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash

# Setup Proton environment
export HOME=/home/container
export STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH="/home/container"
export STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="/home/container/steamapps/compatdata/2430930"
mkdir -p ""

# Tell EOS our public IP (required for non-standard ports)
export EOS_OVERRIDE_HOST_IP=

# Graceful shutdown function
rmv() {
echo 'Saving world and shutting down...'
rcon -t rcon -a 127.0.0.1:27020 -p saveworld 2>/dev/null
rcon -t rcon -a 127.0.0.1:27020 -p DoExit 2>/dev/null
wait 2>/dev/null
echo 'Server closed.'
exit 0
}
trap rmv 15 2

# Build optional flags
OPTIONAL_FLAGS=''
[ -z "" ] || OPTIONAL_FLAGS=" -mods="
[ "1" == "1" ] || OPTIONAL_FLAGS=" -NoBattlEye"
[ "1" == "0" ] || OPTIONAL_FLAGS=" -ServerPVE"

# Seed log file for tail
mkdir -p ./ShooterGame/Saved/Logs
touch ./ShooterGame/Saved/Logs/ShooterGame.log

# Start the server (Proton handles Wine layer)
LD_PRELOAD="" proton run ./ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64/ArkAscendedServer.exe \
TheIsland_WP?listen?MaxPlayers=?SessionName=""?Port=7777?QueryPort=?RCONPort=27020?RCONEnabled=True?ServerPassword=""?ServerAdminPassword="" \
-port=7777 \
-queryport= \
-PublicIPForEpic= \
-PublicIP= \
-Multihome=0.0.0.0 \
-WinLiveMaxPlayers= \
-oldconsole \
-servergamelog \
&
ARK_PID=$!

# Tail the game log so GameCP console captures output
tail -c0 -F ./ShooterGame/Saved/Logs/ShooterGame.log --pid= &

# Wait for the server process
wait
EOF
chmod +x /opt/gameserver/start.sh