
Mount & Blade: Warband is a medieval action RPG featuring intense combat and large-scale battles. Host multiplayer servers with modules like Native, Napoleonic Wars, and community mods. Supports up to 200 players depending on module and hardware.
Here's what you need to run a Mount & Blade: Warband dedicated server.
Small server, 1-16 players
Medium server, 16-64 players
Large server, 64-200 players
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Set your server settings, then install Docker, and pull the Mount & Blade: Warband container image.
# Update system and install Docker sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y docker.io sudo systemctl enable --now docker # Create game server directory sudo mkdir -p /opt/gameserver # Server configuration export SERVER_NAME="GameCP Warband Server" export MAX_PLAYERS="32" export MODULE="Native" export WELCOME_MESSAGE="Welcome to the server!" # Pull the container image docker pull ghcr.io/gamecp/runtimes:wine-base
Mount & Blade: Warband uses a custom install script to download and configure the server files.
#!/bin/bash
apt update
apt install -y wget dos2unix curl
cd /opt/gameserver/
MODULE=${MODULE:-Native}
echo "======================================="
echo "Installing M&B Warband Dedicated Server"
echo "Module: $MODULE"
echo "======================================="
# Download dedicated server files
# The Warband dedicated server is distributed as a standalone download
if [ ! -f /opt/gameserver/mb_warband_dedicated.exe ]; then
echo "Downloading Warband dedicated server files..."
wget -q "https://files.rowe.sh/pterodactyl/mb-warband/mb-warband-links.sh" -O mb-warband-links.sh
chmod +x mb-warband-links.sh
MODULE_BASE_LINK=$(./mb-warband-links.sh link "$MODULE" base)
MODULE_LINK=$(./mb-warband-links.sh link "$MODULE" mod)
if [ -z "$MODULE_LINK" ]; then
echo "ERROR: Module '$MODULE' was mistyped or is not currently supported."
echo "Available modules:"
./mb-warband-links.sh modules
rm -f mb-warband-links.sh
exit 1
fi
# Install base server files if needed
if [ -n "$MODULE_BASE_LINK" ]; then
echo "Downloading base server files..."
wget -qO- $MODULE_BASE_LINK | tar xvz --strip-components=1
fi
# Install module files
echo "Downloading module files for $MODULE..."
wget -qO- $MODULE_LINK | tar xvz --strip-components=1
rm -f mb-warband-links.sh
echo "Server files downloaded successfully."
else
echo "Server files already exist, skipping download."
fi
# Create default config if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -f /opt/gameserver/Config.txt ]; then
# Check for sample config first
if [ -f /opt/gameserver/${MODULE}_Sample_Config.txt ]; then
cp -f /opt/gameserver/${MODULE}_Sample_Config.txt /opt/gameserver/Config.txt
echo "Copied sample config for module: $MODULE"
else
cat > /opt/gameserver/Config.txt << 'CONFIG_EOF'
set_pass
set_pass_admin admin
set_server_name GameCP Warband Server
set_welcome_message Welcome to the server!
set_max_players 32 32
set_port 7240
set_map random_small
set_combat_speed 2
set_friendly_fire 1
set_control_block_dir 0
set_melee_combat_difficulty 0
set_add_to_game_servers_list 1
set_max_teamkills_before_kick 0
set_auto_team_balance_limit 8
set_team_point_limit 300
set_round_max_seconds 600
set_force_default_armor 0
CONFIG_EOF
echo "Created default server config."
fi
dos2unix /opt/gameserver/Config.txt 2>/dev/null
fi
echo "======================================="
echo "Installation completed successfully."
echo "======================================="Mount & Blade: Warband requires 2 ports to be open for game traffic and queries.
sudo ufw allow 7240/udp sudo ufw allow 7241/udp
Start the Mount & Blade: Warband server using the configuration from Step 1.
Create the startup script
# Create the startup script cat > /opt/gameserver/start.sh << 'EOF' # Wine prefix, Mono are pre-baked in the Docker image at /opt/wine-prefix # Copy pre-baked prefix on first boot (fast local copy vs 10min download) if [ ! -f /home/container/.wine/system.reg ]; then echo 'Restoring pre-baked Wine prefix...' cp -a /opt/wine-prefix /home/container/.wine [ -d /opt/wine-cache ] && cp -a /opt/wine-cache /home/container/.cache echo 'Wine prefix restored.' fi # Fix Wine HOME ownership issue export HOME=/tmp/wine-home mkdir -p /tmp/wine-home export WINEPREFIX=/home/container/.wine # Start persistent Xvfb (NOT xvfb-run -- Wine forks and xvfb-run kills display) rm -f /tmp/.X*-lock 2>/dev/null mkdir -p /tmp/.X11-unix 2>/dev/null || true Xvfb :99 -screen 0 640x480x24 -ac 2>&1 & XVFB_PID=$! sleep 1 export DISPLAY=:99 echo 'Starting Mount & Blade: Warband server...' rm -f ./rgl_log.txt wine /home/container/mb_warband_dedicated.exe -r Config.txt -m Native 2>&1 & WINE_PID=$! # Wait for Warband to create its log file, then tail it (s=0; while true; do sleep 3; s=); echo " Waiting for server... (s)"; done) & HEARTBEAT=$! for i in ; do if [ -f ./rgl_log.txt ]; then echo "Log file detected after s" break fi sleep 1 done kill 2>/dev/null; wait 2>/dev/null if [ -f ./rgl_log.txt ]; then tail -F ./rgl_log.txt & TAIL_PID=$! else echo 'WARNING: rgl_log.txt was not created after 60s' echo 'Wine processes:' ps aux | grep -i wine || true TAIL_PID="" fi wait WINE_EXIT=$? [ -n "" ] && kill 2>/dev/null kill 2>/dev/null echo "Server exited with code: " EOF chmod +x /opt/gameserver/start.sh
Run the container
docker run -d \ --name mount-blade-warband-server \ -p 7240:7240/udp \ -p 7241:7241/udp \ -e SERVER_NAME="GameCP Warband Server" \ -e MAX_PLAYERS="32" \ -e MODULE="Native" \ -e WELCOME_MESSAGE="Welcome to the server!" \ -v /opt/gameserver:/opt/gameserver \ -w /opt/gameserver \ ghcr.io/gamecp/runtimes:wine-base \ ./start.sh
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