Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a medieval action RPG with large-scale battles. Host dedicated multiplayer servers with game modes like Team Deathmatch, Siege, Skirmish, Captain, Duel, Battle, and Free-For-All. Requires a server auth token generated in-game.
Here's what you need to run a Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord dedicated server.
Small server, 1-30 players
Medium server, 30-60 players
Large server, 60-120 players
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The full manual process to host a Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord dedicated server on a VPS. Or install GameCP on your own computer and skip all of this.
Set your server settings, then install Docker, SteamCMD, and pull the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord 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 # Install SteamCMD sudo mkdir -p /opt/steamcmd curl -sqL "https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz" | sudo tar zxvf - -C /opt/steamcmd # Server configuration export MAX_PLAYERS="120" export WELCOME_MESSAGE="Welcome to the server!" export GAME_TYPE="TeamDeathmatch" export FRIENDLY_DAMAGE="false" export MAP_TIME_LIMIT="600" export ROUND_TIME_LIMIT="120" export WARMUP_TIME_LIMIT="120" export NUM_ROUNDS="3" export AUTO_UPDATE="1" # Pull the container image docker pull ghcr.io/gamecp/runtimes:wine-vcrun
Download the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord dedicated server using Steam App ID 1863440.
# Download Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord server files (App ID: 1863440) /opt/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh \ +force_install_dir /opt/gameserver \ +login anonymous \ +app_update 1863440 validate \ +quit
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord requires 1 port to be open for game traffic and queries.
sudo ufw allow 7210/udp
Start the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord server using the configuration from Step 1.
Create the startup script
# Create the startup script cat > /opt/gameserver/start.sh << 'EOF' # Wine prefix, Mono, and vcrun 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=$! sleep 1 export DISPLAY=:99 echo 'Starting Bannerlord server...' cd /home/container/bin/Win64_Shipping_Server/ wine DedicatedCustomServer.Starter.exe /port 7210 /dedicatedcustomserverauthtoken "" /dedicatedcustomserverconfigfile server_config.txt /DisableErrorReporting _MODULES_*Native*Multiplayer*_MODULES_ 2>&1 WINE_EXIT=$? 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-bannerlord-server \ -p 7210:7210/udp \ -e MAX_PLAYERS="120" \ -e WELCOME_MESSAGE="Welcome to the server!" \ -e GAME_TYPE="TeamDeathmatch" \ -e FRIENDLY_DAMAGE="false" \ -e MAP_TIME_LIMIT="600" \ -e ROUND_TIME_LIMIT="120" \ -e WARMUP_TIME_LIMIT="120" \ -e NUM_ROUNDS="3" \ -e AUTO_UPDATE="1" \ -v /opt/gameserver:/opt/gameserver \ -w /opt/gameserver \ ghcr.io/gamecp/runtimes:wine-vcrun \ ./start.sh
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