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Here's what you need to run a TeamSpeak 3 dedicated server.
Small server, 2-32 users
Medium server, 32-128 users
Large server, 128-512 users
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Set your server settings, then install Docker, and pull the TeamSpeak 3 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 TS_VERSION="latest" export MAX_PLAYERS="32" # Pull the container image docker pull ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:debian
TeamSpeak 3 uses a custom install script to download and configure the server files.
#!/bin/ash
# TeamSpeak 3 Server Installation Script
if [ -z "${TS_VERSION}" ] || [ "${TS_VERSION}" = "latest" ]; then
TS_VERSION=$(curl -sSL https://teamspeak.com/versions/server.json | jq -r '.linux.x86_64.version')
fi
cd /opt/gameserver
echo "Downloading TeamSpeak 3 server v${TS_VERSION} (linux_amd64)..."
curl -L "http://files.teamspeak-services.com/releases/server/${TS_VERSION}/teamspeak3-server_linux_amd64-${TS_VERSION}.tar.bz2" | tar -xvj --strip-components=1
# Accept license agreement
touch .ts3server_license_accepted
# Pre-seed ts3server.ini if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -f ts3server.ini ]; then
echo "Creating default ts3server.ini..."
cat > ts3server.ini << 'EOF'
machine_id=
default_voice_port=9987
voice_ip=0.0.0.0
filetransfer_port=30033
filetransfer_ip=0.0.0.0
query_port=10011
query_ip=0.0.0.0
query_ip_allowlist=query_ip_allowlist.txt
query_ip_denylist=query_ip_denylist.txt
dbplugin=ts3db_sqlite3
dbsqlpath=sql/
dbsqlcreatepath=create_sqlite/
dbpluginparameter=
dbconnections=10
logpath=logs
logquerycommands=0
dbclientkeepdays=90
logappend=0
query_ssh_ip=0.0.0.0
query_ssh_port=10022
virtualserver_maxclients=32
EOF
fi
# Seed query IP allowlist so monitoring can query without auth
if [ ! -f query_ip_allowlist.txt ]; then
echo "Creating query_ip_allowlist.txt..."
printf '0.0.0.0/0\n' > query_ip_allowlist.txt
fi
# Seed empty denylist
if [ ! -f query_ip_denylist.txt ]; then
touch query_ip_denylist.txt
fi
echo "TeamSpeak 3 installation complete."TeamSpeak 3 requires 3 ports to be open for game traffic and queries.
sudo ufw allow 9987/udp sudo ufw allow 30033/tcp sudo ufw allow 10011/tcp
Start the TeamSpeak 3 server using the configuration from Step 1.
docker run -d \ --name teamspeak3-server \ -p 9987:9987/udp \ -p 30033:30033/tcp \ -p 10011:10011/tcp \ -e TS_VERSION="latest" \ -e MAX_PLAYERS="32" \ -v /opt/gameserver:/opt/gameserver \ -w /opt/gameserver \ ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:debian \ ./ts3server inifile=ts3server.ini license_accepted=1
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