Enshrouded is a game of survival, crafting, and Action RPG combat, set within a sprawling voxel-based continent. As you journey across the mountains and deserts of an open world, you are free to choose your path and shape your destiny.
Here's what you need to run a Enshrouded dedicated server.
Small server, 1-4 players
Medium server, 4-8 players
Large server, 8-16 players
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The full manual process to host a Enshrouded 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 Enshrouded 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="16" export AUTO_UPDATE="1" export VALIDATE="0" # Pull the container image docker pull ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/steamcmd:proton
Download the Enshrouded dedicated server using Steam App ID 2278520.
# Download Enshrouded server files (App ID: 2278520) /opt/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh \ +force_install_dir /opt/gameserver \ +login anonymous \ +app_update 2278520 validate \ +quit
Enshrouded requires 2 ports to be open for game traffic and queries.
sudo ufw allow 15636/both sudo ufw allow 15637/udp
Start the Enshrouded server using the configuration from Step 1.
Create the startup script
# Create the startup script cat > /opt/gameserver/start.sh << 'EOF' #!/bin/bash # 1. Prepare Logs mkdir -p ./logs touch ./logs/enshrouded_server.log # 2. Setup Proton Environment export HOME=/home/container export STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH="/home/container" export STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="/home/container/steamapps/compatdata/2278520" # 3. Create Compat Data Path mkdir -p "" # 4. Check for binary existence if [ ! -f "./enshrouded_server.exe" ]; then echo "CRITICAL ERROR: enshrouded_server.exe not found!" exit 1 fi # 5. Launch with LD_PRELOAD fix LD_PRELOAD="" proton run ./enshrouded_server.exe & ENS_PID=$! # 6. Monitor and Tail tail -c0 -F ./logs/enshrouded_server.log --pid= EOF chmod +x /opt/gameserver/start.sh
Run the container
docker run -d \ --name enshrouded-server \ -p 15636:15636/both \ -p 15637:15637/udp \ -e MAX_PLAYERS="16" \ -e AUTO_UPDATE="1" \ -e VALIDATE="0" \ -v /opt/gameserver:/opt/gameserver \ -w /opt/gameserver \ ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/steamcmd:proton \ ./start.sh
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