{"id":2627,"date":"2016-09-01T17:57:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T21:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globo.tech\/learning-center\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2017-11-24T16:43:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T21:43:12","slug":"install-ark-survival-evolved-server-centos-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globo.tech\/learning-center\/install-ark-survival-evolved-server-centos-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install ARK Survival Evolved server on CentOS 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to install ARK Survival Evolved server on CentOS 7<\/h1>\n
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Ark: Survival Evolved<\/a> is a popular action game that features survival-themed crafting, combat, and most notably, the ability to tame and ride dinosaurs. Ark: Survival Evolved must be played using specific servers. This guide will walk you through the steps of setting up this server on CentOS 7.<\/p>\n

Getting started<\/h2>\n

In order to install Ark: Survival Evolved server’s software, you will need the following:
\n\u2022 1 Node (loud Server<\/b><\/a> or Dedicated Server<\/b><\/a>) running a clean installation of CentOS 7.
\n\u2022 All commands must be entered as root with the exception of some performed by a user that we will create specifically for running Steam.
\n\u2022 2 vCores and 6GB RAM. These are the minimum requirements for an Ark server that can handle up to 10 users.<\/p>\n

Tutorial<\/h2>\n

The very first step is to update your system. This is also the time to install the basic dependencies.
\nyum update -y
\nyum install nano wget tar glibc.i686 libgcc.i686 libstdc++.i686 -y<\/code><\/p>\n

Create an user specifically to access the Steam related content you’ll need for installation. It’s unsafe to use the root user for this purpose.
\nadduser -s \/usr\/sbin\/nologin steam<\/code><\/p>\n

Let’s make some quick preparations to your system before installation. First, for the purposes of the server, you’ll need to increase the amount of simultaneous system files that can be opened by altering sysctl.conf.
\necho \"fs.file-max=100000\" >> \/etc\/sysctl.conf
\nsysctl -p<\/code><\/p>\n

Then, alter the system limits configuration file with the following:
\necho \"* soft nofile 1000000\" >> \/etc\/security\/limits.conf
\necho \"* hard nofile 1000000\" >> \/etc\/security\/limits.conf<\/code><\/p>\n

Finally, enable the PAM limits module on the system to prepare it for use as a multiuser server.
\necho \"session required pam_limits.so\" >> \/etc\/pam.d\/system-auth<\/code><\/p>\n

Now you can proceed with the installation of the Ark: Survival Evolved server.
\ncd \/home\/steam
\n\/home\/steam# su -s \/bin\/bash steam
\nwget https:\/\/steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net\/client\/installer\/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
\ntar -zxvf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
\nrm steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
\n.\/steamcmd.sh<\/code><\/p>\n

After entering the Steam command line interface, type this command to install Ark game server.
\nlogin anonymous
\nforce_install_dir .\/arkserver
\napp_update 376030 validate<\/code><\/p>\n

You will have to wait while the server software downloads. This can take a variable amount of time depending on your connection, but you are done once you see the following.
\nUpdate state (0x61) downloading, progress: 99.95 (3222988684 \/ 3224465090)
\nSuccess! App '376030' fully installed.<\/code><\/p>\n

Now that the server is installed, exit the command line interface with quit.<\/p>\n

Switch over to the root user so you can set up the server configuration.<\/p>\n

In order for the Ark server to automatically start on boot, you can create an init script. This is what you will name it:
\nnano \/etc\/systemd\/system\/arkserver.service<\/code><\/p>\n

And now, simply add the following content to the file: (Make sure that the ExecStart line corresponds to what you had in the previous file)
\n[Unit]
\nDescription=ARK Survival Server
\n[Service]
\nType=simple
\nUser=steam
\nGroup=steam
\nRestart=on-failure
\nRestartSec=5
\nStartLimitInterval=60s
\nStartLimitBurst=3
\nExecStart=\/home\/steam\/arkserver\/ShooterGame\/Binaries\/Linux\/ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen?SessionName=?ServerPassword=?ServerAdminPassword= -server -log
\nExecStop=killall -TERM srcds_linux
\n[Install]
\nWantedBy=multi-user.target<\/code><\/p>\n

Now start the Ark server, and enable it to start on boot.
\nsystemctl --system daemon-reload
\nsystemctl start arkserver.service
\nsystemctl enable arkserver.service<\/code><\/p>\n

Use systemctl to verify that the server is actually running. Here’s the command you should use, and an example of expected output:
\nsteam@ark-node:~$ service arkserver status<\/code>
\n? arkserver.service - ARK Survival Server
\n Loaded: loaded (\/etc\/systemd\/system\/arkserver.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
\n Active: active (running) since Fri 2016-08-12 23:57:27 UTC; 3s ago
\n Main PID: 27027 (ShooterGameServ)
\n CGroup: \/system.slice\/arkserver.service
\n ??27027 \/home\/steam\/arkserver\/ShooterGame\/Binaries\/Linux\/ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen?SessionName..<\/code><\/p>\n

Adjust the firewall rules from the default settings. (If you have already altered the firewall in some way, you may need to make further adjustments.) You’ll have to open up these ports to allow traffic to flow to and from the Ark server:
\nfirewall-cmd --add-port=27015\/udp
\nfirewall-cmd --add-port=7777\/udp
\nfirewall-cmd --add-port=32330\/tcp<\/code><\/p>\n

This is what each port is for:
\n\u2022\tUDP 27015: Query port for Steam’s server browser
\n\u2022\tUDP 7777: Game client port
\n\u2022\tTCP 32330: RCON for remote console server access (optional)<\/p>\n

Here’s an equivalent command you can use with iptables, if you prefer:
\niptables -A INPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 27015 --dport 1025:65355 -j ACCEPT
\niptables -A INPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 7777 --dport 1025:65355 -j ACCEPT
\niptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --sport 32330 --dport 1025:65355 -j ACCEPT<\/code><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

Installation is now complete. If you’ve set it up properly, you should now be able to host games of Ark: Survival of the Fittest for up to 10 players. Add more vCores and RAM to enable even more players to join your server. <\/p>\n

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