A quick guide to a Docker powered dedicated server for 7 Days To Die
 
 

Preparations

Docker Engine
 

• Make shure Docker is installed

 
Port Forwardings
 
You need some port forwardings on your fire wall. The default ports are:
 

• 26900/TCP
• 8080/TCP
• 26900-26903/UDP

 
Persist Data
 
Create a directory for Steam, for the binaries and for the save game:
 
 

mkdir -p $HOME/7daystodie/srv
mkdir -p $HOME/7daystodie/data
mkdir -p $HOME/7daystodie/srvdata

 
 
 

Settings

Environment Variables (and their defaults)
 

• PORTTCP=26900
• PORTUDP=26900-26903
• PORTALLOCMOD=8080

 
Locations
 

• Server Files: $HOME/7daystodie/srv
• Server Files: $HOME/7daystodie/srvdata
• Save Files And Logs: $HOME/7daystodie/data
• Server Konfig File: $HOME/7daystodie/srv/serverconfig.xml
• Admin Konfig File: $HOME/7daystodie/data/Saves/serveradmin.xml

 
Mods
 
Just handle mods like on a ragular dedicatet server, but inside the directory: $HOME/7daystodie
 
 
 

Docker Run

Dirty
 
 

docker run --name 7daystodie -it --rm -e PORTTCP=26900 -e PORTUDP=26900-26903 -e PORTALLOCMOD=8080 -v $HOME/7daystodie/srv:/home/steam/server -v HOME/7daystodie/data:/home/steam/.local/share/7DaysToDie -v $HOME/7daystodie/srvdata:/home/steam/.config/unity3d -p 26900:26900/tcp -p 26900-26903:26900-26903/udp -p 8080:8080/tcp dockrbyter/7daystodie

 
 
Clean
 
 

docker run 
 --name 7daystodie \
 -it --rm \
 -e PORTTCP=26900 \
 -e PORTUDP=26900-26903 \
 -e PORTALLOCMOD=8080 \
 -v $HOME/7daystodie/srv:/home/steam/server \
 -v $HOME/7daystodie/data:/home/steam/.local/share/7DaysToDie \
 -v $HOME/7daystodie/srvdata:/home/steam/.config/unity3d \
 -p 26900:26900/tcp \
 -p 26900-26903:26900-26903/udp \
 -p 8080:8080/tcp \
dockrbyter/7daystodie

 
 
 

Docker Compose

Download
 

• Download Docker-Compose file – [githubusercontent.com] 
• Move the file to $HOME/7daystodie

 
docker-compose.yml
 
 

version: "3.9"
services:
 7daystodie:
 container_name: 7daystodie
 image: dockrbyter/7daystodie:latest
 environment:
 - PORTTCP=26900
 - PORTUDP=26900-26903
 - PORTALLOCMOD=8080
 volumes:
 - $HOME/7daystodie/srv:/home/steam/server
 - $HOME/7daystodie/data:/home/steam/.local/share/7DaysToDie
 - $HOME/7daystodie/srvdata:/home/steam/.config/unity3d
 ports:
 - "26900:26900/tcp"
 - "8080:8080/tcp"
 - "26900-26903:26900-26903/udp"

# Docker-Compose File: 7 Days To Die
# https://github.com/dockrbyter/GameServer/tree/master/Docker/Linux/7%20Days%20To%20Die - [github.com] 

 
 
Compose Up
 
 

cd $HOME/7daystodie
docker-compose up 

 
 
 

Links

• My other Steam guides – [steamcommunity.com] 
• Docker Hub Repo – [docker.com] 
• GitHub Dockerfile – [github.com] 
• GitHub Wiki – [github.com] 
• Dedicated Server Setup Valve – [valvesoftware.com] 
• Dedicated Server Setup Wiki – [fandom.com] 
• Community-Forum – [7daystodie.com] 
• Docker Setup – [docker.com] 

 
 

 
 
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