I got it working just fine on Proxmox container - Thanks for a great build!

[DeathGhosts]

first of all let me break it down into pieces as many seams to be using Proxmox, just as me so for those who are still struggeling with making the server work, i'll list down my successful approach.

On the proxmox i went into shell to download a template ubuntu-23.10-standard_23.10-1_amd64.tar.zst
to do so you'll need these lines:

Update Template list
pveam update

List avaliable templates
pveam available

Download the build you need, replacelocalwith your template storage area, tab works for auto-complete if you are uncertain of its spelling:

pveam download local ubuntu-23.10-standard_23.10-1_amd64.tar.zst

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Alright, i take it you have configured your container, and one thing in mind... for mine, i removed tick in "unprivileged container" upon creation.

For unprivileged container, follow current steps before installing!

en_US.UTF-8 needs to be present on the unpriv. container in order for steamcmd to use force_install_dir correctly.

• use following command:
  nano /etc/locale.gen

find # en_US.UTF-8 and remove the hashtag and leading space to only en_US.UTF-8

Save file using CTRL+S followed by exiting text editor with CTRL-X

use command locale-gen to update changes!

it will appear something like this if correctly done:

root@Gameserver:# locale-gen
Generating locales (this might take a while)...
en_US.UTF-8... done
Generation complete.
root@GameServer:#

If you did install this on an unpriv. container, there is a high risk that steamcmd have installed enshrouded in /root/.local/share/Steam/steamcmd

To remove it, use command: rm -r /root/.local/share/Steam/steamcmd/enshrouded/

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Ready to continue with install / updating system

from there its very important before you dive into the whole install that you do a proper update. a golden rule that i often tend to forget:
apt-get update

from there its all about getting git installed with the command:
apt-get install git

once completed you can start moving into where i cloned my files to.

cd //home && git clone https://github.com/PR3SIDENT/enshrouded-server.git

After that you also need to set your rights to use the installer as you don't have excecutable rights to the installer.
this line will take care of the rights and start the installer. the installer does take a while, so i created a snapshot after it completed before i went further.

cd //home/enshrouded-server && chmod 777 InstallServer.sh README.md && ./InstallServer.sh

from here you will be promted with servername, password and number of server limit 0-16

to start the server you'll use this line:

cd //home/steam/enshrouded && ./StartEnshroudedServer.sh

or

cd //home/steam/enshrouded && wine64 ./enshrouded_server.exe

once it say [Session] 'HostOnline' (up)! then you should be a happy camper!! only port forwarding is required and you can start enjoying the fine game..

to update the game, you'll need to navigate to the steamcmd where you add the normal launch command for apt_update etc.. OR
for unpriv container, i use this command that i built inside a simple "update.sh" file:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/games/steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows +force_install_dir /home/steam/enshrouded +login anonymous +app_update 2278520 +quit

i hope this breakdown works for you also as it did for me, i am very happy that i dont need a full VM just for hosting this game..
upon launch, it used 820Mb of ram vs 28Gb on a full VM and the container used 4 cores at around 30% load while the full VM had 12 cores with 50-60% load.

thanks for reading and again.. i hope this breakdown works for you also!!

//DeathGhosts

[maloycolbert]

I did this and it worked out great, thanks!

However, my server didnt show up on the list even after waiting the full time for the list to load and waiting over 10 minutes to ensure the server was properly finished booting. I realized that enshrouded had a small update recently, attempted to update the app by running the steamcmd and then app_update 2278520 validate and that broke the server.

Do I need to update the server files a different way due to it being on linux?

Im currently removing all the files and steam user and reinstalling and setting my IP address in the json to see if that mightve been the issue, so ill report back if it was not an un-updated enshrouded server file

EDIT: and on uninstalling and reinstalling, im now getting an InitGameServer error, so i guess it broke even more lol.

I will note, i didnt go through your first few steps as i dont have a proxmox server, i have my own dedicated machine in my living room running ubuntu

[DeathGhosts]

The ip address in the .json config file has to be 127.0.0.1 and steamCMD will sort the rest

[maloycolbert]

even if someones internal address isnt set at 127?

for instance, my internal is 192.168.x.x

[DeathGhosts]

My server has 127.0.0.1 and during init of the server, it pulls my external ip address. 92.x.x.x

[linkandzelda91]

Hey, which port(s) require forwarding?

[DeathGhosts]

Per default its 15636 and 15637 but these can be changed if you are planning to run multiple servers

[PlutoniumJones]

Signed in just to say thank you! I was having issues with I'm guessing the container being unprivileged. I remade the container following your instructions and it worked first try.

Also when port forwarding make sure you forward TCP and UDP!

[DeathGhosts]

For those following this thread, i have troubleshooted an issue with unprivileged containers and updated this guide with the solution to get it working and connectable. This is a step that needs to be done before installing. or else steamcmd will install enshrouded in /root/.local/share/Steam/steamcmd

To remove it, use command: rm -r /root/.local/share/Steam/steamcmd/enshrouded/

Thank you all for likes and emotes :)

[DeathGhosts]

Added streamcmd commandline update suggestion in guide for unpriv containers:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/games/steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows +force_install_dir /home/steam/enshrouded +login anonymous +app_update 2278520 +quit