Setup

Install

• Java
• Tomcat
• RCON
• SteamCMD

Configure .bash_profile

• Copy this into .bash_profile

Setup static IP address: currently 26

Use steamCMD to install Ark.
https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_server_setup
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Automating_SteamCMD

Setup directory for saved games. Setup directory for backups (manual backups, but good to know where you're putting stuff) Setup directory for scripts. -- Ideally try to set these up in a way that makes it easy to copy from system to system if needed.

Put server_start.sh into [server location]/Ark_Server/ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux Put Start_Projects.sh in home directory -- edit Start_Projects.sh to point to desired location of .jar file

UI folder goes into /Web/tomcat*/webapps in a folder named servercontroller-ui -- should be filled with ico, html, css, and js files

Place rcon.c into home directory.

Configure ports on server and on router.

• 27020 for rcon, 27015 for Ark.

Create links to server_start.sh and 'Update Servers'