Docker Server Setup - Longvinter Wiki

If you have any trouble following this guide, please send us a message on Discord. We are more than happy to help you out!

Requirements and Pre-requisites

GIT installed in your system
GIT LFS installed in your system
Docker and Docker-Compose installed in your system
Min. 2 GB RAM
Min. 64-bit Linux Operating System
Broadband internet connection
Router with the ability to port forward

Some ISPs might not allow you to port forward. In such case, we recommend you to purchase VPS / Dedicated Server services.

Setting up the Server

System Setup

Installing GIT and GIT Large file system

Ubuntu/Debian
Arch-Linux
Fedora

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git git-lfs

sudo pacman -Sy
sudo pacman -S git git-lfs

sudo yum update
sudo yum install git git-lfs

Installing Docker

Ubuntu/Debian
Fedora
Arch Linux

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
sudo systemctl start docker && sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker

sudo dnf -y install yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/fedora/docker-ce.repo
sudo dnf install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
sudo systemctl start docker && sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker

sudo paru -S --noconfirm --needed docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker

Configure Port-forwarding and Firewalls

In other tutorials it is asked to open the TCP Port, do not do it. Unreal Engine doesn’t use TCP connections.

If you are opening multiple servers on the same network, configure firewall accordingly.

IPTables
Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW)

sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 7777 -j ACCEPT

sudo ufw allow 7777/udp

Setting up the container

Downloading the container

git clone https://github.com/Uuvana-Studios/longvinter-docker-server.git

Creating the data directory

mkdir data
chown -R 1200:1200 data/

Configuring the server settings

Edit the docker-compose.yaml file to configure your server settings.

Configuration

Check our configuration page for detailed information.

Starting the container

docker-compose up -d

Server Maintenance

Stopping the container
Updating the container
Updating the Longvinter server

docker-compose down

git pull
docker-compose up -d --build

docker-compose restart

Running multiple Longvinter containers

To run multiple Longvinter containers on one Docker server, follow the Setting up the container steps again, but use a different directory for each new server:

git clone https://github.com/Uuvana-Studios/longvinter-docker-server.git new-name-here

Remember to change the server ports for each new container. However, note that changing ports is currently not officially supported by the game.

Getting Help

FAQ

Check our server FAQ page to find solutions for common issues.

Discord

Ask questions in our #dedicated-server-help channel located in our Discord server.

If you encounter any errors in this guide, please contact us on the Longvinter Discord.

​Requirements and Pre-requisites

​Setting up the Server

​Installing GIT and GIT Large file system

​Installing Docker

​Downloading the container

​Creating the data directory

​Configuring the server settings

Configuration

​Running multiple Longvinter containers

​Getting Help

FAQ

Discord

Requirements and Pre-requisites

Setting up the Server

Installing GIT and GIT Large file system

Installing Docker

Downloading the container

Creating the data directory

Configuring the server settings

Running multiple Longvinter containers

Getting Help