DayZ

DayZ dedicated server. Needs a Steam account that owns DayZ (Steam accounts page); maps like Chernarus, Livonia, Sakhal and Badlands come with the server download. Stable or experimental branch.

Settings

• Server name
• Map (mission) — Folder in mpmissions: dayzOffline.chernarusplus (Chernarus), dayzOffline.enoch (Livonia), dayzOffline.sakhal (Sakhal). The install log lists the missions of your download, including Badlands.
• Max players
• Join password — Empty for a public server.
• Admin password — For
• RCON password (BattlEye) — For RCON tools and the DayZ whitelist app.
• Workshop mods — Steam Workshop ids, separated by commas (the number in the item's URL), e.g. 1559212036,1564026768. Downloaded on install and update, loaded in this order; run Update after changing.
• Other mods — Uploaded mod folders separated by ;, e.g. @MyMod. Upload them (with their keys) via Files or SFTP.
• Server-side mods

Template

dayz.yaml · import it in the panel or add it from the catalogue.

# DayZ dedicated server, downloaded with the tenant's Steam account (the account must own DayZ).
id: dayz
name: DayZ
description: DayZ dedicated server. Needs a Steam account that owns DayZ (Steam accounts page); maps like Chernarus, Livonia, Sakhal and Badlands come with the server download. Stable or experimental branch.
architectures: [amd64]
images:
  - label: Steam runtime
    image: registry.audifire.ch/hosting-panel/runtime-images/steam:latest
startupMode: shell
# the Workshop mods first (as prepared by the install script), then the uploaded ones;
# exec: DayZ itself must get the stop signal, not the shell
startup: >-
  mods="";
  for id in $(echo "$WORKSHOP_MODS" | tr ',;' '  '); do [ -d "@$id" ] && mods="$mods@$id;"; done;
  exec ./DayZServer -config=serverDZ.cfg -port={{SERVER_PORT}} -profiles=profiles -BEpath=/home/container/battleye
  -doLogs -adminLog -netLog -freezecheck "-mod=$mods{{MODS}}" "-serverMod={{SERVER_MODS}}"
stop:
  signal: SIGINT
  timeoutSeconds: 60
ports:
  - role: game
    protocol: udp
    default: 2302
  - role: query
    protocol: udp
    default: 27016
    variable: QUERY_PORT
  - role: rcon
    protocol: udp
    default: 2305
    variable: RCON_PORT
steam:
  appId: "{{STEAM_APP}}"
  account: required
  # mods from the Steam Workshop: DayZ's items (app 221100), downloaded with the account
  workshop:
    appId: "221100"
    items: "{{WORKSHOP_MODS}}"
# players and map from the Steam query port
query:
  protocol: a2s
  port: query
# BattlEye RCon: the console's commands go over it (DayZ reads no commands from stdin)
rcon:
  protocol: battleye
  password: "{{env.RCON_PASSWORD}}"
  console: true
# starting points for the limits when creating a server; memory grows with the player slots
resources:
  memoryMb: 4096
  memoryPerPlayerMb: 32
  playersVariable: MAX_PLAYERS
  cpuPercent: 300
  diskMb: 20480
variables:
  - key: STEAM_APP
    name: Branch
    description: "223350: stable · 1042420: experimental. Reinstall after changing."
    default: "223350"
    visibility: admin
    rules: required|in:223350,1042420
  - key: SERVER_NAME
    name: Server name
    default: DayZ Server
    rules: required|string|max:60
  - key: MISSION
    name: Map (mission)
    description: "Folder in mpmissions: dayzOffline.chernarusplus (Chernarus), dayzOffline.enoch (Livonia), dayzOffline.sakhal (Sakhal). The install log lists the missions of your download, including Badlands."
    default: dayzOffline.chernarusplus
    rules: required|regex:/^[\w.-]+$/
  - key: MAX_PLAYERS
    name: Max players
    default: "60"
    rules: required|integer|between:1,127
  - key: SERVER_PASSWORD
    name: Join password
    description: Empty for a public server.
    visibility: secret
    rules: nullable|string|max:64
  - key: ADMIN_PASSWORD
    name: Admin password
    description: For #login in the in-game chat.
    visibility: secret
    rules: nullable|string|max:64
  - key: RCON_PASSWORD
    name: RCON password (BattlEye)
    description: For RCON tools and the DayZ whitelist app.
    visibility: secret
    rules: required|string|min:6|max:64
  - key: WORKSHOP_MODS
    name: Workshop mods
    description: "Steam Workshop ids, separated by commas (the number in the item's URL), e.g. 1559212036,1564026768. Downloaded on install and update, loaded in this order; run Update after changing."
    rules: nullable|regex:/^[0-9,; ]*$/
  - key: MODS
    name: Other mods
    description: "Uploaded mod folders separated by ;, e.g. @MyMod. Upload them (with their keys) via Files or SFTP."
    rules: nullable|string|max:1000
  - key: SERVER_MODS
    name: Server-side mods
    rules: nullable|string|max:1000
configFiles:
  - path: serverDZ.cfg
    parser: file
    values:
      - key: hostname =
        value: hostname = "{{env.SERVER_NAME}}";
      - key: password =
        value: password = "{{env.SERVER_PASSWORD}}";
      - key: passwordAdmin =
        value: passwordAdmin = "{{env.ADMIN_PASSWORD}}";
      - key: maxPlayers =
        value: maxPlayers = {{env.MAX_PLAYERS}};
      - key: steamQueryPort =
        value: steamQueryPort = {{env.QUERY_PORT}};
      - key: template=
        value: template="{{env.MISSION}}";
  - path: battleye/beserver_x64.cfg
    parser: file
    values:
      - key: RConPort
        value: RConPort {{env.RCON_PORT}}
      - key: RConPassword
        value: RConPassword {{env.RCON_PASSWORD}}
      - key: RestrictRCon
        value: RestrictRCon 0
install:
  image: registry.audifire.ch/hosting-panel/runtime-images/base:latest
  entrypoint: bash
  # also after updates: the Workshop mods are prepared again
  onUpdate: true
  script: |
    cd /mnt/server
    mkdir -p profiles battleye keys
    if [ ! -f DayZServer ]; then
      echo "DayZServer is missing: the Steam download failed (does the account own DayZ?)."
      exit 1
    fi
    chmod +x DayZServer
    # lines the panel keeps up to date on every start (it replaces existing lines)
    grep -q 'steamQueryPort' serverDZ.cfg || printf '\nsteamQueryPort = 27016;\n' >> serverDZ.cfg
    [ -f battleye/beserver_x64.cfg ] || printf 'RConPort 2305\nRConPassword changeme\nRestrictRCon 0\n' > battleye/beserver_x64.cfg
    # Workshop mods: @<id> folders with lowercase names (the Linux server needs them), made of hard
    # links to Steam's copy (no extra space, Steam's copy stays as downloaded); their keys into keys/
    workshop=steamapps/workshop/content/221100
    for dir in @[0-9]*; do [ -d "$dir" ] && rm -rf "$dir"; done
    for id in $(echo "${WORKSHOP_MODS:-}" | tr ',; ' '\n\n\n'); do
      if [ ! -d "$workshop/$id" ]; then echo "Workshop item $id was not downloaded (wrong id, or not a DayZ item?)."; continue; fi
      cp -al "$workshop/$id" "@$id"
      find "@$id" -depth -mindepth 1 -name '*[A-Z]*' | while read -r path; do
        lower="$(dirname "$path")/$(basename "$path" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
        [ -e "$lower" ] || mv -T "$path" "$lower"
      done
      find "@$id" -iname '*.bikey' -exec cp -f {} keys/ \;
      name=$(sed -n 's/^[[:space:]]*name[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*"\(.*\)".*/\1/p' "@$id/meta.cpp" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
      echo "Mod @$id: ${name:-unnamed}"
    done
    echo "Missions in mpmissions:"
    ls mpmissions 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^/  /' || echo "  none (the account must own DayZ for the official maps)"
    echo "DayZ installed."