🦖 ARK: Survival Ascended – Single Server Installer (Proxmox / LXC)

This repository provides a Bash script to install and run ARK: Survival Ascended on Linux using SteamCMD + Proton GE, fully managed by systemd.

The main objective is to run one ARK server per LXC container in order to achieve:

• 🧱 Clean isolation
• 📉 Easy CPU / RAM / disk limits
• 💾 Predictable disk usage (less than 20 GB per server)
• 📦 Simple scaling on Proxmox

This project is designed for self-hosters, homelab setups, and Proxmox users.

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✅ Requirements

• 🐧 Debian 13
• 🌐 curl installed
• 📦 Debian 13 LXC container (tested)

⚠️ Each LXC container must host only one ARK server.

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🚀 Installation

Run the installer directly:

Run it inside Debian 13 LXC

apt update && apt upgrade -y && apt install curl -y
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DragoQC/ASA_SingleServer_Proxmox_Script/main/asa-install-single-server.sh)"

ℹ️ Note
SteamCMD may occasionally fail on the first run.
If that happens, simply run the command again.

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✨ Features

• One server per LXC
• systemd managed service
• Automatic restart on crash
• Automatic update on service restart
• Optional cluster support
• Mod support via config file
• Clean and simple file layout
• Example Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini included

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📁 Directory Layout

/opt/asa/
├── start-asa.sh
├── server-config/
│   └── asa.env
├── server-files/
├── steamcmd/
├── GE-Proton10-4/
└── cluster/

⚙️ Configuration

All user configuration is done in:

/opt/asa/server-config/asa.env

Example

MAP_NAME=TheIsland_WP
SERVER_NAME="ARK ASA Server"
MAX_PLAYERS=20

GAME_PORT=7777
QUERY_PORT=27015
RCON_PORT=27020

MOD_IDS="123456789,987654321"

CLUSTER_ID=""
CLUSTER_DIR="/opt/asa/cluster"

EXTRA_ARGS="-NoBattlEye -crossplay"

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Apply changes

Run the following command:

systemctl restart asa

🧬 Cluster Support (Optional)

Cluster support is disabled by default.

To enable it

Mount the same shared directory on each server:

/opt/asa/cluster

Edit asa.env and set:

CLUSTER_ID=mycluster

CLUSTER_DIR=/opt/asa/cluster

Restart the service:

systemctl restart asa

Players will be able to transfer characters, dinos, and items between maps.

🔄 Updating the Server

No manual update command is required.

Every time you run:

systemctl restart asa

The server will:

Stop
Check for updates via SteamCMD
Validate files
Start again

🛠️ Service Commands

• Start the server:

systemctl start asa

• Stop the server:

systemctl stop asa

• Restart the server:

systemctl restart asa

📜 Logs

Check service status:
systemctl status asa
Follow live logs:
journalctl -u asa -f

⚠️ Notes

Restarting the service can take 1–2 minutes due to SteamCMD checks Do not run multiple servers from the same install directory

❓ Why This Exists

• ARK ASA is Windows-only
• Proton works well
• Game panels overcomplicate simple infrastructure
• Linux deserves clean, scriptable tooling

❤️ Credits

• Valve – SteamCMD
• GloriousEggroll – Proton GE
• Wildcard – ARK: Survival Ascended
• You – for hosting your own servers