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Chart\nThis Docker image provides a [Valheim](https://www.valheimgame.com/) dedicated game server.\nYou will find here also a [Helm Chart](https://helm.sh/) for running a Valheim dedicated server on [Kubernetes container orchestration system](https://kubernetes.io/).\n\nMy automation checks the [Valheim public branch](https://steamdb.info/app/896660/depots/?branch=public) every\nnight. If a new release was published by [Iron Gate Studios](https://irongate.se/), a new Docker image will be built\nwith this new version. Just use the `latest` tag and you will always have an up-to-date Docker image. No need to\nmanually run any server updates and mess around with your Docker image. It's that simple. :smiley:\n\nHave a look at the [docker compose example](examples/docker-compose/compose.yaml) and\n[its documentation](examples/docker-compose#automated-server-updates).\nThere you can see how a server update can be automated with a simple script.\n\nKudus to:\n* [@jonakoudijs](https://github.com/jonakoudijs) for providing the [Steamcmd Docker image](https://github.com/steamcmd/docker) which is used here\n\n**Docker Hub:** https://hub.docker.com/r/pfeiffermax/valheim-dedicated-server\n\n**GitHub Repository:** https://github.com/max-pfeiffer/valheim-dedicated-server-docker-helm\n\n## Usage\n### Configuration\nYou can append all [Valheim console commands](https://www.valheimgame.com/support/a-guide-to-dedicated-servers/) as commands\nwhen running `valheim_server.x86_64` binary. Use the regular syntax like `-name ValheimServer` or `-public 1`.\n\nAs the Valheim server is running in the Docker container as a stateless application, you want to have all stateful server\ndata (config, saves, etc.) stored in a [Docker volume](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/)\nwhich is persisted **outside** the container. This can be configured with `-savedir`: you can specify the\ndirectory where this data is stored. You need to make sure that this directory is mounted on\na [Docker Volume](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/).\n\nThis is especially important because you need to update the Valheim server image every month when\n[Iron Gate Studios](https://irongate.se/) releases a new software update. When you use a\n[Docker volume](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/) to store the `-savedir`, all the data is still intact.\n\n### Docker Run\nFor testing purposes, you can fire up a Docker container like this:\n```shell\ndocker run -it --publish 2456:2456/udp pfeiffermax/valheim-dedicated-server:latest -name ValheimServer -world NewWorld -password supersecret -public 0\n```\n\n### Docker Compose\nPlease have a look at the [docker compose example](examples/docker-compose/README.md).\n\n## Helm chart\nIf you would like to run the Valheim server in your [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) cluster, I provide a\n[Helm chart](https://helm.sh/) you could use: [https://max-pfeiffer.github.io/valheim-dedicated-server-docker-helm](https://max-pfeiffer.github.io/valheim-dedicated-server-docker-helm)\n\nThere is also [documentation available](charts/valheim/README.md) for that Helm chart.\n\nIf you want to run your Valheim server on bare metal Kubernetes, check out\n[my blog article](https://max-pfeiffer.github.io/blog/hosting-game-servers-on-bare-metal-kubernetes-with-kube-vip.html)\non how to do that using [kube-vip](https://kube-vip.io/).\n\n## Additional Information Sources\n* [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/896660/info/)\n* [Official Valheim dedicated server guide](https://www.valheimgame.com/support/a-guide-to-dedicated-servers/)\n* [Valheim dedictated server Fandom Wiki](https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_servers)\n\n## Other Game Server Projects\n* [Rust dedicated server](https://github.com/max-pfeiffer/rust-game-server-docker)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmax-pfeiffer%2Fvalheim-dedicated-server-docker-helm","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmax-pfeiffer%2Fvalheim-dedicated-server-docker-helm","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmax-pfeiffer%2Fvalheim-dedicated-server-docker-helm/lists"}