Palworld dedicated server

docker-compose.yml

version: '3.7'

services:
  palserver:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "8211:8211/udp"
    volumes:
      - "./palserver/server_home:/home/steam/palserver"
      - "./palserver/Steam:/home/steam/Steam"
    restart: unless-stopped

Dockerfile

# Dockerfile
FROM cm2network/steamcmd:latest

# Set environment variables for the container
ENV STEAMCMD_DIR=/home/steam/steamcmd
ENV SERVER_DIR=/home/steam/palserver

# Switch to user steam
USER steam

# Create server directory
RUN mkdir -p ${SERVER_DIR}

# Copy the entrypoint script into the image
COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh

# Expose the server port
EXPOSE 8211/udp

# Set the entrypoint to run the installation script
ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]

entrypoint.sh

#!/bin/bash
# entrypoint.sh

# Exit on error
set -e

# SteamCMD installation and server setup
STEAMCMD_DIR="/home/steam/steamcmd"
SERVER_DIR="/home/steam/palserver"
STEAMCMD="${STEAMCMD_DIR}/steamcmd.sh"

# Check if server is already installed; if not, install it
if [ ! -f "${SERVER_DIR}/PalServer.sh" ]; then
    echo "Installing PalServer..."
    ${STEAMCMD} +force_install_dir ${SERVER_DIR} +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
fi

# Start the server
echo "Starting PalServer..."
cd ${SERVER_DIR}
./PalServer.sh