A bash script to check if your Don't Starve Together Dedicated Server is up-to-date every minute, and to update it automatically.
This script is originally intended for vanilla servers, it doesn't auto update modded dedicated servers.
Only works on GNU/Linux. Tested on Debian 12 and higher.
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sad-theFaceless/DST_DedicatedServer_AutoUpdate/main/DST_DedicatedServer_AutoUpdate.sh && chmod +x DST_DedicatedServer_AutoUpdate.sh- cron & screen
sudo apt install -y cron screen- steamcmd
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y software-properties-common
sudo apt-add-repository -y contrib
sudo apt-add-repository -y non-free
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386;sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y libstdc++6:i386 libgcc1:i386 libcurl4-gnutls-dev:i386 lib32gcc-s1
sudo apt install -y steamcmd- python3 steam[client] package
sudo python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -U steam[client]- Launch your DST Dedicated Server(s) at least once, thanks to the Klei's script file.
Recommended version of the file (taking into account steamcmd's global install):
#!/bin/bash
cluster_name="$SERVER_NAME" # Cluster's directory name
dontstarve_dir="$HOME/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether"
install_dir="$dontstarve_dir/.dontstarvetogether_dedicated_server"
function fail()
{
echo Error: "$@" >&2
exit 1
}
function check_for_file()
{
if [ ! -e "$1" ]; then
fail "Missing file: $1"
fi
}
check_for_file "$dontstarve_dir/$cluster_name/cluster.ini"
check_for_file "$dontstarve_dir/$cluster_name/cluster_token.txt"
check_for_file "$dontstarve_dir/$cluster_name/Master/server.ini"
check_for_file "$dontstarve_dir/$cluster_name/Caves/server.ini"
check_for_file "$install_dir/bin64"
cd "$install_dir/bin64" || fail
run_shared=(./dontstarve_dedicated_server_nullrenderer_x64)
run_shared+=(-console)
run_shared+=(-cluster "$cluster_name")
run_shared+=(-monitor_parent_process $$)
"${run_shared[@]}" -shard Caves | sed 's/^/Caves: /' &
"${run_shared[@]}" -shard Master | sed 's/^/Master: /'^ Replace $SERVER_NAME accordingly.
-
Install the server with
steamcmd +force_install_dir "$install_dir" +login anonymous +app_update 343050 validate +quit(make sure theinstall_dirmatch your script's). The command is originally inside the Klei's script, but it's better to omit it when using the auto-update script. -
Edit
DST_DedicatedServer_AutoUpdate.sh:- Make sure the variables
dontstarve_dirandinstall_dirvalues match the ones used in the file(s)run_dedicated_servers.sh. - Read the script's comments, add your servers while indicated, replacing
$PATHand$COUNTaccordingly.$COUNTis a number you can increment with each different server you add.
- Make sure the variables
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Create the crob job to run the script every minute:
echo -e '* * * * * $USER "$PATH/DST_DedicatedServer_AutoUpdate.sh"' | sudo tee -a "/etc/cron.d/dst"^ Replace $USER and $PATH accordingly.
- For each of your server, add the following line inside
/etc/cron.d/dst:
@reboot $USER sleep 30 && screen -d -m -S DST_server_$COUNT "$PATH/run_dedicated_servers.sh"^ Replace $USER, $PATH and $COUNT accordingly.
If this step is done correctly, your dedicated server(s) will launch automatically when you boot up.
You can list your screen sessions (and thus your launched dedicated servers) with the command screen -ls.
- Reboot your machine.