Server Setup | BADLADS Docs

Install via SteamCMD

Install SteamCMD.
Start SteamCMD.
Log in: login anonymous or login username password
Set install directory: force_install_dir PATH:\SteamCMD\server_location
Download (App ID 1203110): app_update 1203110 validate

To update, re-run the SteamCMD commands above.

Running the Server

Linux

First-time setup — copy SteamCMD's steamclient.so:

mkdir -p /home/steam/.steam/sdk64/
cp /home/steam/.steam/steamcmd/linux64/steamclient.so /home/steam/.steam/sdk64/

Start the server:

./BadLadsServer.sh -log -port=7777 -useperfthreads -SteamServerName=My-Server-Name

Windows

BadLadsServer.exe -log -port=7777 -useperfthreads -SteamServerName=My-Server-Name

Startup Parameters

Parameter	Description
`SteamServerName=NAME`	Server name (use dashes instead of spaces)
`port=7777`	Server port
`useperfthreads`	Allow multi-threading
`autoupdate`	Auto-shutdown on major version updates (not hotfixes)

Docker (Linux only)

The Docker setup is optimized and tested on Linux. Windows is not supported.

Clone the official Docker repository and use Docker Compose for quick setup:

git clone https://github.com/ChemicalHeadsStudios/badlads-server-docker.git
cd badlads-server-docker
docker-compose up -d

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.3"
services:
  badlads:
    build: .
    environment:
      STEAMCMD_APP_ID: "1203110"
      STEAMCMD_SKIP: "false"
      USER_UID: "1000"
      USER_GID: "1000"
      SERVERNAME: "$${SERVERNAME}"
      BADLADS_ARGS: "-useperfthreads"
    network_mode: "host"
    volumes:
      - "./data:/data"

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
`STEAMCMD_APP_ID`	Steam app ID (`1203110` for BadLads server)
`USER_UID` / `USER_GID`	Match your host system user (default `1000`)
`SERVERNAME`	Your server name
`BADLADS_ARGS`	Additional startup args (e.g. `-useperfthreads`)
`STEAMCMD_SKIP`	Skip updates after initial install (`true`/`false`)
`STEAMCMD_LOGIN`	Steam credentials (space-separated; defaults to anonymous)

Server data persists in the ./data volume. See the GitHub repo for more details.