Dedicated Server setup on Linux -Ubuntu 16.04 +,

[MrSlow]

After running in trouble installing ACserver I thought I put a little guide together. My server is Ubuntu, but I think you can use it on any other linux distro. Only to install the needed 32 bit libraries you have to use the installation repositories and commands of your Linux ditribution.

Most Ubuntu installations today are 64bit.
As Steam is a 32 bit installation, first we have to install some 32 bit libraries to make the installation process work properly.
You can install it wherever you like, but I will explain it here as it would be installed in
/home/steam/ assetto/

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 

The following library is needed for stracker, if used

sudo apt-get install zlib1g:i386             
sudo mkdir  /home/steam                  
chown user: group /home/steam -R

use name and group of the user name and group with root rights. This is important, because sometimes the execution of ./steamcmd.sh aborts with an error, if there is no root permission to read from and write to steam subdirectories.

sudo chmod -R 755  /home/steam/
cd /home/steam
wget http://media.steampowered.com/client/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
tar -xvf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz 
rm steamcmd_linux.tar.gz  
./steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows

You will get into the steam console

Steam> login <username>;
Steam> passwd
Steam> enter security code sent to you registration email of your steam account 
Steam> force_install_dir ./assetto
Steam> app_update 302550  
Steam> exit

to configure track, cars, ports, name of your AC host

nano /home/steam/assetto/cfg/server_cfg.ini

to configure your car list

nano /home/steam/assetto/cfg/entry_list.ini

start the server after configuration and needed ports are open with

./acServer

Ports you can open with

sudo ufw allow “portnumber”

or if you like to open a port range

sudo ufw allow “from”:”to”/tcp or sudo ufw allow “from”:”to”/udp

[Fent Barbarian]

when running this on my ubuntu server i get:

$> app_update 302550
ERROR! Failed to install app '302550' (Invalid platform)

[b00lin - PIPERHOOK.XYZ]

Originally posted by Chief Boyardee:

when running this on my ubuntu server i get:

$> app_update 302550
ERROR! Failed to install app '302550' (Invalid platform)

After a good hour or two of painfully figuring it out I thought I would post the answer to install the actual server.

If you have Assetto Corsa installed it should have a server folder in the game directory on your hard drive.

https://prnt.sc/pd0kf4

If you just copy this into your FTP (which you should have setup because it is very useful) it will do what the app_update would.

Then you are able to run the ./acServer after forwarding your ports, if you don't forward the ports the server will just fold itself and shut down.

[Mikael]

Wanted to add some things.

Using Debian 10 I was able to get this to install but couldn't find the install directory.

SteamCMD force_install_dir doesn't actually "force" anything from what I can tell.

You'll find your app's installed under:

/home/[insert-username-here]/.steam/steamcmd/[insert-forced-directory-here]

Good luck.

Originally posted by Pizza Rolls:

when running this on my ubuntu server i get:

$> app_update 302550
ERROR! Failed to install app '302550' (Invalid platform)

You need to do this:

steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows

^ That is if you installed from repo

If you installed manually it's:

./steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows

[NTU]

Using iptables or nftables instead of ufw would be better.

[Enda Farrell]

I got this to work on my amazon aws Ubuntu server so happy days! I would like to get stracker set up on it but struggling to get it to work. Anyone got a step by step guide?

[b00lin - PIPERHOOK.XYZ]

Originally posted by Enda Farrell:

I got this to work on my amazon aws Ubuntu server so happy days! I would like to get stracker set up on it but struggling to get it to work. Anyone got a step by step guide?

I would recommend installing the AC Server Manager from RaceDepartment. That should have STracker with a easy guide of installing it.

[internetdief]

And how do you create a second server?

[Unstoppable Force for Good]

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[DaaN]

Originally posted by NTU:

Using iptables or nftables instead of ufw would be better.

More specifically you should run:

$ sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 9600 -j ACCEPT
$ sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 9600 -j ACCEPT
$ sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 8081 -j ACCEPT

...where the ports 9600 and 8081 are ports used on AC Server Manger by default. So, make sure your "server_cfg.ini" is configure properly.
Configuration example that matches the iptable[prnt.sc]

[TadySK]

not work

[Lewis Hamilton]

does anyone know how to stop the server xD

[kirby]

Originally posted by K4reemCheese:

does anyone know how to stop the server xD

just reboot the system =)

[c2c2]

Great post...three years later

[RageOfAquarius]

Originally posted by K4reemCheese:

does anyone know how to stop the server xD

A bit late but, you can do a CTRL+z while server logs are appearing on your console window.
then you are able to write commands again, so "ps -aux" shows the process list, than kill the process with the correct PID

[Graham.Pinkston]

Hey I used this info to make an updated guide if you want to check it out:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/244210/discussions/0/3379410661803998266/