Dedicated Server Setup SteamCMD

[Plunk]

This guide is for those that want to run an astroneer dedicated server without the use of the SteamGUI install. Steam does not allow users to be logged in on more than one computer at a time, making use of steamCMD and anonymous login allows you to run Astroneer Dedicated server and logging in/out of your steam account on your dedicated server unnecessary.

If you wish to use the SteamGUI follow this guide:
https://blog.astroneer.space/p/astroneer-dedicated-server-details/


Download steamcmd from https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD or https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd.zip
Create a folder for SteamCMD
Example:
C:\steamcmd
Extract the contents of the zip file to the destination folder. It may differ from the example if you chose another location.

Open CommandPrompt and run the following commands. Make changes to directory where needed.
cd c:\steamcmd
steamcmd.exe
Wait for install to finish, type quit or close command prompt window.

Create a batch file in c:\steamcmd called astro_install_update.bat with notepad. Do not save as a .txt
Paste the following into your new .bat file:
c:\steamcmd\steamcmd.exe +login anonymous +force_install_dir c:\Astroneer +app_update 728470 +quit
Save and close the file.
Run your new .bat file.

This will install/update your dedicated server install.


Navigate to c:\Astroneer and run AstroServer.exe
You may be prompted to install Microsoft C++ Redistributable, do so if prompted.
After installing the redistributable you need to open Task Manager and end the Astro process.
Engine.ini should now exist as a file. Navigate to C:\Astroneer\Astro\Saved\Config\WindowsServer and edit Engine.ini
Add the following to your Engine.ini file
[url]
Port=8777

Edit the AstroServerSettings.ini file in the same folder as Engine.ini and change the following:
PublicIP=10.10.10.100
OwnerName=yoursteamname
OwnerGuid=0
ServerName=YourServerName

If you want to set a password for your server edit AstroSeverSettings.ini and add a password like the following:
ServerPassword=RustiRobotRocks

Change Public IP to your external IP address.
Change OwnerName to your steam name

You can now run Astroneer Dedicated server!
C:\Astroneer\AstroServer.exe
Note that a new window will not be opened by the dedicated server. Create a startup task if you want to start the server when windows boots. Guides for running applications on startup on the internet.


Be sure to forward ports to your server from your router, and open ports in WindowsFirewall. Find a guide for your router on how to do this. Find a guide on how to allow ports in WindowsFirewall.

[Tex]

Or you could just download the server tool from steam library - tools and follow this tutorial: https://blog.astroneer.space/p/astroneer-dedicated-server-details/

[Plunk]

Originally posted by Ten2O:

Or you could just download the server tool from steam library - tools and follow this tutorial: https://blog.astroneer.space/p/astroneer-dedicated-server-details/

Yes, that is an excellent guide for how to use the steam GUI to do something similar. If you do not want to run Astroneer dedicated server on your gaming computer, this is the guide to use. You cannot log into steam and use it on two computers at the same time.

[Noridin]

If it works like the 7 Days to Die servers, you can login on your server machine, and while the server is running, run the game on your gaming machine and it will boot the server machine login but leave the server itself running.

[KrabKley]

1. i start AstroServer.exe
2. edit files
3. run AstroServer.exe and after 10 sec server stop.

no log (

[Plunk]

Originally posted by KrabKley:

1. i start AstroServer.exe
2. edit files
3. run AstroServer.exe and after 10 sec server stop.

no log (

Try launching the dedicated server with command prompt like this and see if you can get some output.

Open command prompt
Type C:\Astroneer\AstroServer.exe > C:\Astroneer\output.txt

I haven't tried this but it may yield useful info.

[VoRiaT]

1. i start AstroServer.exe
2. edit files
3. run AstroServer.exe and after 10 sec server stop.

[VoRiaT]

Originally posted by Plunk:

Originally posted by KrabKley:

1. i start AstroServer.exe
2. edit files
3. run AstroServer.exe and after 10 sec server stop.

no log (

Try launching the dedicated server with command prompt like this and see if you can get some output.

Open command prompt
Type C:\Astroneer\AstroServer.exe > C:\Astroneer\output.txt

I haven't tried this but it may yield useful info.

It doesn't help! nothing is written in .txt!

[KrabKley]

windows 10 x64 ver2004 + win server 2016 x64 It doesn't work on these systems and there are no logs. Will wait.

[DimarikPlay]

как очистить сервере под ноль?

[Spyci]

For everyone reading this still, It's much easier to download AstroLauncher, throw it in a folder on your desktop, and run it. It will download the server for you and do all the configurations to get it up and running, and all you have to do is Port Forward.

Here's a video guide (slightly outdated, read pinned comment)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdLNFowq8WI

And here's AstroLauncher
https://github.com/ricky-davis/AstroLauncher/releases/latest

[penticrack]

Originally posted by VoRiaT:

Originally posted by Plunk:

Try launching the dedicated server with command prompt like this and see if you can get some output.

Open command prompt
Type C:\Astroneer\AstroServer.exe > C:\Astroneer\output.txt

I haven't tried this but it may yield useful info.

It doesn't help! nothing is written in .txt!

Hi,
the discriptor > blah.log
just writes stdio ... the text messages to file, not the errors.

So try this
astroserver.exe > blah.log 2>&1
Maybe you can see any errors here.

[jjcf89]

Originally posted by Spyci:

For everyone reading this still, It's much easier to download AstroLauncher, ...
And here's AstroLauncher
https://github.com/ricky-davis/AstroLauncher/releases/latest

Wow this was so easy, thanks

[jjcf89]

Note to anyone else stumbling on this. You can only connect to self hosted servers if you have the steam client. If anyone is using the Microsoft store version then you need to pay for a dedicated server, or they need to get the steam version...

[Pahbi]

Originally posted by Spyci:

For everyone reading this still, It's much easier to download AstroLauncher, throw it in a folder on your desktop, and run it. It will download the server for you and do all the configurations to get it up and running, and all you have to do is Port Forward.

Here's a video guide (slightly outdated, read pinned comment)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdLNFowq8WI

And here's AstroLauncher
https://github.com/ricky-davis/AstroLauncher/releases/latest

Astrolauncher is definitely the way to go, super easy.

[SGAMEZ]

Originally posted by Spyci:

For everyone reading this still, It's much easier to download AstroLauncher, throw it in a folder on your desktop, and run it. It will download the server for you and do all the configurations to get it up and running, and all you have to do is Port Forward.

Deleted at current date.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdLNFowq8WI

And here's AstroLauncher archived in Nov 2023. so not even sure it works.
https://github.com/ricky-davis/AstroLauncher/releases/latest

This relevant now in 2024?