Stationeers

Stationeers is a complex space station building and survival game with deep engineering systems. You can host a dedicated server on Linux for persistent multiplayer.

Requirements

Ubuntu 22.04 / Debian 12 (64-bit)
4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
10 GB disk space
Ports: 27500/UDP (game), 27015/UDP (Steam query)

Install SteamCMD

sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common -y
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install steamcmd -y

Create a dedicated user

sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash stationeers
sudo su - stationeers

Install the server

/usr/games/steamcmd +force_install_dir /home/stationeers/server \
  +login anonymous \
  +app_update 600760 validate \
  +quit

App ID 600760 is the Stationeers Dedicated Server.

Create the start script

nano /home/stationeers/start.sh

#!/bin/bash
cd /home/stationeers/server

./rocketstation_DedicatedServer.x86_64 \
  -batchmode \
  -nographics \
  -loadworld "MyServer" \
  -worldtype "Moon" \
  -gameport 27500 \
  -updateport 27015 \
  -servername "My Stationeers Server" \
  -maxplayers 8 \
  -adminpassword "AdminPass123!" \
  -serverpassword "" \
  -autosave 5

chmod +x /home/stationeers/start.sh

Available world types

World	Description
`Moon`	Low gravity, no atmosphere, classic start
`Mars`	Thin CO2 atmosphere, complex survival
`Europa`	Ice moon, extreme cold
`Vulcan`	Volcanic, hot environment
`Mimas`	Rings of Saturn moon
`Loulan`	Desert biome
`Stationeers`	Space station start (no planet)

Run as systemd service

Exit back to root:

exit
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/stationeers.service

[Unit]
Description=Stationeers Dedicated Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=stationeers
WorkingDirectory=/home/stationeers/server
ExecStart=/home/stationeers/start.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=15s

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable and start:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable stationeers
sudo systemctl start stationeers
sudo systemctl status stationeers

Firewall rules

sudo ufw allow 27500/udp
sudo ufw allow 27015/udp

World save files

Save files are stored in:

~/.config/unity3d/Rocketwerkz/rocketstation/saves/

Backup regularly:

tar -czf stationeers-backup-$(date +%F).tar.gz \
  ~/.config/unity3d/Rocketwerkz/rocketstation/saves/

Server configuration file

After first launch, a setting.xml is created in the saves directory. Edit it to configure:

<ServerConfig>
  <ServerName>My Stationeers Server</ServerName>
  <ServerPassword></ServerPassword>
  <AdminPassword>AdminPass123!</AdminPassword>
  <MaxPlayers>8</MaxPlayers>
  <AutoSave>5</AutoSave>
  <GamePort>27500</GamePort>
  <UpdatePort>27015</UpdatePort>
</ServerConfig>

Admin commands (in-game)

Connect as admin using the admin password set at startup, then use the F3 console:

Command	Description
`kick <name>`	Kick a player
`ban <name>`	Ban a player
`respawn`	Respawn yourself
`save`	Force a world save
`giveitem <item> <quantity>`	Spawn items

Server updates

sudo systemctl stop stationeers
sudo -u stationeers /usr/games/steamcmd \
  +force_install_dir /home/stationeers/server \
  +login anonymous \
  +app_update 600760 validate \
  +quit
sudo systemctl start stationeers

Auto-update script

nano /home/stationeers/update.sh

#!/bin/bash
echo "Stopping server..."
systemctl stop stationeers

echo "Updating..."
/usr/games/steamcmd +force_install_dir /home/stationeers/server \
  +login anonymous \
  +app_update 600760 validate \
  +quit

echo "Starting server..."
systemctl start stationeers
echo "Done."

chmod +x /home/stationeers/update.sh

Logs

journalctl -u stationeers -f

# Unity engine output
tail -f ~/.config/unity3d/Rocketwerkz/rocketstation/Player.log

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