Linuxgsm: Resolve Mods By ARK ( LGSM )

[FlashModz]

Hello Everyonne,

I found a solution for mods in ARK and that will avoid any errors.
Here is what I did. You can do the same with a symbolic links as needed.

Tested on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

bash su YourUser ./arkserver stop cd ./serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD mkdir ./Linux cd ./Linux curl -sqL "https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz" | tar zxvf - chown -R youruser:youruser ./

After

bash cd ./lgsm/config-lgsm/arkserver nano ./arkserver.cfg
and remplace the following content https://pastebin.com/70Pd6rkR

Save and close

After

bash cd /serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer nano ./GameUserSettings.ini

Add the following content
Put this last in your file GameUserSettings

[/Script/Game.ModInstaller] ModIDS=680481868 ModIDS=682394267 ModIDS=714672786
Save and Close.

cd ./arkserver start

Good Game For All 💃

[iskaraltok]

Unfortunately this fix is not working for myself. Below is the postdetails and also what I see in the console for the server.

```Using binned.
4.5.1-0+UE4 7038 3077 402 7
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 346110
Redirecting stderr to '/home/arkserver/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
[ 0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
Steam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation
-- type 'quit' to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK.

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...Logged in OK
Waiting for user info...OK
Downloading item 731604991 ...
Success. Downloaded item 731604991 to "/home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/731604991" (46120351 bytes)
```

https://hastebin.com/upuhinuqok.sql

[Rayzos]

This solution brings positive in the sense that the client sees the mod present on the server when the mod loaded on your client the server becomes invisible.

[UltimateByte]

Thanks for the effort.
(I edited your post, edit it again to see how to enter code with the correct syntax :p )

[iskaraltok]

Alright I have gotten this working now.

su YourUser
./arkserver stop
cd ./serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD
mkdir ./Linux
cd ./Linux
curl -sqL "https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz" | tar zxvf -
chown -R youruser:youruser ./ 

Then

cd ./lgsm/config-lgsm/arkserver
nano ./arkserver.cfg

and replace the following content https://pastebin.com/70Pd6rkR

Then

cd /serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer
nano ./GameUserSettings.ini

Under _[ServerSettings]_ add the following line like so, add ModIDS comma (,) separated:

[ServerSettings]
ActiveMods=<ModIDS>,<ModIDS>

Then symlink _steamapps_ to the above installed ~/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux

ln -s /home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/ /home/arkserver/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps

[iskaraltok]

Need also a solution for this, it seems like for each server (when using multiple servers, e.g. ./linuxgsm.sh arkserver) it tries to download again even though they share the directories:

CWorkThreadPool::~CWorkThreadPool: work processing queue not empty: 3 items discarded.

Downloading item 731604991 ...
Success. Downloaded item 731604991 to "/home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/731604991" (46120351 bytes) Downloading item 719928795 ...
Success. Downloaded item 719928795 to "/home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/719928795" (23826737 bytes) Downloading item 708807240 ...
Success. Downloaded item 708807240 to "/home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/708807240" (45742077 bytes) Downloading item 718412068 ...
Success. Downloaded item 718412068 to "/home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/718412068" (937015 bytes) CWorkThreadPool::~CWorkThreadPool: work processing queue not empty: 3 items discarded.

[Sdrabor]

To add what I've noticed (very similarly to iskaraltok), here's what I did (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS):

I also did "
cd ./serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD
mkdir ./Linux
cd ./Linux
curl -sqL "https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz" | tar zxvf -
"
didn't have to chown since I ran the curl as my arkserver acct

deleted my ~/steamcmd and instead symlinked it via
ln -s /home/{user}/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/ /home/{user}/steamcmd

created directory where I wanted my mods to be downloaded
mkdir ~/mods

forced steamcmd to install one mod to force the install dir
~/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +force_install_dir /home/arkserver/mods +workshop_download_item 346110 895711211

delete steamapps workshop dir if it exists
rm -R /home/{user}/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps/workshop

symlinked workshop to my mods dir via
ln -s /home/{user}/mods/steamapps/workshop/ /home/{user}/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps/workshop

also changed my arkserver.cfg to include (I'm running TheIsland map):
fn_parms(){
parms=""TheIsland?listen?MultiHome=${ip}?MaxPlayers=${maxplayers}?QueryPort=${queryport}?RCONPort=${rconport}?Port=${port}?" -automanagedmods"
}

Forgot the last bit:
Added the mods into GameUserSettings, listing in order of importance under [ServerSettings]:
ActiveMods={ModID1},{ModID2},etc

Edited because github was blanking some stuff out

[dgibbs64]

This issue shoudl be resolved now. Please can this be confirmed then I will close

[RussianRonin]

The incorrect directory seems to be symlinked with the ark fix.

My Postdetails: https://hastebin.com/itedemafix

So, the directory that is being symlinked now is
arkserver/steamcmd
to
/home/russianronin/arkserver/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux

But the mods download to
/home/russianronin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/731604991
which I do not think the server has access to in any way.

If someone with a bit more experience with the linux ark server would like to confirm, it would be appreciated.

Edit 1:
After looking at some of these replies, I think this would work if you run it in the root of the user I see now. But it does not work if you run it in a folder like I do.

Edit 2:
Once I did this

ln -s /home/russianronin/Steam/steamapps/ /home/russianronin/arkserver/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps

the mods seem to now load appropriately into ARK.

[iskaraltok]

@RussianRonin I believe your issue is you didn't install it the suggested way under a new user called 'arkserver' you installed the ark server under your main user 'russianronin'

[RussianRonin]

I get that.

But, even still, the script should take this into account. It makes it a lot easier to manage multiple servers under one user than one server under every user. I have not run into any other issues running this way before. And honestly, it should be an easy fix I would think?

[iskaraltok]

@RussianRonin Yes but look at your directories, you have 1 extra level of hierarchy in your symlink
the link can probably be rewritten to work regardless of which user its linked under but there's still the issue i just mentioned with your structure.

/home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/
/home/russianronin/Steam/steamapps/

/home/arkserver/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps
/home/russianronin/arkserver/serverfiles/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps

[RussianRonin]

Something like

ln -s "$HOME/Steam/steamapps/" "${serverfiles}/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps"

would probably not be that hard to implement. Therefore it is relying on the home directory no matter what but still runs correctly to get the ${serverfiles} parameter.

[RussianRonin]

After extensive testing, this is what I came up with.

You have to add

if [ ! -d "${serverfiles}/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps" ]; then
    ln -s "$HOME/Steam/steamapps/" "${serverfiles}/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD/Linux/steamapps"
fi

to fix_ark.sh

I did not do any manual modification except adding this to fix_ark.sh and clean installing ark and mods load flawlessly (of course after you do the proper mod setup for ark itself).

I am not the best at bash so I am sure someone has a better solution but this works for me flawlessly.

[RussianRonin]

1618 Pull request for changes mentioned above.

[dgibbs64]

Please can the fix for this be confirmed as working and I will close this

[RussianRonin]

I can confirm it is working but I would like other users confirmation as well!

[usud85]

i always had another solution for updateing mods

ark checked every 10 minutes
then ingame countdown when it will restart then download and update mods

[gamersalpha]

Hello,

up of this, can make it drectly on linuxGSM please

i do all the step, but i can't activated the mod ingame :/

please update

[gamersalpha]

i foud this on my log :

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...Logged in OK
Waiting for user info...OK
Downloading item 835113702 ...
Success. Downloaded item 835113702 to "/home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/835113702" (339523795 bytes) Downloading item 679529026 ...ERROR! Timeout downloading item 679529026depotreconstruct.cpp (1088) : Assertion Failed: m_nOutstandingWorkItems == 0
CWorkThreadPool::~CWorkThreadPool: work complete queue not empty, 1 items discarded.
CWorkThreadPool::~CWorkThreadPool: work processing queue not empty: 2 items discarded.

[gamersalpha]

ok with the last release of linux-gsm, u don't have to do all this stuff, now mod are diretcly working with the linux-gsm last release

[shinji257]

For this issue I ended up setting up arkserver.cfg. The script does setup the majority of the things needed but you still need to add -automanagedmods. This should do it. Note that earlier pastebins or references missed needed escaping of quotes in the command line. One version did work but it threw a spurious error that may or may not of affected things.

##################################
######## Instance Settings ########
##################################
# PLACE INSTANCE SETTINGS HERE
## These settings will apply to a specific instance
## Server Start Settings | https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/wiki/Start-Parameters
ip="0.0.0.0"
port="7777"
queryport="27015"
rconport="27020"
maxplayers="70"
extra_params=" -automanagedmods"

## Server Start Command | https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/wiki/Start-Parameters#additional-parameters
fn_parms(){
parms="\"TheIsland?listen?MultiHome=${ip}?MaxPlayers=${maxplayers}?QueryPort=${queryport}?RCONPort=${rconport}?Port=${port}?\"${extra_params}"
}

My actual extra params is a bit longer but that works on its own. Once done you should end up with this.

[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 346110
Redirecting stderr to '/home/arkserver/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
[  0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
Steam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation
-- type 'quit' to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK.

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...Logged in OK
Waiting for user info...OK
Downloading item 558079412 ...
Success. Downloaded item 558079412 to "/home/arkserver/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/558079412" (2447056 bytes)

[wylandplex]

I've got some trouble - The script says it downloads the mods just fine. But if I check the directory its empty. Best regards & thanks lot already for some help!

gsadmin@wyland-s1:/mnt/ODB1/gameservers/steam/ark$ ./arkserver debug

ARK: Survival Evolved Debug
=================================

Distro: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Arch:   x86_64
Kernel: 4.4.0-101-generic
Hostname:   wyland-s1
tmux:   tmux 2.1
Avg Load:   2.10, 1.04, 0.89
Free Memory:    3.9G
Free Disk:  860G
GLIBC required: 2.15
Server IP:  192.168.1.110:7777
Internet IP:    92.106.220.72:7777

Start parameters:
./ShooterGameServer "Ragnarok?listen?MultiHome=192.168.1.110?QueryPort=7778?RCONPort=27020?Port=7777?MaxPlayers=50" -automanagedmods

Use for identifying server issues only!
Press CTRL+c to drop out of debug mode.
Warning! If arkserver is already running it will be stopped.

Continue? [Y/n] Y
[ INFO ] Debug arkserver: Stopping any running servers
[ INFO ] Stopping arkserver: ark-server-ubuntu is already stopped
[  OK  ] Debug arkserver: Starting debug
Using binned.
4.5.1-0+UE4 7038 3077 402 7
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 346110
Redirecting stderr to '/home/gsadmin/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
[  0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
Steam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation
-- type 'quit' to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK.

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...Logged in OK
Waiting for user info...OK
Downloading item 729171778 ...
Success. Downloaded item 729171778 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/729171778" (277128264 bytes) Downloading item 558079412 ...
Success. Downloaded item 558079412 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/558079412" (2447056 bytes) Downloading item 637517143 ...
Success. Downloaded item 637517143 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/637517143" (820144 bytes) Downloading item 789516895 ...
Success. Downloaded item 789516895 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/789516895" (598448 bytes) Downloading item 719928795 ...
Success. Downloaded item 719928795 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/719928795" (23826737 bytes) Downloading item 731604991 ...
Success. Downloaded item 731604991 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/731604991" (50361891 bytes) Downloading item 931434275 ...
Success. Downloaded item 931434275 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/931434275" (12690011 bytes) Downloading item 1178308359 ...
Success. Downloaded item 1178308359 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/1178308359" (4849359 bytes) Downloading item 756389708 ...
Success. Downloaded item 756389708 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/756389708" (1838357 bytes) Downloading item 821530042 ...
Success. Downloaded item 821530042 to "/home/gsadmin/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/346110/821530042" (249072494 bytes) 

[gamersalpha]

same bug here :/

i m stuck can't make update mod and now i can't connect on my serveur :/

[gamersalpha]

Hello,

so i create a new server, and now same bug can't lunch mod on it :/

[gamersalpha]

OK so what i do :

1 - first frech install of linux gsm.

2 - adding my mod on this files like this :

nano serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini

ActiveMods=731604991,632091170,554678442

nano serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini

[ModInstaller]
ModIDS=731604991
ModIDS=632091170
ModIDS=554678442

after that i restart my server :

./arkserver restart

and when i ply o mod loading :/

so i try the command :
./Arkserver debug andi have this :

so something is wrong :

arkserver@srv-linux-01:~$ ./arkserver debug
[ INFO ] Debug arkserver: Check IP: 192.168.50.10

ARK: Survival Evolved Debug
=================================

Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Arch:   x86_64
Kernel: 4.15.0-55-generic
Hostname:       srv-linux-01
tmux:   tmux 2.6
Avg Load:       1,04, 0,72, 0,53
Free Memory:    573MB
Free Disk:      203G
glibc required: 2.15
Server IP:      192.168.50.10:7777
Internet IP:    public7:7777
Master Server:  false

Start parameters:
./ShooterGameServer "TheIsland?AltSaveDirectoryName=TheIsland?listen?MultiHome=192.168.50.10?MaxPlayers=70?QueryPort=27015?RCONPort=27020?Port=7777 -automanagedmods"

Use for identifying server issues only!
Press CTRL+c to drop out of debug mode.
Warning! If arkserver is already running it will be stopped.

Continue? [Y/n] Y
[ INFO ] Debug arkserver: Stopping any running servers
[  OK  ] Stopping arkserver: Graceful: CTRL+c: 12: OK
[  OK  ] Debug arkserver: Starting debug
Using binned.
4.5.1-0+UE4 7038 3077 404 10
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 346110
WARNING: setlocale('en_US.UTF-8') failed, using locale: 'C'. International characters may not work.
Redirecting stderr to '/home/arkserver/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
[  0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
Steam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation
-- type 'quit' to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK.

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...Logged in OK
Waiting for user info...OK
Downloading item 731604991 ...ERROR! Timeout downloading item 731604991CWorkThreadPool::~CWorkThreadPool: work processing queue not empty: 1 items discarded.

and stuck here

someone get info please :

[dgibbs64]

I completed a big overhaul of mods a couple of releases ago so mods should be working much better now