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Ubuntu Server Setup

Use these instructions to install Steam Headless on an Ubuntu Server system.

⚠️ Note

These steps assume you are running a minimal Ubuntu Server installation without any desktop environment. This setup will not work on Ubuntu Desktop.

INSTALL NVIDIA DRIVER:

Although you're on a server system, using the -server variant of the NVIDIA driver can cause compatibility issues.
Instead, install the standard driver without recommended extras:

apt install --no-install-recommends nvidia-driver-570

🔍 Feel free to 570 with the latest available version.

To find the latest version of the standard (non--server, non--open) drivers, run:

apt-cache search ^nvidia-driver- | awk '{print $1}' | grep -vE '(-server|-open)' | xargs -n1 apt-cache policy | awk '/^nvidia-driver-/{driver=$1} /Candidate:/ {print driver, $2}'

INSTALL DOCKER:

Install docker-ce on your Ubuntu server by following the official Docker instructions.

Make sure you also install the docker-compose-plugin as noted in the Docker documentation.

INSTALL NVIDIA CONTAINER TOOLKIT

To enable GPU support inside Docker containers, install the NVIDIA Container Toolkit.

Follow the APT-based installation steps provided in the official documentation.

Once installed, configure Docker to use the NVIDIA runtime by default:

sudo nvidia-ctk runtime configure --runtime=docker

💡 You can also run the container without the NVIDIA runtime by manually uncommenting the /dev/nvidia* device entries in the Compose file — but this approach is not recommended.

CONFIGURE DOCKER COMPOSE:

After installing Docker, proceed to the Compose Files section and select the appropriate configuration for your hardware setup.