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Icarus Dedicated Server Docker

Docker container for running an Icarus Dedicated Server using Wine on Linux.

Quick Start

Copy the .env.example file to a new file called .env. Then use either docker compose or docker run

Docker Compose

1. Copy the environment file:

cp .env.example .env

2. Edit .env with your configuration (set your PUID/PGID and server settings)

3. Start the server:

docker compose up -d

Docker Run

docker run -d \
    --restart unless-stopped \
    --name icarus \
    --stop-timeout 30 \
    -p 17777:17777/udp \
    -p 27015:27015/udp \
    --env-file .env \
    -v ./server-files:/home/steam/server-files \
    -v ./server-data:/home/steam/server-data \
    icarus-server-docker

Configuration

Edit your .env file to configure these options:

Variable	Default	Description
PUID	-	Required - User ID for file permissions
PGID	-	Required - Group ID for file permissions
DEFAULT_PORT	17777	Game port
QUERY_PORT	27015	Query port for server browser
MULTIHOME	-	Bind to specific IP address
SERVER_NAME	icarus-server	Server name in browser
MAX_PLAYERS	8	Maximum players (1-8)
UPDATE_ON_START	true	Update server files on container start
RESUME_PROSPECT	-	Set to "true" to automatically resume last prospect
LOAD_PROSPECT	-	Prospect name to load on startup
CREATE_PROSPECT	-	Create new prospect: "ProspectType Difficulty Hardcore SaveName"
USER_DIR	-	Custom base directory for Saved/ files (overrides default server-data volume)
SAVED_DIR_SUFFIX	-	Append suffix to Saved/ directory name
LOG_PATH	-	Custom log path relative to Saved/Logs/
ABS_LOG_PATH	-	Absolute log path

Create Prospect Example:

CREATE_PROSPECT="Tier1_Forest_Recon_0 3 false MyProspect"

• ProspectType: Internal prospect name (see Prospect Names)
• Difficulty: 1 (easy) to 4 (extreme)
• Hardcore: true/false (disable respawns)
• SaveName: Name for this prospect save

Ports

Make sure these ports are forwarded on your router/firewall:

• 17777/udp Game port
• 27015/udp Query

For more information and instructions specific to your router, visit portforward.com.

Volumes

• ./server-files:/home/steam/server-files - Server installation files
• ./server-data:/home/steam/server-data - Save data, configs, and logs

Network Error 65

This error may occur when first creating a world in-game. Simply rejoin the server and it should work normally. This is a known issue with the initial world generation.

Resources

• Server Setup Guide
• Server Config & Launch Parameters
• Prospect Names