How to Create an Atlas Dedicated Server Guide

Option #1: Renting an Atlas server (see example Command Center below!)

An Atlas server's page in the Command Center.

Rent an Atlas server from Survival Servers

Server Requirements

Windows 10, 11 or Windows Server & 64-Bit

Quad Core processor (requires up to 2 full cores)

Up to 16GB memory (currently uses around 6GB memory minimum and up to 15GB of memory for a full server)

35GB disk space (install folder)

Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015

Step 1: Fetching Game Server files from SteamCMD

The best method to get dedicated server game files is via SteamCMD.

1. Create a folder where you wish to store your Atlas game server hosting files in
2. Inside of the folder, create a folder called SteamCMD and place the newly downloaded SteamCMD.exe file within it
3. Create a batch file named SteamCMD.bat within the SteamCMD folder
4. Place the following code in this batch file:

@echo off

start "" steamcmd.exe +force_install_dir "C:\Some\Path\Where\You\Want\Game\Server\Files\To\Go" +login anonymous +app_update 1006030 validate +quit

1. Leave the login as anonymous: the Atlas server downloads without a Steam username or password
2. Change the Path of the C:\ drive to the location of your Atlas server folder you created earlier
3. Right-click SteamCMD.bat and Run as Administrator
4. Your game server files should start downloading now

(alternate method): Locating Game Server Files on Hard Drive

You can host Atlas directly from the game itself. If you want to change any settings, locate your common folder:

1. Right-click Atlas from Steam, select Properties
2. Click Installed Files tab
3. Click Browse button

• Note: Make sure to have steamcmd in with the files if you are using this method, as it will allow for updating.

Step 2: Setting up a Atlas Dedicated Server

1. Create a batch file named AtlasServer.bat or Launch.bat in your newly created Atlas server folder from step 1
2. Place the following code in this batch file:

start "" /NORMAL "C:\atlasserver\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGameServer.exe" Ocean?ServerX=0?ServerY=0?AltSaveDirectoryName=A1?QueryPort=57561?Port=5761?SeamlessIP=1.2.3.4 -log -server

1. Make sure to set your Port and QueryPort to different ports not in use, and SeamlessIP to your public IP address. The ports must match this square in the ServerGrid.json you made with the Atlas Server Grid Editor and placed in the ShooterGame folder.
2. Before you run the .bat file, start Redis: open the AtlasTools\RedisDatabase folder, run redis-server_start.bat and keep its window open.
3. Once this is completed you should have a list of server files along with the .bat file you created in the server folder.

This .bat file will let you launch the server

Step 3: Port Forwarding

Add an incoming rule to your Windows Firewall to allow UDP port 5761 as well as 57561, and the square's seamlessDataPort from ServerGrid.json (or whichever ports you decide to use).

You may also need to add a forwarding rule to your network router. You can use PortForward.com to read how to do this.

Configuring your Atlas Game Server!

We've setup a dedicated Wiki page for this:

Atlas Server Configuration Parameters and Variables

Locating and Joining your server

Method 1: Using Steam Favorites

1. First make sure your server is running by running the AtlasServer.bat or Launch.bat file as admin (If the CMD window is already up for it then you are fine)
2. Head into steam and click on the view tab at the top left
3. From there select Game Servers and a new panel will show up
4. Hit the Lan tab at the top and the filter button at the bottom
5. Set the filter to Atlas
6. If your server shows up there then you know it is running and ready to roll

Method 2: Use a Third Party Site

You can alternatively use a third-party Atlas server list site to find your server.

How to Join Your Server (SurvivalServers.com Customers)

Method 1: Finding your server hosted by survivalservers.com

STEP 1: Update your server to the newest Atlas version: set Atlas Update to Yes, run update/validate on your server's page, then click Save Settings & Restart in the bar at the bottom. If you are not a Survival Servers customer ask your game server host about this.

Save Settings & Restart runs the update you picked.

1. Once you are sure the server is updated and shows started on the panel. Head into the game
2. In the game click Find Server and then look for your server in the Unofficial Server listings (Note if you have a password set on your server. Make sure to check the "Show Password Protected" box in the filters area)
3. You can also use the Filter at the bottom of the list to find your server faster.

Location of World Save Data

The location of the saved folder will very depending how you are hosting it. If you are hosting with survivalservers.com then your save data location will look like the following.

\ShooterGame\Saved\

If you are hosting a Atlas server locally then your directory will probably look similar only it will not have the numbers on the end.

\ShooterGame\Saved\

If you are with another hosting company then you will want to contact them for information on where the save data is located.

Running Admin Commands

In order to use admin commands, log in from the game console with enablecheats and your admin password (on our servers, the Admin/Redis Pass on your server's page).
(Check the link out below for the login steps)

You can now run admin commands in game. For a full list of commands you view the Atlas Admin Server Commands

Tools

On Survival Servers, the TOOLS row on your server's page has Server Config, Launch Params, Custom Restarts, ServerGrid.json, GameUserSettings.ini, Game.ini and File Manager.

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