v.1.6

Release Notes - v1.6

🚀 New Features

Automated Mod Support System

• Added comprehensive mod management via SteamCMD integration
• Automatic download and installation of mods specified in modList.json
• Supports existing client mod configurations
• Configurable via ENABLE_MODS=true environment variable

🔧 Improvements

Backup System

• Changed from days-based to count-based retention (configurable via BACKUP_RETENTION)
• Now maintains exact number of most recent backups
• Added detailed logging for backup operations

Documentation

• Completely restructured README.md
• Added clear mod installation guide
• Improved environment variable documentation
• Added visual formatting with emoji markers

Server Management

• Implemented wrapper for faster shutdowns
• Improved process handling

⚠️ Upgrade Instructions

1. For Mod Support:

   • Copy your modList.json to $server_files/Mods/
   • Set ENABLE_MODS=true in your environment

2. For Backup Changes:

   • Review your BACKUP_RETENTION value (now represents count instead of days)

3. General:

   • Check the updated README for new configuration options
   • Existing backup files will be automatically handled by the new system

🐛 Known Issues

• First-time mod setup requires manual modList.json placement

v.1.5

What's Changed

• 1.5 Swap from Alpine to Debian by @luxusburg in #25

Full Changelog: v.1.4...v.1.5

v.1.4

Cleanup of base code by @ripsnortntear

What's Changed

• v.1.3.2 by @luxusburg in #19
• General Improvements by @ripsnortntear in #21

Full Changelog: v.1.3.2...v.1.4

v.1.3.2

Changes:

• #16 Fix to GitHub workflows by @Fotoratte
• #17 Refactored the dockerfile another fix to workflows by @Fotoratte
• #18 Echo information for volume change and check if Mods folder exists by @ripsnortntear
• Added environment variables for the beta branch of the dedicated server files by @luxusburg

Environemnt variables for the beta branch

Variable	Key	Description
BETANAME	no default value	Set the beta branch name. Don't use "" or ''!
BETAPASSWORD	no default value	Set the beta branch password. Don't use "" or ''!

Full Changelog: v.1.3.1...v.1.3.2

v.1.3.1

What's Changed

• v.1.3.1 fix to cron and backup by @luxusburg in #13

Full Changelog: v.1.3...v.1.3.1

v.1.3

Changing from root to an unprivileged user

Switched from using root for the docker, which is less secure to an unprivileged user called foundry

Important

We changed the volume mount! You need to update this so the image can work again!
Old version was:
./server:/mnt/foundry/server and ./data:/mnt/foundry/persistentdata
New version is:
./server:/home/foundry/server_files and ./data:/home/foundry/peristent_data

Warning

The first startup of the new image, can take a few minutes, before the server is completely online! Be patient afterwards the server is back to it's usuale starup speed

Mods folder added

@ripsnortntear added the mod support by added the directory Mods
This one you can find in your ./server directory

Non cron version

We added also an image without the backup / cron setup you can get the image with the :non_cron tag

Unraid template

@Fotoratte added support for Unraid. You find the template file in the repository

What's Changed

• Update start.sh by @ripsnortntear in #11
• Upgrade to 1.3 by @luxusburg in #12

New Contributors

• @ripsnortntear made their first contribution in #11
• @Fotoratte made their first contribution in bedffce

Full Changelog: v.1.2.1...v.1.3

v.1.2.1

Small hotfix:

• Fix to SERVER_NAME when there was a space in the name
• CUSTOM_CONFIG not working due to spaces missing between the brackets

Full Changelog: v.1.2...v.1.2.1

v.1.2

What's Changed

• Upgrade to 1.2 by @luxusburg in #7

New features:

• Added a backup for the save game
• Added env MAX_TRANSFER_RATE to speed up the server data transfer

Backup & recovery

Backups are all saved in the folder you set in your volume for /location/of/folder:/mnt/foundry/persistentdata
There should be a folder in it called backup.

Per Default backups are activated and done every hour of the day you can change this by looking at the environment variables further below.

Important

This command will overwrite your current save files! Copy/backup the files before overwriting them!

If you want to recover a backup you need to stop the container and unzip the files into your folder /location/of/folder with this command for example
tar -xzvf /location/of/folder/backup/foundry-backup-DATE_AND_TIME_OF_BACKUP_YOU_WANT_TO_USE.tar.gz -C /location/of/folder/

Environment variables Backup settings

Warning

For BACKUP_INTERVAL do not set double or single quotes : "" or ''

Variable	Key	Description
BACKUPS	true (default) or false	Activate backups
BACKUP_INTERVAL	default: 0 * * * *	Cron schedule value for the backups
BACKUP_RETENTION	default: 30 min: 1	Sets how many days the backups should be kept

Environment variables Game settings

NEW

Variable	Key	Description
MAX_TRANSFER_RATE	optional default: 1024 max: 8192	Change transfer rate of the server data

Full Changelog: v.1.1.2...v.1.2

v.1.1.2

What's Changed

• added: possible fix for x11 error on restart by @Requion in #4

New Contributors

• @Requion made their first contribution in #4

Full Changelog: v.1.1.1...v.1.1.2

v.1.1.1

Fix for app.cfg typo found by the User @Zerho-213

Thanks!

What's Changed

• Updgrade to v.1.1 by @luxusburg in #1
• Update app.cfg by @Zerho-213 in #2

New Contributors

• @luxusburg made their first contribution in #1
• @Zerho-213 made their first contribution in #2

Full Changelog: v.1.1...v.1.1.1