Ark: Survival Evolved Chef Cookbook

This cookbook will install and configure an Ark: Survival Evolved dedicated server. Utilize the following README for more information on how to utilize this cookbook.

Usage

Include chef-arkserver in your node's runlist

Configuration

In order to properly utilize this cookbook, a suite of default configuration options are included in the cookbook's attributes/default.rb file. You will need to override the default options in your cookbook's node configuration.

An example of overriding configuration options is structured as follows:

{
  "name": "my.ark.server.net",
  "chef_environment": "_default",
  "normal": {
    "ark": {
      "gameserver": {
        "configuration": {
          "map": "ScorchedEarth_P",
          "ServerSettings": {
            "XPMultiplier": "5.0000",
            "TamingSpeedMultiplier": "2.0000",
            "RCONPort": 27025
          },
          "SessionSettings": {
            "SessionName": "My Ark Dedicated Server"
          },
          "MessageOfTheDay": {
            "Message": "Welcome to my ARK Server dot Net\nPlease enjoy your stay!"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "tags": [

    ]
  },
  "policy_name": null,
  "policy_group": null,
  "run_list": [
  "role[base]",
  "recipe[]"
]

}

This configuration will build your GameUserSettings.ini file with the requested overrided options defined above.