Raft Dedicated Server

Raft Dedicated Server

Raft is a cooperative survival game where players build rafts and explore oceanic worlds. The dedicated server allows persistent worlds and larger multiplayer sessions.

Requirements

• 2 CPU cores
• 4GB RAM
• 10GB disk space
• SteamCMD

Installation

# Install SteamCMD
sudo apt install -y steamcmd

# Download Raft dedicated server
steamcmd +force_install_dir /opt/raft \
    +login anonymous \
    +app_update 648800 validate \
    +quit

Configuration

# Edit server settings at /opt/raft/config.json
# ServerName, MaxPlayers, Password, etc.
# Configure world generation options
# Set auto-save intervals

Running

cat > /etc/systemd/system/raft.service << EOF
[Unit]
Description=Raft Dedicated Server
After=network.target
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/opt/raft
ExecStart=/opt/raft/RaftDedicatedServer.x86_64
User=gameserver
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
systemctl enable --now raft

ufw allow 27015/udp
ufw allow 27016/udp

Tips

• Regular backups of world saves
• Monitor memory usage as raft builds grow
• Auto-update via SteamCMD cron job