ARK: Survival Ascended

Game

ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!

Author: blood@darkartsgaming.comSource: pterodactyl/game-eggsUpdated: 5/24/2026

Startup Command

rmv() { echo "stopping server"; rcon -t rcon -a 127.0.0.1:${RCON_PORT} -p ${ARK_ADMIN_PASSWORD} KeepAlive && rcon -t rcon -a 127.0.0.1:${RCON_PORT} -p ${ARK_ADMIN_PASSWORD} DoExit && wait ${ARK_PID}; echo "Server Closed"; exit; }; trap rmv 15 2; proton run ./ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64/ArkAscendedServer.exe {{SERVER_MAP}}?listen?MaxPlayers={{MAX_PLAYERS}}?SessionName=\"{{SESSION_NAME}}\"?Port={{SERVER_PORT}}?RCONPort={{RCON_PORT}}?RCONEnabled=True$( [  "$SERVER_PVE" == "0" ] || printf %s '?ServerPVE=True' )?ServerPassword="{{SERVER_PASSWORD}}"{{ARGS_PARAMS}}?ServerAdminPassword="{{ARK_ADMIN_PASSWORD}}" -WinLiveMaxPlayers={{MAX_PLAYERS}} -oldconsole -servergamelog $( [ -z "$MOD_IDS" ] || printf %s ' -mods=' $MOD_IDS )$( [ "$BATTLE_EYE" == "1" ] || printf %s ' -NoBattlEye' ) -Port={{SERVER_PORT}} {{ARGS_FLAGS}} & ARK_PID=$! ; tail -c0 -F ./ShooterGame/Saved/Logs/ShooterGame.log --pid=$ARK_PID & until echo "waiting for rcon connection..."; (rcon -t rcon -a 127.0.0.1:${RCON_PORT} -p ${ARK_ADMIN_PASSWORD})<&0 & wait $!; do sleep 5; done

Docker Images

Label	Image
Proton	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/steamcmd:proton

Environment Variables

Name	Variable	Default	Rules
Server Map Available Maps: TheIsland_WP	SERVER_MAP	TheIsland_WP	required\|string\|max:64
Server Name "Unofficial" dedicated server name	SESSION_NAME	A Pterodactyl Hosted Server	required\|string\|max:256
Auto-update server This is to enable auto-updating for servers on restart/re-install.	AUTO_UPDATE	1	required\|boolean
Battle Eye Enable BattleEye / Anti-Cheat	BATTLE_EYE	1	required\|boolean
App ID app id required for server download/updates. end users should not see this.	SRCDS_APPID	2430930	required\|integer\|in:2430930
Additional Arguments (PARAMS) params (?ServerPassword=...) are supported here but params need to be touching. (i.e): ?ServerPassword=MyP4SsWoRd?ServerAdminPassword=sUpRp4ssW0rd	ARGS_PARAMS	none	nullable\|string\|max:1024
Max Players Specifies the maximum amount of players able to join the server.	MAX_PLAYERS	70	required\|integer\|min:1\|max:200
Server Admin Password Used for RCON (remote and in-browser console) as well as in-game EnableCheats	ARK_ADMIN_PASSWORD	none	required\|alpha_dash\|max:128
Additional Arguments (FLAGS) flags (-UseBattleEye) are supported here without them touching. (i.e): -crossplay -mods=1234,1235,1236	ARGS_FLAGS	none	nullable\|string\|max:1024
Server PvE ON = Player-vs-Environment (PvE), OFF = Player-vs-Player (PvP); Default is ON	SERVER_PVE	1	required\|boolean
Server Password required password to enter the server, leave blank for public server	SERVER_PASSWORD	none	nullable\|alpha_dash\|max:128
RCON Port required for console commands and proper server shutdown (saveworld/exit), doesn't have to be open to the public	RCON_PORT	37015	required\|integer\|min:1025\|max:65535
MOD IDs https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended ; ProjectID is is the MOD_ID on the right-side of the mod-view page ; leave blank to disable mods ; separate only by comma ( , ) without spaces! (i.e.) 1234,1235,1236	MOD_IDS	none	nullable\|string\|max:512

Features

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