ZimaOS game servers

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Hi, I’m currently running ZimaOS on an older Lenovo thinkcenter and have been using it to run jellyfin but is anyone familiar with game servers and whether we can run them on zima? How did you do or what do you recommend using.

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I’m curious what game server do you want to run?

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Yep - you can absolutely run game servers on ZimaOS

Best / easiest way: run the game server as a Docker container

You deploy the container, map the data folder to /DATA, and open the required ports.

Here’s a real example using Minecraft Java Server (one of the easiest):

Example: Minecraft server (Docker Compose)

  1. Create a folder for the server data:
mkdir -p /DATA/AppData/minecraft
cd /DATA/AppData/minecraft
  1. Create a compose file:
nano docker-compose.yml

Paste this:

services:
  minecraft:
    image: itzg/minecraft-server:latest
    container_name: minecraft
    ports:
      - "25565:25565"
    environment:
      EULA: "TRUE"
      MEMORY: "2G"
    volumes:
      - /DATA/AppData/minecraft/data:/data
    restart: unless-stopped
  1. Start the server:
docker compose up -d

How to connect

  • From your PC: connect to the ZimaOS IP (example)
    • 192.168.0.189:25565

Useful command to check logs

docker logs -f minecraft

That’s it, same idea works for most game servers: container + /DATA storage + ports.

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Hi,

Was thinking palworld or Valhiem to start. Might do a Rust or Ark server later(if possible).

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We’ve set it up on CasaOS before, but the steps are the same. Hope this can help u.

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