Call of Duty 4 Server (containerized)

This repository contains a Docker container for hosting a dedicated server for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare with CoD4x server mod. It is based on matracey/docker-cod4 with a number of enhancements.

Installation

1. Clone this repository.
2. Copy the resource files from the main/ and zone/ directories from a Modern Warfare installation to a directory of your choice on your Docker host.
   • Connect to a Cod4x server in game to download some necessary Cod4x libraries automatically
   • You can omit the main/video directory as this is not needed by the server.
   • For example, use /var/cod4/res, and within it have main, zone, usermaps, and mods.
3. Run your server with the docker-compose.yaml file: docker compose up --build
4. Connect to your server from a multiplayer client with /connect $your.hosts.ip:28960

Volume Mounts Explained

• /var/cod4/res/main:/home/cod4/main: Mounts the main folder in the Docker host's filesystem to the container's filesystem. Contents are copied from the CoD4:MW installation on a PC.
• /var/cod4/res/zone:/home/cod4/zone: Mounts the zone folder in the Docker host's filesystem to the container's filesystem. Contents are copied from the CoD4:MW installation on a PC.
• /var/cod4/res/mods:/home/cod4/mods: Mounts the mods folder in the Docker host's filesystem to the container's filesystem. Place mods for the server here.
• /var/cod4/res/usermaps:/home/cod4/usermaps: Mounts the usermaps folder in the Docker host's filesystem to the container's filesystem. Place custom maps here.
• -v /var/cod4/server.cfg:/home/cod4/main/server.cfg: Mounts the server.cfg file within the main folder within the container's filesystem.
  • NB: This file needs to exist on your host machine before you run the server or Docker will create this as a directory.
• -v /var/cod4/games_mp.log:/home/cod4/main/games_mp.log: Mounts the games_mp.log file within the main folder within the container's filesystem. Log file for the server.
  • NB: This file needs to exist on your host machine before you run the server or Docker will create this as a directory.
• matracey/modern-warfare +set sv_authorizemode '-1' +exec server.cfg +map_rotate: You can pass custom arguments to the server here. These are the args that are passed by default.

A sample server.cfg file is included in this repository. It is not part of the build, but it can help you create your own configuration.