swgemu-docker

A Docker image and docker-compose file setup for running an SWGEmu dev environment in Docker.

Overview

This repo contains a Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml, and other supporting files to run SWGEmu in a Docker container. It is loosely based off of the work on ZonamaDev VM.

The Core3 source is included as a submodule for convenience but this repo is mainly intended to be an example of how to build and deploy Core3 locally with MySQL alongside in order to facilicate both a lighter development environment than the ZonamaDev VM as well as an eventual path to creating production images that could be used to host SWGEmu servers.

Features

• A Dockerfile to build an image that will run the SWGEmu Core3 server
• A docker-compose file for an easy start of the Core3 server and MySQL
• Pre-created admin account
• Additional items/professions enabled on the BlueFrog terminals for testing
• Graceful Shutdown

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Install Docker (CE) and Docker Compose - https://docs.docker.com/v17.09/engine/installation/
• Game tre files from an SWGEmu install

Adding tre Files

In order for the server to run successfully, the game tre files will need to be added to the ./tre directory of this repository. This directory will be mounted as a volume inside the container at runtime to provide the files to the server.

A list of the required files can be found in the ./Core3/MMOCoreORB/bin/conf/config.lua file.

NOTE: These files are kept separate as they originate from the client. They should not be included in any images, published to any public Docker image repository, or pushed to any remote git repositories.

Building the Image

The image can be built using docker-compose or manually using Docker.

NOTE: Before building, ensure you have updated both submodules (Core3 and subsequently engine3).
ie. git submodule update --init --recursive

docker-compose:

$ docker-compose build

Manually using Docker:

$ docker build . -t swgemu:dev

The image build will likely take 15-30 minutes depending on the specs of the machine doing the building.

Starting the Server and Database

The docker-compose file can be used to run a fresh server out of the box:

$ docker-compose up -d

On the first run, this will start a MySQL container and create the SWGEmu database from scratch using the swgemu.sql script to create the schema. Once the container is up and running it will automatically build the SWGEmu Docker image and start it with the appropriate parameters.

On start, the server will take some time to create the navmesh data required at runtime. This data is saved in the navemesh volume for future runs.

Logging into the Server

Using the SWGEmu Launchpad, make sure that the server selected is local prior to launching the game. Whem prompted for credentials, use the following:

user: admin
pass: admin

This user account is setup by the admin_account.sql and will have full admin privileges. Additional user accounts can be setup simply by logging in with a new user/pass combination. These accounts will not have full admin rights.

Server Management

Connecting to the MySQL Database

You can connect to the MySQL database using localhost:3306 using any MySQL compatible tool. The root password can be found in the docker-compose.yml

In-game Commands

All admin commands will be available to the default admin/admin account. You can find a full list of SWGAdmin commands here: CommandsV2