Linux Setup

This guide assumes you are hosting a server on a Debian based distro, on a x86-64 CPU1

You can use any linux distro you want to host Brickadia, you will just need to adjust the commands to what your distro provides by default.

New User

Its recommend installing Brickadia onto a user that isn't root2.

sudo adduser brickadia

After running this command, you will get the following (shortend) output:

Creating home directory `/home/brickadia' ...

New password:

Enter the users new password, and just press 'ENTER' to skip the questions adduser asks you.

To access the user, you must use the command:

su - brickadia

From now on, this guide will assume you are logged in as brickadia.

Installation

Brickadia does not offer a separate binary for servers, instead you are required to download the launcher.

Head on over to Brickadia download page and copy the link to Linux(Other) .tar.xz archive.

On your server, donwload the archive with:

wget https://static.brickadia.com/launcher/[VERSION]/brickadia-launcher.tar.xz

This will download brickadia-launcher.tar.xz. Next you will need to extract the launcher from tar.

tar -xf brickadia-launcher.tar.xz && cd brickadia-launcher

Inside the new brickadia-launcher, run the following command to download the game:

./brickadia-launcher --server
Help, I just got a Permission denied error

If you get the following error: ./brickadia-launcher: Permission denied, you will need to run:

chmod +x ./brickadia-launcher

Once the game has downloaded, the launcher will start the server. You should close the server (ctrl + c) and move onto the next step.

Port Forwarding

Read portforward.brickadia.dev, as this will always contain the latest ports you will want to port forward.

We will be using ufw to port forward, as most distros tend to include it out of the box.

sudo ufw allow 7777/udp

Startup

Brickadia servers require authentication before they can appear on the master list. To do so, you must pass your username and password at least once when launching the server.3

 ./brickadia-launcher --server -- -User=Username -Password="password"

After this, you do not need to pass your username or password as the file is cached in ~/.config/Epic/Brickadia/Saved/Auth.

Assuming all went well, you should now be able to join your server. You can configure your game once you have joined it, by pressing Esc and pressing Edit Game.

Misc

Files of importance:

  • Configs: ~/.config/Epic/Brickadia/
  • Install: ~/.local/share/brickadia-launcher/

Commands:

  • quit - Quit the game
1

Arm is not supported officially, however box64 has been known to work with Brickadia.

2

Its good practice in linux not to run applications under root unless they require that level of access to the system. There is nothing preventing you from doing so.

3

The command includes a space at the start, as it tells bash to not save it in ~/.bash_history