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+# ARK: Survival Evolved Linux Server Tools
+
+## Pre-requisites
+
+To install ARK Server Tools you must have already installed **SteamCMD** following this guide:
+
+https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Linux
+
+We assume you have created the `steam` user to store steamcmd and your ARK server.
+
+## Install ARK Server Tools
+
+To install ARK Server Tools run these commands:
+
+```sh
+cd ~
+wget https://github.com/FezVrasta/ark-server-tools/archive/master.zip
+unzip master.zip -d arktools
+cd arktools/tools
+chmod u+x install.sh
+./install.sh steam
+```
+
+NB: You may want to change the `install.sh` parameter to fit your steam user if different from `steam`.
+
+This will copy the `arkmanager` and the `arkdaemon` to the proper directories and will create an empty log directory in `/var/log` for ARK Server Tools.
+
+## Install ARK Server
+
+To install ARK Server just run this command:
+
+```sh
+arkmanager install
+```
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+NAME=arkmanager_daemon
+DESC="ARK manager daemon used to start the server and keep it updated"
+PIDFILE="/var/run/${NAME}.pid"
+LOGFILE="/var/log/${NAME}.log"
+
+DAEMON="sh /usr/bin/arkmanager daemon"
+
+START_OPTS="--start --background --make-pidfile --pidfile ${PIDFILE} --exec ${DAEMON}"
+STOP_OPTS="--stop --pidfile ${PIDFILE}"
+
+test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
+
+set -e
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    echo -n "Starting ${DESC}: "
+    start-stop-daemon $START_OPTS >> $LOGFILE
+    echo "$NAME."
+  ;;
+  stop)
+    echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
+    start-stop-daemon $STOP_OPTS
+    echo "$NAME."
+    rm -f $PIDFILE
+  ;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+    echo -n "Restarting $DESC: "
+    start-stop-daemon $STOP_OPTS
+    sleep 1
+    start-stop-daemon $START_OPTS >> $LOGFILE
+    echo "$NAME."
+  ;;
+  *)
+    N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+    echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+    exit 1
+  ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ARK: survival evolved manager
+#
+# Original author:      LeXaT
+# Maintainer:           FezVrasta
+
+# config SteamCMD
+steamcmdroot="/home/steam/steamcmd"
+steamcmdexec="steamcmd.sh"
+steamuser="anonymous"
+steampass=""
+
+# config Server
+arkserverroot="/home/steam/ARK"
+arkserverexec="ShooterGameServer"
+arkserversession="GameServerSetup"
+arkserverport="27016"
+arkserverpass="SERVERPASSWORD"
+akrserverapass="ADMINPASSWORD"
+
+# config Service
+servicename="arkserv"
+logdir="$arkserverroot/logs"
+
+# init
+if [ ! -d "$arkserverroot" ]; then
+    mkdir $arkserverroot
+fi
+
+info=""
+thejob=""
+update=1
+timestamp=$( date +%T )
+cd $arkserverroot
+instver=`cat "arkversion"`
+cd $steamcmdroot
+bnumber=`./$steamcmdexec +login anonymous +app_info_print "376030" +quit | grep -EA 5 "^\s+\"public\"$" | grep -E "^\s+\"buildid\"\s+" | tr '[:blank:]"' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f3 | sed 's/^ //' | cut -c9-14`
+
+case "$bnumber" in
+    *$instver*)
+        update=0
+    ;; esac
+    
+# start function
+doStart() {
+    arkserveropts="TheIsland?SessionName=$arkserversession?QueryPort=$arkserverport?ServerPassword=$arkserverpass?ServerAdminPassword=$arkserverapass?listen"
+    thejob="$arkserverroot/$arkserverexec $arkserveropts"
+    screen -dmS "$servicename" "$thejob"
+    echo "$timestamp: start" >> "$logdir/arkserver.log"
+}
+
+# stop function
+doStop() {
+    screen -S "$servicename" -p 0 -X stuff "quit$(printf \\r)"
+    # screen -S "$servicename" -X quit
+    sleep 30
+    echo "$timestamp: stop" >> "$logdir/arkserver.log"
+}
+
+# update function
+doUpdate() {
+    if (($update == 1))
+    then
+        if [ -f "$arkserverroot/arkupdate.timed" ]
+            then
+                doStop
+                cd $steamcmdroot
+                ./$steamcmdexec +login anonymous +force_install_dir "$arkserverroot" +app_update 376030 validate +quit
+                cd $logdir
+                echo "$bnumber" > "$arkserverroot/arkversion"
+                cd $steamcmdroot
+                doStart
+                echo "$timestamp: update to $bnumber complete" >> "$logdir/update.log"
+                mail -a $logdir/update.log -s "Update-Log" mail@domain.com < /dev/null
+                rm "$arkserverroot/arkupdate.timed"
+            else
+                touch "$arkserverroot/arkupdate.timed"
+                info="There is a update for ark, server will restart in 60mins!!!!!"
+                doInfo $info
+        fi;
+    else
+        echo "$timestamp: No update needed." >> "$logdir/update.log"
+    fi;
+}
+
+#broadcast info
+doInfo() {
+	if [ ! -z $1 ]; then
+		info=$1
+	fi
+    screen -S "$servicename" -p 0 -X stuff "broadcast $info $(printf \\r)"
+}
+
+# parameter select
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        doStart
+    ;;
+    stop)
+        doStop
+    ;;
+    restart)
+        doStop
+        doStart
+        echo "$timestamp: stop" >> "$logdir/arkserver.log"
+        sleep 60
+        echo "$timestamp: start" >> "$logdir/arkserver.log"
+        echo "$timestamp: restart" >> "$logdir/arkserver.log"
+    ;;
+    update)
+        doUpdate
+    ;;
+	broadcast)
+		doInfo "$2"
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo "use ./arkserver.sh <start|stop|restart|update>"
+    ;;
+esac
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ! -z $1 ]; then
+    # Copy arkmanager to /usr/bin and set permissions
+    cp arkmanager /usr/bin/arkmanager
+    chmod +x /usr/bin/arkmanager
+
+    # Copy arkdaemon to /etc/init.d and set permissions
+    cp arkdaemon /etc/init.d/arkdaemon
+    chmod +x /etc/init.d/arkdaemon
+
+    # Create a folder in /var/log to let Ark tools write its own log files
+    mkdir /var/log/arktools
+    chown $1 /var/log/arktools
+else
+    echo "You must specify your steam user to install ARK Tools. Usage: ./install.sh steam"
+fi
+
+exit 0