use dedicated cfg file

README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ To install ARK Server just run this command as normal user:
 arkmanager install
 ```
 
+## Configure ARK Server
+
+All the needed variables are stored in the `steam` home directory inside `.arkmanager.cfg`, change them following the comments.
+
 ## Credits
 
 Original author of arkmanager: LeXaT

tools/arkmanager

@@ -5,23 +5,8 @@
 # Original author:      LeXaT
 # Maintainer:           FezVrasta
 
-# config SteamCMD
+# Global variables
-steamcmdroot="/home/steam/steamcmd"
+source ~/.arkmanager.cfg
-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

tools/arkmanager.cfg

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# config SteamCMD
+steamcmdroot="/home/steam/steamcmd"     # path of your steamcmd instance
+steamcmdexec="steamcmd.sh"              # name of steamcmd executable
+steamuser="anonymous"                   # steam user (for ark you can use anonymous)
+steampass=""                            # steam password (for anonymous is empty)
+
+# config Server
+arkserverroot="/home/steam/ARK"         # path of your ARK server files (default ~/ARK)
+arkserverexec="ShooterGameServer"       # name of ARK server executable
+arkserversession="GameServerSetup"      # ARK server session name
+arkserverport="27016"                   # ARK server port (default 27016)
+arkserverpass="SERVERPASSWORD"          # ARK server password, empty: no password required to login
+akrserverapass="ADMINPASSWORD"          # ARK server admin password, KEEP IT SAFE!
+
+# config Service
+servicename="arkserv"                   # Name of the service (don't change if you don't know what are you doing)
+logdir="/var/log/arktools"            # Logs path (default /var/log/arktools)

tools/install.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ if [ ! -z $1 ]; then
     # Create a folder in /var/log to let Ark tools write its own log files
     mkdir /var/log/arktools
     chown $1 /var/log/arktools
+
+    # Copy .arkmanager.cfg inside user home
+    mv arkmanager.cfg /home/$1/.arkmanager.cfg
+    chown $1 /home/$1/.arkmanager.cfg
+
+
 else
     echo "You must specify your steam user to install ARK Tools. Usage: ./install.sh steam"
 fi