Steps to get headless client working on Linux?

[potent holly]

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Versions: FIKA 1.2.6 SPT 3.11.3
Networking: Portforwarding
Description: I am having a lot of trouble trying to figure out how to make this work on Linux. I see that the instructions for hosting a headless server has changed lately, to now run with a powershell file. I tried to install powershell-bin to run the .ps1 file, and it doesn't work at all. I also saw that there is a way to host the headless server via docker, however I have never ever used docker and the installation instructions are clearly written in a way that assumes the user knows how to use docker, so I have no idea how to finish the docker installation.

Project Fika · Apr 23, 2025, 6:43 PM

Thread started by: @tacit mortar

[potent holly]

@tacit mortar please attach any applicable log files and mod lists while waiting for help!
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[tacit mortar]

https://github.com/zhliau/fika-headless-docker/issues/49

I can easily assume FIKA does not support linux, and that this docker project is (probably?) not officially supported by FIKA devs, but all I need is someone to help me finish the docker install and I'll be very happy.

I'm stuck on these two instructions.

the 4th instruction is clearly outdated, because com.fika.core.cfg clearly doesn't exist anymore. so I'm not sure if this docker setup works at all.

the 5th instruction is very unclear. "mount the directory to the docker container"??? how?

[left crystal]

com.fika.core.cfg exists if you followed the instructions and copied an existing SPT+Fika install that had been run once before. mount the directory to the docker container is just docker basics. perhaps you should learn about docker before attempting to use an unsupported platform.

use /resolve to close this ticket.

also zhliau responded to your incorrectly submitted issue

[tacit mortar]

com.fika.core.cfg exists if you followed the instructions and copied an existing SPT+Fika install that had been run once before.

☑️ followed instructions to setup FIKA on SPT backend server
☑️ has run once before (is running right now)

unless you mean the client needs to run?

[tacit mortar]

opened and closed client, did not create file

I'll work on it some more.