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[GH-ISSUE #2692] Unable to have separate (ark) servers in one user home directory #1955

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opened 2026-02-27 03:00:00 +03:00 by kerem · 7 comments

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2026-02-27 03:00:00 +03:00

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Originally created by @pleinx on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2692

Hey Guys,

i setup today fresh install of my Gameservers. I want to have one user called "arkservers" with multiple sub-directories for each own ark-server.

The Reason is, its much easier to handle the clusters and file permission issue with ark-server.

The Setup

$ /home/arkservers/ark1
$ /home/arkservers/ark2

$ /home/arkservers/ark1: wget -O linuxgsm.sh https://linuxgsm.sh && chmod +x linuxgsm.sh && bash linuxgsm.sh

$ /home/arkservers/ark2: wget -O linuxgsm.sh https://linuxgsm.sh && chmod +x linuxgsm.sh && bash linuxgsm.sh

$ /home/arkservers/ark1: ./linuxgsm.sh install
$ /home/arkservers/ark2: ./linuxgsm.sh install

This works. I made my different server-settings betweens these installations (ofc also with other query-port, rcon etc).

Now the issues:

I'm starting server#1

$ /home/arkservers/ark1: ./arkserver start

I'm trying to start server #2:

$ /home/arkservers/ark2: ./arkserver start

But got the error that the server is already running. I checked the system resources but only the server#1 is running.

What i'm doing wrong?

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Distro: [Ubuntu 18.04]
Game: [Ark Survival Evoled]
LinuxGSM version: latest

Originally created by @pleinx on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2692 Hey Guys, i setup today fresh install of my Gameservers. I want to have one user called "arkservers" with multiple sub-directories for each **own** ark-server. The Reason is, its much easier to handle the clusters and file permission issue with ark-server. ## The Setup ``` $ /home/arkservers/ark1 $ /home/arkservers/ark2 $ /home/arkservers/ark1: wget -O linuxgsm.sh https://linuxgsm.sh && chmod +x linuxgsm.sh && bash linuxgsm.sh $ /home/arkservers/ark2: wget -O linuxgsm.sh https://linuxgsm.sh && chmod +x linuxgsm.sh && bash linuxgsm.sh $ /home/arkservers/ark1: ./linuxgsm.sh install $ /home/arkservers/ark2: ./linuxgsm.sh install ``` This works. I made my different server-settings betweens these installations (ofc also with other query-port, rcon etc). Now the issues: I'm starting server#1 ``` $ /home/arkservers/ark1: ./arkserver start ``` I'm trying to start server #2: ``` $ /home/arkservers/ark2: ./arkserver start ``` But got the error that the server is already running. I checked the system resources but only the server#1 is running. What i'm doing wrong? ## Basic info * **Distro:** [Ubuntu 18.04] * **Game:** [Ark Survival Evoled] * **LinuxGSM version:** latest

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2026-02-27 03:00:02 +03:00

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@Grimston commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020):

The problem you have is they are sharing the same process name (arkserver) so it will detect the first server and not start the second.

Instead of doing it this way you can combine the following information on clusters with a multi-user setup.

Initial cluster setup

mkdir /srv/ark/clusters
chown nobody:nogroup -R /srv/ark/clusters
chmod -R 2777 /srv/ark/clusters

Set up links to the shared folder

# Link Server 1 to the shared folder, this should be done AS the user for Server 1
ln -s /home/ark1/serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/clusters /srv/ark/clusters

# Link Server 2 to the shared folder, this should be done AS the user for Server 2
ln -s /home/ark2/serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/clusters /srv/ark/clusters

@Grimston commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020): The problem you have is they are sharing the same process name (arkserver) so it will detect the first server and not start the second. Instead of doing it this way you can combine the following information on clusters with a multi-user setup. **Initial cluster setup** ```shell mkdir /srv/ark/clusters chown nobody:nogroup -R /srv/ark/clusters chmod -R 2777 /srv/ark/clusters ``` **Set up links to the shared folder** ```shell # Link Server 1 to the shared folder, this should be done AS the user for Server 1 ln -s /home/ark1/serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/clusters /srv/ark/clusters # Link Server 2 to the shared folder, this should be done AS the user for Server 2 ln -s /home/ark2/serverfiles/ShooterGame/Saved/clusters /srv/ark/clusters ```

kerem commented

2026-02-27 03:00:02 +03:00

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@pleinx commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020):

Thanks @Grimston this temp. solution comes from me or rather initial from user but i have test it again (discord) first time it seems to work but only because my service (which triggers every 2secs the script) override the file permissions.

And i know thats not nice, thats why i'm trying to put all my ark-servers into one user directory, but wont work...

@pleinx commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020): Thanks @Grimston this temp. solution comes from me or rather initial from user but i have test it again (discord) first time it seems to work but only because my service (which triggers every 2secs the script) override the file permissions. And i know thats not nice, thats why i'm trying to put all my ark-servers into one user directory, but wont work...

kerem commented

2026-02-27 03:00:02 +03:00

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@bogdandorca commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020):

As @Grimston mentioned, when you start servers using ./arkserver start, all the processes started will share the same name.

The work-a-round I'm using is renaming each server file. This will start every server with an unique process name.

My set-up is as follows:
The ark folder has all my servers: server-1, server-2, server-3...
When I installed the game in server-1 I renamed the arkserver file to ark-server-1.
On the second server, I renamed it to ark-server-2.

If you're using this approach, please make sure you freshly install the game after renaming the file as some configuration files will have to be generated accordingly (for example, the arkserver.cfg will now be named ark-server-1.cfg).

Now, in order to start the first server, user ./ark-server-1 start.

wget -O linuxgsm.sh https://linuxgsm.sh && chmod +x linuxgsm.sh && bash linuxgsm.sh arkserver

mv "./arkserver" "./ark-server-1"

./ark-server-1 install

./ark-server-1 start

@bogdandorca commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020): As @Grimston mentioned, when you start servers using `./arkserver start`, all the processes started will share the same name. The work-a-round I'm using is renaming each server file. This will start every server with an unique process name. My set-up is as follows: The `ark` folder has all my servers: `server-1`, `server-2`, `server-3`... When I installed the game in `server-1` I renamed the `arkserver` file to `ark-server-1`. On the second server, I renamed it to `ark-server-2`. If you're using this approach, please make sure you freshly install the game after renaming the file as some configuration files will have to be generated accordingly (for example, the `arkserver.cfg` will now be named `ark-server-1.cfg`). Now, in order to start the first server, user `./ark-server-1 start`. > wget -O linuxgsm.sh https://linuxgsm.sh && chmod +x linuxgsm.sh && bash linuxgsm.sh arkserver > > mv "./arkserver" "./ark-server-1" > > ./ark-server-1 install > > ./ark-server-1 start <blockquote></blockquote>

kerem commented

2026-02-27 03:00:02 +03:00

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@pleinx commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020):

@bogdandorca thanks for your support, for now it works perfectly, will give you finally feedback the weekend if i have all servers setup like this :)

@pleinx commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2020): @bogdandorca thanks for your support, for now it works perfectly, will give you finally feedback the weekend if i have all servers setup like this :)

kerem commented

2026-02-27 03:00:02 +03:00

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@pleinx commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020):

it works perfectly, tested with 3 servers in a cluster, good job

@pleinx commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020): it works perfectly, tested with 3 servers in a cluster, good job

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2026-02-27 03:00:02 +03:00

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@sapphirecz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020):

According to the this page in Cross-ARK Data Transfer you dont have to setup links from your cluster folders. You can set up one cluster folder for all your gameservers under one user:

247.85 added the ability to specify a common cross-server storage location that functions between multiple servers running on the same machine by adding the following launch parameter to each server:
-ClusterDirOverride=C:/TestStorage/

Example:
fn_parms(){ parms="\"${defaultmap}?AltSaveDirectoryName=${defaultmap}?listen?MultiHome=${ip}?MaxPlayers=${maxplayers}?QueryPort=${queryport}?RCONPort=${rconport}?Port=${port} -automanagedmods -NoTransferFromFiltering -clusterid=YOURCLUSTERID -ClusterDirOverride=/YOURCLUSTERFOLDERPWD/\"" }

@sapphirecz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2020): According to the this page in [Cross-ARK Data Transfer](https://ark.gamepedia.com/Server_Configuration#GameUserSettings.ini) you dont have to setup links from your cluster folders. You can set up one cluster folder for all your gameservers under one user: 247.85 added the ability to specify a common cross-server storage location that functions between multiple servers running on the same machine by adding the following launch parameter to each server: `-ClusterDirOverride=C:/TestStorage/` Example: `fn_parms(){ parms="\"${defaultmap}?AltSaveDirectoryName=${defaultmap}?listen?MultiHome=${ip}?MaxPlayers=${maxplayers}?QueryPort=${queryport}?RCONPort=${rconport}?Port=${port} -automanagedmods -NoTransferFromFiltering -clusterid=YOURCLUSTERID -ClusterDirOverride=/YOURCLUSTERFOLDERPWD/\"" } `

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 10, 2021):

This issue has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 10, 2021): This issue has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.

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