Tribes: Vengeance Dedicated Server (Docker)

This repository provides a Dockerized Tribes: Vengeance dedicated server via WINE suitable for running multiplayer Tribes: Vengeance servers in a clean, reproducible way.
The image is designed for headless operation, supports bind-mounted configuration, and handles runtime dependencies required by Tribes: Vengeance.

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Features

• Runs the Tribes: Vengeance dedicated server (Beta_Dedicated_Server.exe)
• Automated build & push via GitHub Actions

Docker Compose Example

services:
  tribesvengeance:
    image: lancommander/tribesvengeance:latest
    container_name: tribesvengeance-server

    # Tribes: Vengeance uses UDP
    ports:
      - "7777:7777/udp"
      - "7778:7778/udp"

    # Bind mounts so files appear on the host
    volumes:
      - ./config:/config

    # Ensure container restarts if the server crashes or host reboots
    restart: unless-stopped

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Directory Layout (Host)

.
└── config/
    ├── Server/            # Base Tribes: Vengeance dedicated server install
    ├── Overlay/           # Files to overlay on game directory (optional)
    │   └── savedata/      # Tribes: Vengeance savedata
    │       └── ...        # Any other files you want to overlay
    ├── Merged/            # Overlayfs merged view (auto-created)
    ├── .overlay-work/     # Overlayfs work directory (auto-created)
    ├── Scripts/
        └── Hooks/         # Script files in this directory get automatically executed if registered to a hook

Both directories must be writable by Docker.

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Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
SERVER_ARGS	Additional Tribes: Vengeance command-line arguments (advanced)	Program/Bin/Beta_Dedicated_Server.exe MP-REV-CanyonCrusade?game=GameClasses.ModeCTF?maxplayers=32

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Running the Server

Basic run (recommended)

mkdir -p config

docker run --rm -it \
  -p 7777:7777/udp \
  -p 7778:7778/udp
  -v "$(pwd)/config:/config" \
  lancommander/tribesvengeance:latest

Ports

• UDP 7777/7778 – default Tribes: Vengeance server port

License

Tribes: Vengeance is distributed under its own license. This repository contains Docker build logic and helper scripts licensed under MIT.