Icarus Dedicated Server Manager
WindowsGSM Icarus Dedicated Server Manager
How to install a Icarus server on a separate computer to use as a server. After installing you will have an Icarus dedicated server setup and ready to go.
Note: If you don’t want to leave your computer on all the time, another option is server hosting, I work together with G-Portal and Survival Servers. Mostly G-Portal but sometimes on popular games they can become full. G-Portal offers a discount If you use my link.
Step 1
Setting up Icarus server manager is super easy, after you have installed the Windows Game Server Manager . This one installs a little different because it requires a plug in. Download the plugin,
Click the CODE button and download the ZIP file.
simply go to the plug in button on the bottom left and click. A window will open up, you select import plugin, The plugin must be in Zip format, but you just downloaded it above. Select the file you just downloaded, it will import very fast and then show a card. Close this window and go to the upper left of the server manager, go to servers, install game server, select your plugin from the download list and give it a name. this is what shows up under server name on the main screen, and click install. BOOM DONE! Well almost, it will run right now, but unless you open the server ports you won’t be able to connect, plus you probably want to change the server name.
Note: If you do not have windows server manager, see this page WindowsGSM
Step 2
XxFri2ndlyxX has updated the plugin, I have not tested this update, but the plugin should now work as easy as all the other ones and the information below should not be needed. I am going to leave this up until I can verify it is fixed.
Select the server, click the edit config button and this window will open up, under Server Start Param, Copy and paste the following code and change the name, to the server name you want listed.
-SteamServerName=”your cool server”
Step 2a (should not be needed)
Open file explorer that Windowsgsm is located in and perform either option A or option B
Option A.
Download the Icarus.txt file, Right Click and Edit With Note++ Save File as C#Source and replace the original downloaded file with the newly edited file. The file is located in Plugins folder, Icarus.cs Folder.
Option B
Select Plugins folder, Icarus.cs Folder, Right click and edit the Icarus.cs file with Note++
Scroll down to line 99 and replace what is there with this
// Prepare start parameter
string param = $”-NOSTEAM -log {_serverData.ServerParam}”;
param += string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_serverData.ServerPort) ? string.Empty : $” -PORT={_serverData.ServerPort}”;
param += string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_serverData.ServerQueryPort) ? string.Empty : $” -QueryPort={_serverData.ServerQueryPort}”;
param += string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_serverData.ServerName) ? string.Empty : $” -SteamServerName={_serverData.ServerName}”;
param += string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_serverData.ServerMaxPlayer) ? string.Empty : $” -MaxPlayers={_serverData.ServerMaxPlayer}”;
Save and close
Go back to the plugin page, (puzzle piece bottom left) and when the card menu shows up select reload plugin. Now your code is fixed. /FLEX
Select the server, click the edit config button and this window will open up, under Server Start Param, Copy and paste the following code and change the name, to the server name you want listed.
-SteamServerName=”your cool server”
Step 3
Open ports
27015 and 27016
If you don’t know how to forward ports in your router, this page should have everything you need. It is quiet easy to do if you have the username and password to the router.
Port Forwarding.com is the best resource I have found, Click this link and find your router to learn how to forward ports.
Step 4
Server Configuration,
At the top of Windows Server Manager under Browse Server Files which opens windows file explorer and automatically locates your server files.
/Icarus/saved/config/windowsserver
There is a file called, wait for it, ServerSettings. Right Click and edit this file with notepad or notepad+
As always I recommend using Note++ to edit any config file.
Note: Other than the name change most people probably won’t have to change any of these settings.
You can change these options
Options
[/Script/Icarus.DedicatedServerSettings]
SessionName=
JoinPassword=
MaxPlayers=8
AdminPassword=
ShutdownIfNotJoinedFor=300.000000
ShutdownIfEmptyFor=300.000000
AllowNonAdminsToLaunchProspects=True
AllowNonAdminsToDeleteProspects=False
LoadProspect=
CreateProspect=
ResumeProspect=True
LastProspectName=Survival Gaming Club
Troubleshooting
Note: If you don’t want to leave your computer on all the time, another option is server hosting, I work together with G-Portal and Survival Servers. Mostly G-Portal but sometimes on popular games they can become full. G-Portal offers a discount If you use my link.
11 thoughts on “Icarus Server Manager”
I do not know if this will work for me as much as I would like it to. I have been trying to get it to the point where I can forward the ports, but unless I get a third party router since I currently use starlink. Which with some digging around currently doesn’t seem to have a port option at the moment idk if ill be able to move forward if you know of away that would be appreciated. Otherwise your guides have been easy enough to follow i was confused on the icarus plug in verses the dedicated server set up that i was initially following but i think i finally got it figured other than the ports.
Hey, Carl,
yes, port forwarding on starlink looks like a real pain even after you have a 3rd party router. I think if it was me for the little bit that it cost, I would just rent a server from survival server, depending on how many people you want to support, it can be as low as 6.00 a month.
Hi, do we need to install the game on the computer running the dedicated server?
I will not be gaming on that same computer, so it’s a separate computer solely used as dedicated server.
No, if you are using the server manager, it will install exactly what you need.
Ah, thanks, please disregard my followup question, page was in need of a refresh.
Despite following all your steps the server will not show up on my local network computers. The WGSM shows that the server is running successfully. I presumed that port forwarding is not needed when doing all this in a LAN and within the same subnet. I opened the ports anyway both in Windows Firewall and on my router including enabling NAT reflection (was something someone else posted as a resolution when running the dedicated server within LAN).
I can ping the server IP
Ports have to be open on most games because you are connecting through steam. I can try and help you but you will need to join the discord server. there is a link in the menu.
And..if the answer is yes, how do I set the game path for WindowsGSM?
You are over thinking it. Watch any of the videos on how to setup a server on windowsgsm, they are all very similar.
when trying to start the server in the console im getting a
1]LogSteamShared: Warning: Steam Dedicated Server API failed to initialize. and
1]LogOnline: Warning: STEAM: Failed to initialize Steam
how do i fix this please
This may not actually be a problem, is the server running? have you tried to connect to it? please join the discord link at the top of the page for faster help.
it starts but cant find it in the server list