Colserver

Colony Survival

This guide covers the colserver module in AlphaGSM.

colserver is currently PASSED on the documented Ubuntu 24.04 Linux baseline. The checked-in GitHub validation path for this server is Docker-first through the shared steamcmd-linux runtime, with generic udp query / info on the managed queryport.

Requirements

• Docker for the validated Linux runtime path
• SteamCMD runtime libraries (lib32gcc-s1, lib32stdc++6)
• Python packages from requirements.txt

Quick Start

Create the server:

alphagsm mycolserve create colserver

Run setup:

alphagsm mycolserve setup

Start it:

alphagsm mycolserve start

Check it:

alphagsm mycolserve status

Stop it:

alphagsm mycolserve stop

Setup Details

Setup configures:

• the game port (default 27005)
• the query port (queryport) one lower than the game port by default
• the install directory
• SteamCMD downloads the server files

Useful Commands

alphagsm mycolserve update
alphagsm mycolserve backup

Notes

Workshop activation is not currently advertised for this module. On 13 October 2026, anonymous server installation with SteamCMD app 748090 succeeded, but anonymous Workshop downloads using game app 366090 failed for Chisel (2904408335), Colony Commands (1923512334) and Area Builder (3708370627). Steam's Workshop diagnostics reported Missing decryption key for the first two items. The anonymous command in the community wiki therefore does not establish a working current content path. This does not change the validated baseline server installation or hosting support.

• Module name: colserver
• Validated Linux path: Docker steamcmd-linux runtime
• Default game port: 27005
• Default query port: 27004

Server variables

After create colserver, inspect or change these with set:

alphagsm myserver set --list
alphagsm myserver set KEY --describe
alphagsm myserver set KEY VALUE

This module does not declare schema-backed keys. set --list after create is still the live source of truth.

Developer Notes

Run File

• Executable: ColonyServer.x86_64
• Location: <install_dir>/ColonyServer.x86_64
• Engine: Custom (SteamCMD)
• SteamCMD App ID: 748090

Server Configuration

• Config files: server.config.json
• Max players: 16
• Template: See server-templates/colserver/ if available
• Health surface: generic udp on the managed queryport

Maps and Mods

• Map directory: Check game documentation
• Mod directory: Check game documentation
• Workshop support: No