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fix(ark): add a startup probe — liveness was killing the 13GB first install #15

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion ark-survival-ascended/module.yaml
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apiVersion: gameplane.local/module/v1
name: ark-survival-ascended
displayName: "ARK: Survival Ascended"
version: 1.0.1
version: 1.0.2
game: ark-survival-ascended
summary: "ARK: Survival Ascended dedicated server (mschnitzer/asa-linux-server) with RCON console/moderation. CurseForge mods install via the game's own -mods= launch parameter."
homepage: https://survivetheark.com/
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18 changes: 15 additions & 3 deletions ark-survival-ascended/template.yaml
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spec:
displayName: "ARK: Survival Ascended"
game: ark-survival-ascended
version: 1.0.1
version: 1.0.2
accentColor: "#00b2e2"
description: |
ARK: Survival Ascended dedicated server using
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probes:
# Game/peer ports are UDP; RCON is the only TCP port, so it's the
# probe target (same pattern as factorio).
#
# The startup probe is LOAD-BEARING, not a nicety. First boot downloads
# ~13 GB of game via SteamCMD (plus Proton), which takes far longer than
# any sane liveness window. Without a startup probe the liveness probe
# fires ~5 minutes in, kills the container mid-download, and the server
# crash-loops forever — never once reaching a state where RCON listens.
# A startup probe suspends liveness/readiness until it first succeeds,
# so the install gets up to an hour to finish; only then does the normal
# liveness window take over.
startup:
tcpSocket:
port: rcon
periodSeconds: 30
failureThreshold: 120
readiness:
tcpSocket:
port: rcon
initialDelaySeconds: 60
periodSeconds: 15
failureThreshold: 20
liveness:
tcpSocket:
port: rcon
initialDelaySeconds: 180
periodSeconds: 30
failureThreshold: 5

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