Probably the fastest and easiest way to set up an old-school Half-Life Deathmatch Dedicated Server (HLDS). Both Steam and noSteam, old and new half-life clients can connect and play together! You don't need to know anything about Linux or HLDS to start a server. You just need Docker and this image.

Start a new server by running:

docker run -it --rm -d -p27015:27015 -p27015:27015/udp artkirienko/hlds

Change the player slot size, map or rcon_password by running:

docker run -it --rm -d --name hlds -p27015:27015 -p27015:27015/udp artkirienko/hlds +map crossfire +maxplayers 12 +rcon_password SECRET_PASSWORD

Note: Any server config command can be passed by using +. But it has to follow after the image name artkirienko/hlds.

• HLDS Build 7882. This is the last known version that is compatible with last version of dproto that's 0.9.582

  Protocol version 47/48
  Exe version 1.1.2.2/Stdio (valve)
  Exe build: 17:23:32 May 24 2018 (7882)
  

• Metamod-p version 1.21p38

• AMX Mod X version 1.8.2

• dproto version 0.9.582. This is the last version of dproto, the project is abandoned.

• jk_botti version 1.43

• Patched list of master servers (official and unofficial master servers included), so your game server appear in game server browser of all the clients

• Minimal config present, such as mp_timelimit and mapcycle

• crossfire
• bounce
• datacore
• frenzy
• gasworks
• lambda_bunker
• rapidcore
• snark_pit
• stalkyard
• subtransit
• undertow
• boot_camp

In order to use a custom server config file, add your settings to valve/config/server.cfg of this project and mount the directory as volume to /opt/steam/hlds/valve/config by running:

docker run -it --rm -d -p27015:27015 -p27015:27015/udp -v $(pwd)/valve/config:/opt/steam/hlds/valve/config artkirienko/hlds