Hello, is it possible to run a gameserver on ipfire? I would like to host Counterstrike2 on it
Greets
Whilst anything is possible, due to the package manager being pakfire and not ‘apt’ or some other alternative (snap / flatpack, nor even docker) it would be difficult to ensure you get all the dependencies and keep them updated - you’d potentially need to get the SteamCMD executables from somewhere other than Steam. Anything that might need the Steam GUI would be an issue as there is no window manager available.
You can run a KVM VM on ipfire where you could host a server or any other software that isn’t built-in to IPfire or an add-on that can be easily added.
Another alternative would be to run IPFire and application server(s) as seperate VMs on essentially a home host server using something like Proxmox or using a linux build which you manage however (cockpit or SSH, etc.) - depends a lot on resources and performance available.
Technically, you could add the git command library from pakfire, and then set up the git and make tools and build from an available git source (arch linux has one)…
BUT the possibility of issues is high