Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Server (Docker)

This repository provides a Dockerized Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood dedicated server. Techland released a Windows-only stand-alone server for the game in 2009, the Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Dedicated Server 1.1.0.0 (CoJ2Game_x86_ds.exe). The image runs it under Wine. The image builds on lancommander/wine. It supports file overlaying using OverlayFS.

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Features

• Unpacks Techland's official installer (CoJ_BiB_DedicatedServer_setup.exe) on first start, without running it
• Server name, port, game modes, map rotation, limits and an admin account are environment variables, written into CoJ2\DedicatedServerSettings.ini and CoJ2\ServerAdmins.ini on every start
• All five game modes: Shootout, Posse, Wanted, Manhunt and Wild West Legends, on the eight stock maps or user maps
• The server's log is followed to docker logs
• The server is a GUI program, so it runs on a virtual display (Xvfb)
• Supports file overlaying using OverlayFS (no file copying required)

Docker Compose Example

services:
  cojbib:
    image: lancommander/callofjuarezboundinblood:latest
    container_name: cojbib

    ports:
      - "27632:27632/udp"

    volumes:
      - ./config:/config

    environment:
      COJBIB_SERVER_NAME: "My CoJ BiB Server"
      COJBIB_MODES: "deathmatch,teamdeathmatch"
      COJBIB_ADMIN_LOGIN: "admin"
      COJBIB_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "changeme"

    user: root
    cap_add:
      - SYS_ADMIN
    security_opt:
      - apparmor:unconfined

    restart: unless-stopped

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Game Files

The dedicated server can't be redistributed, so the image doesn't download it. Get CoJ_BiB_DedicatedServer_setup.exe (396 MB, Inno Setup, often distributed as CoJ_BiB_DedicatedServer_setup.zip), e.g. from ModDB, and:

• put the .exe or the .zip in config/, or
• set COJBIB_INSTALLER to its path inside the container, or
• set COJBIB_INSTALLER_URL to a download URL, or
• copy an installed server (the folder containing CoJ2Game_x86_ds.exe) to config/Server/.

On first start, if Server/CoJ2Game_x86_ds.exe doesn't exist, the install hook unpacks the installer with innoextract into Server/. It also takes d3dx9_39.dll from the installer's own DirectX redist and drops the rest of the redist. The server is self-contained and doesn't need the game installed. It is version 1.1.0.0, so clients need the 1.1.0.0 patch, which the GOG and Steam releases include.

Directory Layout (Host)

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└── config/
    ├── CoJ_BiB_DedicatedServer_setup.zip   # The installer (only needed until Server/ exists)
    ├── Server/            # Unpacked dedicated server (CoJ2Game_x86_ds.exe, CoJ2/*.pak ...)
    ├── Overlay/           # Your files, layered on top of Server/ (the generated
    │                      # CoJ2/DedicatedServerSettings.ini and ServerAdmins.ini, CoJ2/out/ logs)
    ├── Merged/            # Overlayfs merged view (auto-created, the server runs here)
    ├── wineprefix/        # Wine prefix (auto-created)
    └── Scripts/
        └── Hooks/         # PowerShell scripts run at container lifecycle hooks

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Environment Variables

These are in addition to the WINE image's variables. On every start the configure hook rewrites the settings part of CoJ2\DedicatedServerSettings.ini from the COJBIB_* variables. It keeps the file's keyword declarations. Set COJBIB_MANAGE_CONFIG=false to edit the file yourself instead.

Variable	Description	Default
COJBIB_SERVER_NAME	ServerName, shown in the server list. Techland's readme says to replace the stock dedicated_server with a unique name	LANCommander CoJ BiB
COJBIB_SERVER_PASSWORD	ServerPassword. This registers the server name with the master server; it is not a join password (the server has none)
COJBIB_PORT	Game port (ServerPort)	27632
COJBIB_INTERNET	InternetServer: true lists the server on Techland's master server, which is offline; false makes a LAN server	false
COJBIB_MAX_PLAYERS	PublicSlots	12
COJBIB_PLAYERS_TO_START	PlayersToStart, the players needed before a round begins	1
COJBIB_FRIENDLY_FIRE	FriendlyFire	true
COJBIB_MODES	Comma-separated game modes, played in this order: deathmatch (Shootout), teamdeathmatch (Posse), wanted, teamwanted (Manhunt), historical (Wild West Legends). The in-game names (shootout, posse, manhunt, legends) work too	deathmatch
COJBIB_MAPS	Comma-separated maps, played in every mode. Empty = all eight stock maps. Names that aren't stock maps are passed through as user maps
COJBIB_TIME_LIMIT	Map time limit in seconds (TimeLimit, not used by Wild West Legends)	1200
COJBIB_BOUNTY_LIMIT	Bounty to win (BountyLimit, Shootout, Posse and Wanted)	500 (Posse 1000)
COJBIB_POINTS_LIMIT	Points to win (PointsLimit, Manhunt)	10
COJBIB_ADMIN_LOGIN	Admin login written to CoJ2\ServerAdmins.ini with full rights. Needs COJBIB_ADMIN_PASSWORD
COJBIB_ADMIN_PASSWORD	Admin password
COJBIB_MANAGE_CONFIG	false = don't touch DedicatedServerSettings.ini or ServerAdmins.ini	true
COJBIB_INSTALLER	Path of the installer .exe or .zip in the container. Empty = look for CoJ_BiB_DedicatedServer_setup.exe/.zip in /config
COJBIB_INSTALLER_URL	Download URL of the installer .exe or .zip, used if Server/CoJ2Game_x86_ds.exe is missing
WINE_XVFB	Run on a virtual display. The server exits without one	true
START_EXE	Launcher	/usr/local/bin/cojbib-server
START_ARGS	Added to the CoJ2Game_x86_ds.exe command line

Stock maps (COJBIB_MAPS name, in-game name): Adobes (Taos Pueblo), Civil (Burnside's Bridge), Coffeyville, Frisco, Magnificent, PrisonBreak2 (Nogales), StinkingSprings2 (Stinking Springs), Tombstone.

See Documentation/Docker.md for more detail.

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Building

The image is built FROM lancommander/wine:latest by default. To build against a local base image:

docker build --build-arg BASE_IMAGE=lancommander/wine:local -t lancommander/callofjuarezboundinblood:local .

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License

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, its dedicated server and Wine are distributed under their respective licenses. This repository contains only Docker build logic and helper scripts licensed under MIT.