add new chart for steamcmd

[crutonjohn]

Details

Helm chart name: steamcmd

Describe the solution you'd like: implement a chart that can deploy steamcmd resources to cluster, remaining game agnostic. this would allow anyone to use steamcmd to host game servers that are supported by steamcmd.

i'm open to tackling this myself. this issue can just be for tracking.

Anything else you would like to add: due to limitations with game hosting, this may not qualify for using a multi-arch image. i'll defer to the multi-arch powers that be for supporting that use case.

Additional Information:

see the steamcmd project here: https://github.com/steamcmd/docker

[crutonjohn]

This will most likely require deployment hooks because the server files need to be downloaded prior to the deployment being applied to the cluster.

deployment would looks something like:

• PV/PVC created
• Job runs to download initial server files for the applicable game
• After job is completed successfully, Deployment and ancillary resources are applied

[onedr0p]

This looks juicy

[crutonjohn]

the farther i'm getting into this, the more i'm realizing why nobody has done it yet

[crutonjohn]

work is being performed in https://github.com/crutonjohn/charts/tree/add-chart-steamcmd

just gave it my initial commit

[PrivatePuffin]

I've a different idea about this... A lot of gameservers don't just use steamcmd and require additional tools.

Why not integrate SteamCMD into the common chart, just like some other addons?

That way people could start building gameservers using the common chart and attach the addon for steamCMD to streamline the process.

[crutonjohn]

I've a different idea about this... A lot of gameservers don't just use steamcmd and require additional tools.

Why not integrate SteamCMD into the common chart, just like some other addons?

That way people could start building gameservers using the common chart and attach the addon for steamCMD to streamline the process.

ultimately, i'm not sure what's best.

if you approach it from the standpoint that it is like an add-on, you take on the burden of trying to "standardize" (for lack of a better term) lots of other varying game server types.

the one nice thing about steamcmd is that it's already an established platform that is meant for running and updating Steam dedicated servers. there's no guarantee that whatever we come up with as a solution would be extensible to, or compatible with, other game server types.

i'm all for supporting as many use cases as possible, but extending the functionality of this chart to be a catch-all for any type of game server seems like a bit of a stretch.

[PrivatePuffin]

Almost every decent gameserver uses a server manager AND steam CMD, not just steamcmd. Als by adding steamcmd as a common chart addon you are making it possible to customise. Your solution is the one thats hard to customise.

i dont think you understand what I meant with addon and common chart. Please read into it.

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[crutonjohn]

Taking the holiday break to work through this 😬

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