sind

This script sets up and runs Steam within a Docker container on Linux. Steam data is persisted in an raw disk formatted as an ext4 with case sensitivity disabled (for better compatibility with some Windows games).

The script also supports mounting saves location for persisting.

Prerequisites

• Docker installed on your system.
• xhost command available for managing X11 connections.
• chattr, fallocate, mkfs.ext4, and tune2fs installed for disk and filesystem management.
• sudo access is needed for creating the loop device (the script will call sudo)

Installation

Convenient

git clone https://github.com/vvoland/sind && \
    cd sind && \
    sudo make install

Manual

1. Build the vlnd/steam docker image with docker buildx bake (optional)
2. Copy the sind script to your preferred PATH location

Usage

Run without arguments to simply start Steam.

sind

You can also pass in a game slug as an argument to launch the game directly.

sind [game]

Supported games

• Civilization VI (civ6)

Configuration

You can override the default configuration in a config file $HOME/.config/sind.conf.

Example sind.conf

# Size that will be allocated for the disk (only affects the initial disk creation)
DISK_SIZE=500G

# Location of the ext4 file where Steam data will be stored
DISK_PATH=$HOME/steam.ext4

# Location that will be used to store game saves
# Personally, I use a path under a samba mount so my saves are synced between multiple devices
SAVES_PATH=/samba-share/Saves