Docker perforce server using SDP(Server Deployment Package), configured for Unreal Engine(a unicode, case-insensitive Perforce server with Unreal Engine's recommended Typemap).
You can get the Docker image from Docker Hub or build it yourself.
You can use the prebuilt image from Docker Hub: zhaojunmeng/sdp-perforce-server-for-unreal-engine
In the project root directory, use the following command to build the image (using p4d version r23.1 as default).
docker build . -t sdp-perforce-server-for-unreal-engine:r23.1 --no-cache
If you want to run the container on NAS, you must save the image as a tar file, so you can upload it to the NAS.
docker save sdp-perforce-server-for-unreal-engine:r23.1 -o sdp-perforce-server-for-unreal-engine-r23.1.tarAvailable --build-arg:
| ARG | default value | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| OS_DISTRO | jammy | ubuntu version |
| SDP_VERSION | .2023.1.29621 | SDP version |
| P4_VERSION | r23.1 | P4 binaries version |
| P4_BIN_LIST | p4,p4d | Helix binaries, for minal usage, only p4 and p4d need to be downloaded |
Also you can tweak the .cfg files in the "files_for_run" folder, when you build your own image.
Here's an example running on Docker Desktop.
To run the container from image, the following is required:
Ports: port to connect
Volumes: 4 folders to mount for "/hxmetadata", "/hxdepots", "/hxlogs", "/p4" on the container.(The 4 folders is explained here: Volume Layout and Hardware)
After clicked "Run" button, see the Docker Logs and wait perforce server(p4d) to start in a few seconds.
After the container's first setup, use P4Admin to login to Perforce to create new depots, groups and users.
Server: the ip address or domain of your server, for Docker Desktop, it's 127.0.0.1:1666.
User: the default and the only user is "perforce"(configured in p4-protect.cfg), enter the server ip
After click "OK", you must change the default password for user "perforce" (because security level is set to 3).
The old password is F@stSCM! by default (configured in Dockerfile: P4_PASSWD).
After login, you can create new depots, groups and users.
在群晖(NAS)上面如何运行，参考：如何在群晖(NAS)上，部署一个为UnrealEngine定制的Perforce服务器
Enjoy!
I decline any responsibility in case of data loss or in case of a difficult (or even impossible) maintenance if you use this solution.
I did this as a hobby for a small project.
If you still want to use it for your project, I would suggest to setup or to do regularly backups of your project.