GMOD Server Scripts (Linux)

This is a lightweight Garry's Mod Linux dedicated server management script.

It is intended for users with some basic Linux experience.

The program screen is used to run the GMod server in a separate session (meaning you can log out without the server stopping).

Requirements

1. sudo apt-get install steamcmd
2. sudo apt-get install screen

Usage

./server.sh start|stop|update|generate-config

First time usage

cd /path/to/my/gmod/server
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BadgerCode/gmod-server-scripts/master/server.sh?$(date +%s) > server.sh
chmod u+x server.sh
./server.sh generate-config
./server.sh update
./server.sh start

Example GMod Server Directory

After installation

• bin
• css-mount
• garrysmod
• platform
• server.sh
• sourceengine
• srcds_linux
• srcds_run
• steamapps

Help

How do I configure this?

Open up config.sh and look at the configuration section near the top.

Important: Make sure to stop your server before changing config.sh.

Is my server running?

Use the command screen -ls and look for your SERVERNAME (set in config.sh).

I can't install the steamcmd program

1. https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD
2. Change "STEAMCMD" in config.sh to the location of your SteamCmd (e.g. "/home/me/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh")

How do I restart the server when the machine restarts?

1. crontab -e
2. Add a new line at the bottom: @reboot /full/path/to/server.sh start

Counter-Strike: Source isn't mounted on my server!

This script just updates/installs CSS. You have to tell the GMod server to use it.

1. https://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Mounting_Content_on_a_DS (or google "garrymod mount")
2. The location of your CSS files is in the variable CSSMOUNTPATH

Example

Server location: "/home/badger/gmod-test-server"
...
CSSMOUNTPATH="$GMODSERVERPATH/css-mount"

Therefore, CSS files path is /home/badger/gmod-test-server/css-mount

How do I update server.sh?

Stop the server during this.

cd /path/to/my/gmod/server
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BadgerCode/gmod-server-scripts/master/server.sh?$(date +%s) > server.sh
chmod u+x server.sh