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Deploy a Garry's Mod server on the Game Panel

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Deploy a Garry's Mod server on the OVHcloud Game Panel, join it from Steam, adjust the game settings, and switch your server to TTT or DarkRP

Objective

The Game Panel lets you deploy a Garry's Mod server with automated installation and port configuration.

This guide explains how to deploy and connect to a Garry's Mod server on the Game Panel.

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Instructions

Step 1 — Access the Game Panel

Log in to your Game Panel. Go to the Game Servers section in the left-hand menu and click Add Game Server.

Game Servers section with the Add Game Server button

Step 2 — Create a Garry's Mod server

Select Garry's Mod from the game list. A configuration window opens.

Selecting Garry's Mod from the game list

Step 3 — Configure the Garry's Mod server

Enter a Server Name (for example Garry's Mod Server). The required network ports are configured automatically during installation.

You can expand Advanced settings to adjust options such as ports binding and resource limits. The defaults are suitable for most game servers.

Step 4 — Launch the installation

Click Install. The deployment starts automatically. Allow a few minutes for the image download and the server installation.

Step 5 — Monitor the installation

Click Log/Console to follow the progress in real time. The status shows Installing.

Step 6 — Confirm installation is complete

Once the installation is finished and the server has started, the status changes to Running.

Step 7 — Verify the server is running

Confirm that CPU and RAM activity is visible. You can use the Log/Console and Settings controls to manage the server.

Garry's Mod server with Running status and CPU and RAM activity

Step 8 — Retrieve connection information

Copy the IP address and port from the Connection column of the Game Servers list.

Step 9 — Join your server in Garry's Mod

First, add your server to your Steam favourites:

  1. In Steam, go to View > Game Servers.
  2. Open the Favorites tab and click Add a server.
  3. Paste the IP address and port from the Connection column, then click OK.

Then join the server from the game:

  1. Launch Garry's Mod and click Find Multiplayer Game.
  2. Open the Favorites tab.
  3. Select your server and double-click it to connect.

Configure the game settings

Go to Settings > Game Config to adjust your server's main settings without editing a single configuration file.

The Game Config settings of a Garry's Mod server
SettingDescription
Server nameThe name shown in the in-game server browser.
MapThe map loaded when the server starts.
Game modeThe game mode the server runs.
Workshop collectionThe ID of a Steam Workshop collection, downloaded and mounted on every start. The collection must be public or unlisted.
Counter-Strike: Source contentDownloads Counter-Strike: Source content, which many addons reuse. Players need to own the game as well. Adds a multi-gigabyte download on the next start.
Maximum playersThe maximum number of simultaneous players.
Server passwordThe password players must enter to join. Leave it empty for a public server.
Admin password (RCON)The password used to control the server remotely from the console.
Steam GSL tokenThe token that makes your server appear in the official server browser. Get it from steamcommunity.com.
Update workshop addonsUpdates the collection addons on every start.
Update on startChecks for and installs game updates on every start.

Changes take effect when the server restarts.

Change the game mode

The Game mode and Map fields are free text: the dropdown only suggests the values that ship with the game, but you can type any name into them.

Trouble in Terrorist Town ships with Garry's Mod. Select it in Game mode, then restart your server. Check the map: Construct and Flatgrass are sandbox maps, and a TTT server needs ttt_ maps from the Workshop.

DarkRP does not ship with the game and comes from the Workshop:

  1. Create a Steam Workshop collection, public or unlisted, holding DarkRP, its dependencies, and an rp_ map.
  2. Enter its ID in Workshop collection.
  3. Type darkrp into Game mode and your map name into Map.
  4. Turn on Counter-Strike: Source content, whose textures many DarkRP addons reuse.
  5. Restart your server.
The Game mode, Workshop collection and Counter-Strike: Source content settings
Warning

The Map field names the map to load, it does not download it. A map that is not in your Workshop collection will not be found at startup, and the server will fail to launch.

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