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Garry's Mod on Debian: SteamCMD, launch options and updates

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Elias Bieber
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Install GMod with SteamCMD under a dedicated account, document launch options and apply updates without disrupting the live instance.

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GMod server with SteamCMD

Requirement: SteamCMD installed. In SteamCMD:

force_install_dir /root/gmod/
login anonymous
app_update 4020 validate

Create start script run.sh (nano), e.g.:

./srcds_run -game garrysmod -maxplayers 16 +gamemode sandbox +map gm_flatgrass
chmod u+x run.sh && bash run.sh

Optional: screen -S gmod for background. In GMod: connect IP:27015

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