Talk:Windows Dedicated Server Setup

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Console vs GUI

What is the difference between the Console and the GUI version of srcds? --Adam.gamedev 12:26, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

The GUI requires a user input at start so its hard to create an autorestart script. (Also it has a GUI (lol)

I suggest removing the serverchecker section, it no longer works.

Redirection port

The IP and portforwarding section is not specific enough, What is the Redirection port? -- Mr.Fruerlund 25-04-2011 20:59

Adding Orangebox to batch downloader

In order for Half Life 2: Episode 2 entities such as the hunter NPC, the "Jalopy" vehicle, as well as a few more, "orangebox" needs to be downloaded through hldsupdatetool.

I originally thought this would solve the problem of my dedicated server not showing up on the master server list, so I decided to do some sniffing around. Apparently UDP 26901 is used to access the steam server when the server is first created.

I don't know if this is a unique or isolated case, but all I know is port forwarding UDP 26901 is the only change I needed to make to get the server to show up on the list. If any corrections need to be made, please correct them and add to this discussion.

~Sei, 2011.05.08

For other users' reference, the issue (forwarding UDP 26901) has been resolved. See here.

C: or E:

I changed the disk directory from C:\SRCDS as displayed in the actual page to E:\SRCDS and now the Server_Download.bat keeps telling me there is some install directory missing. Is this because I have all the source games installed on my C drive and the SRCDS in my E drive??

It doesn't matter where you install SRCDS, as long as you modify the associated batch files to operate from that drive. For example, you would modify the server_download.bat like so:

@echo off
cd E:\srcds\
echo This will take a long time, I would recommend you go do something else.
echo Updating/installing CS:S
hldsupdatetool -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir E:\srcds
echo Updating/installing dods
hldsupdatetool -command update -game "dods" -dir E:\srcds
echo Updating/installing hl2mp
hldsupdatetool -command update -game "hl2mp" -dir E:\srcds
echo Updating/installing tf
hldsupdatetool -command update -game "tf" -dir E:\srcds
echo Updating/installing Orange Box
hldsupdatetool -command update -game orangebox -dir E:\srcds
echo Updating/installing Garrysmod
hldsupdatetool -command update -game garrysmod -verify_all -retry -dir E:\srcds
echo Update/installation Complete
echo Installed to E:\srcds\
echo Your server is now ready to use!
echo To add extra addons or maps etc. place them in c:\srcds\orangebox\garrysmod\
echo This installer can also update necessary server files, so it is recommended that you run it often.
pause</pre>

As long as the correct drive is referenced, there should be no further issues caused by using an alternative drive/partition. ~ 07:10, 18 August 2011 (PDT)

Game crash when joining server?

I followed everything in this tutorial, and have gotten a server to run, and it shows up in the server list in garrysmod. However, when trying to connect to the server, gmod crashes with the engine error: "Couldn't allocate any server IP port". How can I fix it?

Additional info: I extracted the garrysmod content from the garrysmod.gcf file, and I then ran hl2updatetool to download all server files