How to Install Mods on Your Half-Life Server

This guide will show you how to install mods on your Half-Life Deathmatch server. This will allow you to host other games such as The Specialist, Ricochet, etc.

Danger

Half-Life is an old game that has been around for 25+ years. There will be mods that simply will not work. We suggest doing some research to see if the mod you want to use still works or reaching out to a bro for advice. Make sure your mod is for Linux and is a multiplayer mod.

Installing Mods

1
Access the Game Host Bros Panel and select your Half-Life Deathmatch server.
2
Download and extract your mod to your PC, then upload the root folder to your server using SFTP. You should only be uploading a single folder without overwriting anything.
3
In the sidebar, go to Startup Parameters and look for the setting Custom Game Folder.
4
Change it to the name of the folder you just uploaded. (For example, change it to ts for The Specialist or cstrike for Counter-Strike.)
5
Update Start Map to a map that's included in your mod's maps folder.
6
Restart your server.

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