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How to Install Plugins on Your Left 4 Dead 2 Server

Installing plugins on your Left 4 Dead 2 server can enhance gameplay and add new features. Game Host Bros makes it easy to enable SourceMod, which is required for most plugins.

How to Install SourceMod

  1. 1
    Log in to the Game Host Bros Panel and select your server.
  2. 2
    Navigate to Startup Parameters in the left sidebar.
  3. 3
    Find the Enable SourceMod option and change its value to 1.
  4. 4
    Restart your server.

Whenever your server starts, SourceMod and Metamod will automatically stay up to date with the latest stable version.

Note

If you want to manually install a specific version of SourceMod and Metamod, keep this setting disabled to stop our system from handling these frameworks.

How to Install Plugins

Once SourceMod is enabled, you can start adding plugins to your server:

  1. 1
    In the sidebar, go to File Manager.
  2. 2
    Navigate to the left4dead2/addons/sourcemod/plugins/ directory.
  3. 3
    Upload your plugin files (usually ending in .smx) to this directory.
  4. 4
    Restart your server or use the sm plugins refresh command in the server console.

How to Install Extensions

Some plugins require additional extensions to function properly. Here's how to install them:

  1. 1
    In the Files, go to the left4dead2/addons/sourcemod/extensions/ directory.
  2. 2
    Upload the extension files (ending in .so for Linux) to this directory.
  3. 3
    If the extension came with a .cfg file, upload it to left4dead2/cfg/sourcemod/.
  4. 4
    Restart your server.

Always make sure you're using extensions compatible with Linux and your SourceMod version.

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