1 min readUpdated Oct 4, 2026

How To Install Resources On Your MTA:SA Server

Resources are how everything on a Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas server is built: game modes, maps, scripts, vehicles and skins. You can download thousands of them from the MTA community site or write your own.

Uploading A Resource

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Files and open mods/deathmatch/resources.
  3. 3
    Upload the resource. You can upload the .zip as it is, or a folder that has a meta.xml file inside it.
  4. 4
    Start your server.

Starting A Resource

To start a resource once, go to Console in the sidebar and type start resourcename, using the folder or .zip name without .zip.

To start it every time the server starts:

  1. 1
    In the sidebar, go to Files and open mods/deathmatch/mtaserver.conf.
  2. 2
    Near the bottom of the file, add <resource src="resourcename" startup="1" protected="0"/> above </config>.
  3. 3
    Click Save and restart your server.

Tip

If the resource is a game mode, also set Game Mode to Custom in Settings, or the server starts the game mode chosen there as well. See Change Game Mode.