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FreeBSD Dedicated Server Setup

Install Linux Compatibility

Become root and execute the following command:

kldload linux

Now edit /etc/rc.conf and append the following text to the end of the file:

linux_enable=YES

Now install the linux user tools:

cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f10 && make install distclean

Finally, mount the Linux proc filesystem.

mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc

To avoid having to mount it manually like that ^ at every boot, add the following line to the end of /etc/fstab

linprocfs    /compat/linux/proc    linprocfs    rw    0    0

Want to run multiple gmod servers?

- You can run multiple servers if you like, just remember to use different ports for each server. - Another option is using BSD Jails. With this method, you can allocate a CPU and a new IP address to each server instance on your single FreeBSD server.
Setting up BSD Jails (optional, incomplete)

setenv D /usr/jail/server1                        (where 1 is the dedicated server number)
mkdir -p $D
cd /usr/src
make buildworld
make installworld DESTDIR=$D
make distribution DESTDIR=$D
mount -t devfs devfs $D/dev

Add the jails to /etc/rc.conf

jail_enable="YES"
jail_list="server1"
jail_server1_rootdir="/usr/jail/server1" # jail's root directory
jail_server1_hostname="gmod145.extremeserversorsomething.net"  # jail's hostname
jail_server1_ip="192.168.0.10"           # jail's IP address
jail_server1_devfs_enable="YES"          # mount devfs in the jail
jail_server1_devfs_ruleset="server1_ruleset" # devfs ruleset to apply to jail

How to start and stop the jail

/etc/rc.d/jail start server1
/etc/rc.d/jail stop server1

Create a user 
ou should use an unprivileged user to run srcds.

If you have root access:

adduser
Username: gmod
Full Name: Garry Mod
Uid (Leave empty for default):
Login group [gmod]:
Login group is gmod. Invite gmod into other groups? []:
Login class [default]:
Shell (sh csh tcsh nologin) [sh]:
Home directory [/home/gmod]:
Home directory permissions (Leave empty for default):
Use password-based authentication? [yes]:
Use an empty password? (yes/no) [no]:
Use a random password? (yes/no) [no]:
Enter password: (whatever you like here)
Enter password again: (whatever you like here - same as above)
Lock out the account after creation? [no]:
OK? (yes/no): yes
adduser: INFO: Successfully added (gmod) to the user database.
Add another user? (yes/no): no
Goodbye!

Login as gmod before continuing.

su gmod

Change to home directory:

cd

Make a folder for your server

Go to your home folder if not already there:

cd ~
mkdir srcds
cd srcds

Installing Steam

Do this bit as the "gmod" user for security reasons:

su gmod

Download the dedicated server update tool, make it executable and run it.

wget http://www.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin
chmod +x hldsupdatetool.bin
./hldsupdatetool.bin

You will need to agree to the terms of the license agreement - type 'yes' and press return.

If you receive an error about uncompressing, make a symbolic link to the gunzip tool called "/usr/bin/uncompress". If you already have a tool called uncompress, be sure to move it away from /usr/bin/uncompress first.

ln -s /usr/bin/gunzip /usr/bin/uncompress

Now run Steam - Providing you have an active Internet connection and the Steam servers are up, it will update itself.

./steam

Now we want to install Garry's Mod.
Installing GM10 Content

Enter the following:
./steam -command update -game orangebox -dir .
./steam -command update -game garrysmod -dir .

Installing the necessary Linux binary code

Now, download the GMod Linux server binaries from http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=933697, and save the zip file to your srcds folder and unzip them there:

unzip <filename>.zip

Next, move each of the extracted files below into the places they need to be for the server to operate:

mv server_i486.so orangebox/garrysmod/bin
mv lua_shared_i486.so orangebox/bin
mv scenecacheproxy_i486.so orangebox/bin
mv gm_sqlite orangebox/garrysmod/lua/includes/modules/gm_sqlite_486.dll

Installing extra game content
See the Extra Content section of General Server Setup Information.
Optionally Creating a Startup Script

You can now in theory just run the server with this command: orangebox/srcds_run -console -game garrysmod +maxplayers 16 +map gm_construct -autoupdate

However if you close SSH your server will close too.

We want to attach our GMod server to a virtual screen so we can log off and come back later or share the screen with other users (Other admins for example).

Open up a file called startgmod.sh with your favourite editor, for example:

nano -w startgmod.sh

Enter the following into the file:

#!/bin/bash
echo "Starting up Garry's Mod 10 server."
sleep 5
screen -A -m -d -S gm10server orangebox/srcds_run -console -game garrysmod +maxplayers 16 +map gm_construct -autoupdate
echo "Started. Type screen -x to resume!"

You may wish to edit maxplayers and map.

Once you've got to this stage you're good to go. Make the script executable before running it:

chmod +x startgmod.sh

Everyday Server Operations
Starting Up

Type:

./startgmod.sh

Shutting Down

Type:

screen -x

This resumes your screen session, sharing it with any other users. If the server is still active with players, it's advisable to shut it down by typing:

killserver

Once you've done that, press Ctrl+C+X to kill the screen.

If it's hung, just press Ctrl+C+X.
Administration

If you type:
screen -x
You're sitting at the console of your server.