How To Setup FastDL For Your Half Life Server

At Game Host Bros, we offer FastDL for your Half Life server so players can download custom files such as maps, models and materials quickly. Everything is automatic and there is no extra configuration required on your end other than uploading your custom content.

How Does FastDL Work?

While everything is automatic, there are still some things you should know about our FastDL system:

• Files are synced (and compressed) to /fastdl/ when you start your server.
• sv_downloadurl is automatically updated or added to your server.cfg.
• Files only get served to players after everything is compressed.
• You can view all the files online by checking your FastDL url directly. You can get it by typing sv_downloadurl into your console.

Here is a list of folders and file types in those folders we sync.

Folder	Extensions
gfx	.tga, .bmp
maps	.bsp, .nav, .res, .txt
materials	.vmt, .vtf, .raw, .svg
models	.mdl, .vtx, .vvd, .phy
overviews	.bmp, .txt
particles	.pcf
resource	.txt, .res
sound	.mp3, .wav, .txt
sprites	.spr, .tga, .txt
	.wad

If what you require isn’t listed, please reach out to a bro, and we will add what you require.

Using A Third Party FastDL

If you want to use an external FastDL you can do so by adding another config that runs after server.cfg.

1. Create a fastdl.cfg in your game folder or cfg folder where your server.cfg is located.
2. Add the line sv_downloadurl www.myfastdlurl.com
3. Go back to your server.cfg and add the line exec fastdl to the bottom of the file.
4. Restart your server.