How to Change Your Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Server Map

Here’s how to change the map on your Half-Life 2 Deathmatch server.

Uploading Your Custom Map

Maps are commonly found from public FastDL repositories or sites such as GameBanana. Your server will need to be restarted so our FastDL system can automatically sync your added files. This is required, as these files will not be served to connecting users until a sync is completed.

1. Log in to the Game Host Bros Panel and stop your HL2:DM server.
2. Using SFTP, upload your map.bsp to hl2mp/maps.
3. Start your server.

Changing Your HL2:DM Server Default Map

1. Log in to the Game Host Bros Panel and select your HL2:DM server.
2. Go to Configuration > Startup Parameters.
3. Find the Default Map setting and enter your desired map.
4. Restart your server.

Did you know?

You can also change maps while your server is running. Simply type map mapname into your server console.