How To Install Plugins On Your Half Life 2 Deathmatch Server
Installing plugins on your Half-Life 2 Deathmatch 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
Section titled “How To Install SourceMod”- Log in to the Game Host Bros Panel and select your server.
- Navigate to
Configuration > Startup Parameters
in the left sidebar. - Find the
Enable Sourcemod
option and change its value to1
. - Restart your server.
Whenever your server starts Sourcemod and Metamod will automatically stay up-to-date with the latest stable version.
How To Install Plugins
Section titled “How To Install Plugins”Once SourceMod is installed, you can start adding plugins to your server:
- In the sidebar go to
Management > File Manager
. - Navigate to the
/hl2mp/addons/sourcemod/plugins
directory. - Upload your plugin files (usually ending in .smx) to this directory.
- Restart your server or use the
sm plugins refresh
command in the server console.
How To Install Extensions
Section titled “How To Install Extensions”Some plugins require additional extensions to function properly. Here’s how to install them:
- In the file manager, go to the
/hl2mp/addons/sourcemod/extensions/
directory. - Upload the extension files (ending in .so for Linux) to this directory.
- If the extension came with a .cfg file, upload it to
hl2mp/cfg/sourcemod
. - Restart your server.
Always make sure you’re using extensions compatible with Linux and your SourceMod version.