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Your own Garry's Mod dedicated server, any gamemode
Run DarkRP, TTT, Prop Hunt or plain Sandbox with your own addons and Steam Workshop collection. Instant setup, DDoS protection and 24/7 expert support included.
Why Host With Us?
One-Click Installers
Our control panel features a range of one-click installers for addons, gamemodes and modules. You'll be up and running your customized server in no-time.
MySQL Database Included
MySQL databases are included with all Garry's Mod servers, enabling you to install powerful addons and scale your playerbase without the constraints of SQLite.
Fully DDoS Protected
We protect you from the most complex attacks with our multi-tiered mitigation platform, even those that exploit vulnerabilities within certain games.
Full FTP Access
For power users who prefer to self-manage, we provide FTP access and a file manager to install and manage your game server content, server settings and more.
£7.35/mo
+ billing term & add-ons
High Performance Hardware
Unlike most hosting providers, we own & operate our own hardware.- Xeon and Ryzen CPUs
- DDR4 & DDR5 Memory
- Up to 10Gbps Uplinks
- NVMe SSD Drives
Easy-to-Use Game Management
We host all of our Garry's Mod servers on our modified TCAdmin v2 platform. This proven, powerful control suite offers the best in server management capability.
- Web Console
- File Manager
- Workshop Installer
- Log Viewer
- Offsite Backups
- Easy Data Restores
About Garry's Mod: the Source engine physics sandbox
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox from Facepunch Studios, built on Valve's Source engine and released on Steam in 2006. Players spawn props, weld contraptions together and pose ragdolls, but most servers run a gamemode on top: DarkRP, Trouble in Terrorist Town (TTT), Prop Hunt, Murder or plain Sandbox. Gamemodes and addons are written in Lua, so every community server plays a little differently. A dedicated server keeps your gamemode, map, addons and saved data online around the clock, without relying on one player's PC staying on.
Steam Workshop collections and Lua addons
Garry's Mod servers load addons from a Steam Workshop collection. Point the server at a public or unlisted collection and it downloads that content at startup, picking up addon updates on every restart. On Host Havoc you set the gamemode, startup map and Workshop collection in the control panel, so there is no launch line to edit. Custom Lua addons, maps and config files go in through the file manager or FTP.
20 to 100 slots, backups and DDoS protection
The Source Dedicated Server runs its main simulation on a single thread, so clock speed matters more than core count, especially on DarkRP servers with large addon stacks. Choose from 20 to 100 slots in the datacenter region closest to your players. Every server includes DDoS protection, automated backups and 24/7 support.
How to Set Up a Garry's Mod Dedicated Server
With Host Havoc
The easy way: with Host Havoc
- Pick a slot count and region. 20 to 100 slots, in the datacenter closest to your players.
- Deploy in minutes. Your server installs on the latest build, ready to join.
- Set it up from the panel. Choose your gamemode, map, and Workshop collection in the control panel. No launch-line editing.
DDoS protection, automated backups, and 24/7 support are included.
Without Host Havoc
The manual way: self-hosting
Garry's Mod runs on Valve's Source Dedicated Server (srcds), native on Windows and Linux. Its main simulation runs on a single thread, so clock speed matters more than core count: plan for 2 fast cores, 2 to 4 GB of RAM for light gamemodes like TTT, and 4 to 8 GB for DarkRP with heavy addon stacks. No GPU needed.
- Create a Game Server Login Token on Steam for App ID
4000(the base game). - Download the server with SteamCMD using the anonymous login and Steam App ID
4020:steamcmd +force_install_dir ./gmodds +login anonymous +app_update 4020 validate +quit - Edit
garrysmod/cfg/server.cfg. Sethostname,sv_password, andrcon_password. Gamemode, map, and player cap go on the launch line:+gamemode,+map,+maxplayers, plus+host_workshop_collectionfor addons and+sv_setsteamaccountfor your token. - Forward
27015on UDP and TCP so players and RCON can reach the server. - Keep
srcdsrunning as a service on Windows, or in screen/tmux on Linux (64-bit Linux needs 32-bit libraries installed first).
After that it is on you: re-running SteamCMD after every update, chasing Lua errors from broken addons, backing up your data, restarting after crashes, and absorbing DDoS yourself.
Garry's Mod Server Guides
Step-by-step guides for setting up, configuring, and managing your server.
A Game Server Login Token (GSLT) is required to run a public Garry's Mod server. This guide explains how to generate a token on the Steam website and apply it in the Host Havoc game panel.
Read guide Add a Workshop Collection to Your Garry's Mod ServerUse a Steam Workshop Collection to automatically load a set of addons on your Garry's Mod server. This guide covers creating the collection, finding the Collection ID, and entering it in the command line.
Read guide Install DarkRP on Your Garry's Mod ServerDarkRP is the most popular roleplay gamemode for Garry's Mod. Install it from the Non-Workshop Mods section and activate it via a custom command line in the Host Havoc game panel.
Read guide Install and Use ULX Admin SystemULX is a popular server-side admin mod for Garry's Mod that gives you commands to kick, ban, and manage players. This guide covers downloading, uploading via FTP, and granting yourself superadmin.
Read guide Install a Custom Map on Your Garry's Mod ServerUpload a custom .bsp map file to your Garry's Mod server and configure the startup map in the command line. Works for maps from the Steam Workshop.
Read guide WikiEvery guide for your Garry's Mod server, all in one place.
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