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⤶ <cat>Play.Intro</cat> <title>Hosting a s&box Dedicated Server</title>⤶ ⤶ <note>Currently a s&box server build is in **heavy delelopment** and many basic features not implemented yet (lobby, commands, etc).</note> # Windows⤶ ⤶ ## SteamCMD⤶ ⤶ Dedicated servers can be downloaded using SteamCMD. This is a command line version of Steam.⤶ ⤶ You can download it [from this official page](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD).⤶ ⤶ The first time you run it it will update and you will be left at a Steam console. You will want to log in. You can log into an anonymous account by typing:⤶ ⤶ ⤶ <title>Dedicated Servers</title>⤶ ⤶ <note>There's no Linux server build yet, there will be one in the future.</note> # Downloading⤶ ⤶ You can use [SteamCMD](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD) to download the dedicated server.⤶ ⤶ ```⤶ steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir c:\steamcmd\sboxserver +app_update 1892930 validate +quit⤶ ``` login anonymous⤶ ```⤶ ⤶ ## Installing s&box Dedicated Server⤶ ⤶ If you want to specify a download folder then before you update enter this command (default is steamcmd run location):⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ```⤶ force_install_dir c:\sbox_server⤶ ```⤶ ⤶ You can then install or update the s&box Dedicated Server by using the command:⤶ # Launching⤶ ⤶ Mainly the same as launching any other source server, specify the org+ident for game and map and it'll all download automatically.⤶ ``` app_update 1892930⤶ ```⤶ ⤶ It will slowly download or update.⤶ ⤶ If you wish to verify your server, enter this instead of the above:⤶ ⤶ ```⤶ app_update 1892930 validate⤶ sbox-server.exe +gamemode facepunch.sandbox +map baks.office⤶ ``` ⤶ Once it's done you can type 'quit' at the console to exit or just close the SteamCMD window.⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ## Automation⤶ ⤶ You probably don't want to do that every time you want to install/update a server. Don't worry - it supports bat scripts too.⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ```⤶ steamcmd +force_install_dir c:\sbox_server +login anonymous +app_update 1892930 validate +quit⤶ ```⤶ ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ # Launching⤶ ⤶ It's mostly the same as launching any other Source 1 game-servers, specify options for game (gamemode, map, maxplayers, etc.) and all content will be downloaded automatically:⤶ ⤶ # Connecting⤶ ⤶ Players connect through your servers Steam ID, there's no need to worry about port forwarding or anything, you can get your ID through the status command.⤶ ``` sbox-server.exe +gamemode facepunch.sandbox +map baks.office⤶ status⤶ ...⤶ 11:04:39 Server steamid : [A:1:226429961:19625] (90156281507023881)⤶ 11:04:39 Server udp/ip : 192.168.1.247:27015 (public 169.254.181.222:22216)⤶ ...⤶ ``` ⤶ ⤶ ⤶ # Linux⤶ ⤶ <note>There's no Linux server build yet, there will be one in the future.</note>⤶ Players do `connect 90156281507023881`

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