Setting up my machine

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Setting up my machine

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As of recent, I just bought a VDS I just wanted to run a gmod server on it nothing special. I usually just buy a game server and that's that. But I decided to buy a VDS and I cannot get garrys mod on it and I don't know where to start. I tried making a ticket but I have a unmanaged machine so they could not help me. If I could get step by step instructions on how to do this that would be fantastic and I would really appreciate it.
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Re: Setting up my machine

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This should help you: viewtopic.php?f=67&t=10848
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By the way I am on Debian 8 Jessie x64 OS.
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soja wrote:This should help you: viewtopic.php?f=67&t=10848
I am unsure how to do that because I am on linux.
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Re: Setting up my machine

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Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:07am
Alright, I am using putty but it doesn't do anything or give me files.
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:08am - answered by Charlie
Putty wouldn't be used for file transfers, it's used to execute commands on the server.
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:09am
Then how would I use cmd and download the files to my server
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:09am
Then how would I use cmd and download the files to my server
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:10am - answered by Charlie
The tutorial I linked explains this. Specifically, the following command in that tutorial downloads the SteamCMD files:

wget http://media.steampowered.com/client/st ... nux.tar.gz
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:11am
Right, I got the files... However, I am on a windows machine and I can't open that. What I am asking is how would I open that on my VDS which is linux.
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:12am - answered by Charlie
The tutorial also explains this. The following line launches the file:

./steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +quit
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:21am
Permission denied
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:23am - answered by Juski
Try just ./steamcmd.sh or steamcmd.sh and see what happens.
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:26am
1. ./steamcmd.sh PERMISSION DENIED
2. steamcmd.sh Command not found
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:28am - answered by Brendan
./steamcmd.sh
login anonymous

Please try those lines just like that
and let me know if that works.
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:30am
.steamcmd.sh
-bash: ./steamcmd.sh: Permission denied
root@deserted:~# login anonymous
Password:
Login incorrect
deserted login:
Login timed out after 60 seconds.
root@deserted:~#
Sat, Oct 3 2015 11:32am - answered by Charlie
It's likely that the file needs permissions to execute, you'd use:

chmod +x steamcmd.sh

This setup on an unmanaged service is beyond our scope of support. For further assistance, I would strongly consider making a post on our forums at http://forums.nfoservers.com
There, a community member, off duty support tech or even John, our CEO, would be able to reply with some insight.
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Re: Setting up my machine

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The last response was correct, you would need to allow the steamcmd.sh file execute permissions with chmod +x steamcmd.sh.

Then, you can go through the normal process of downloading server files in steamcmd.

Here is a similar guide for steamcmd on linux: viewtopic.php?f=67&t=11249

If you are not familiar with Linux, I would highly recommend Windows for a GMOD server.
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Re: Setting up my machine

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I did what it said and it did not work.
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How familiar are you with Linux? Are you comfortable with strict command line usage, installing packages, managing users, managing permissions, and managing software packages?
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Not used to linux at all I usually use a windows machine
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RustyNeedle wrote:Not used to linux at all I usually use a windows machine
Why aren't you using Windows then? If you aren't familiar with Linux I wouldn't recommend managing a server using the OS.
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Re: Setting up my machine

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my machine only supports linux.
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Linux is also something I have been wanting to learn for a long time
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But in all honesty I am new to VDS in general.
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Re: Setting up my machine

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Thanks for that guide. At first it didn't work so I decided to upgrade my software and that seemed to be the problem because now its working :)
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Re: Setting up my machine

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If you want, you can basically ignore all the command line stuff if you use an sfpt client. All you would need to do in the command line is occasionally start and stop the server.



Also, seeing as you're new to linux, google 'linux screen'. It's the most useful command ever.
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