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Featured • October 15, 2024

Here’s Our Guide on How to Make a GMOD Server [+ Best Practices]

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October 15, 2024 • 5 min read

Here’s Our Guide on How to Make a GMOD Server [+ Best Practices]

Helpful Summary * Overview: This guide walks you through the process of setting up your own Garry’s Mod (GMOD) server. * Why trust us: At Iceline Hosting, we’ve helped numerous gaming communities launch successful game servers with our premium hosting solutions. * Why it matters: Having full control over your GMOD server allows for personalized gameplay, reliable performance, and community building. * Action points: Choose a reliable hosting provider, customize server settings, and regularl

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December 17, 2020 • 3 min read

How to Create a Garry's Mod Server on a Windows VPS

Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll be guiding you on how to create a Garry’s Mod server on a Windows-based VPS. We recommend purchasing a GMod server hosting from Iceline Hosting, as we’ve rigorously tested numerous hardware to ensure that your game server will perform at it’s best! Installing a Garry’s Mod Server First, you’ll need to use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to login to your VPS for GMod server hosting. 1) Navigate to “This PC” then “Local Disk (C:)

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October 6, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Host a Garry's Mod Server

The Basics of Garry’s Mod Hosting If you are new to Garry’s mod hosting or Garry’s Mod in general and you want to host your own Garry’s Mod server, this guide will be for you! We will go over some of the basics of GMod hosting and what you should be doing to get started with your very own server! Getting Started: To get started on Garry’s Mod, it’s important to make sure that you choose the right GMod server hosting plan for your friends or community. To start, I would look at how many pla

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September 24, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Go Into Third Person in Garry's Mod

What Is Third Person in Garry’s Mod? The third-person in video games is referring to the camera view that is used while playing. For example, in the first person, you can only see what’s in front of you as if it were through your own eyes. However, in the third person, the camera is more zoomed out and shows you what’s around you rather than just showing you the direction your facing. Third-person is useful in many ways since it gives you more viewing area! How to Go Into the Third Person in

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September 23, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Change Player Model in Garry's Mod

What Is a Player Model? A player model is a character that you play as in Garry’s Mod. In Garry’s Mod, you can choose from many different types of player models. To get your very own player models, you can download them from the steam workshop and add them to your GMod server just like other Garry’s Mod addons. How to Download and Use Your Player Models: To download player models, make sure that you go onto the steam workshop. You can look up pretty much anything, there are tons of custom

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July 1, 2020 • 2 min read

How to Install StarWarsRP on Your Garry's Mod Server

What is StarWarsRP? StarWarsRP utilizes the DarkRP framework to create a Star Wars role-playing environment. With thousands of addons, maps, and vehicles available on the Steam store, you can create a custom and unique gameplay experience! StarWarsRP is a fun, entertaining, and unique game mode for your GMod server that many enjoy. How to Download StarWarsRP 1. Firstly, download DarkRP 2. Extract the contents onto your desktop 3. Rename the folder from “DarkRP-master”

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Set a Password on Your Garry's Mod Server

Why Have a Password on Your GMod Server? Having a password on your GMod server is similar to a whitelist, you can decide who can join your server and whether you only want to play with your friends or not. The password is for those that want to protect their GMod server and develop on the server in peace without the worry of trolls or players joining. How to Add Password to Your GMod Server 1. Log in to your control panel 2. Go to File Management 3. Click on the “garrysmod”

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Setup a Steam Workshop Collection on Your Garry's Mod Server

Why Create a Steam Workshop Collection for Garry’s Mod? A Steam workshop collection is the fastest and most efficient method to install addons to your GMod server. There are many addons from a range of developers on the Steam workshop. When you have found the addon you want, you can just add it to the collection and restart your GMod server. How to Create a Steam Workshop Collection 1. Open your steam client. 2. Find your Garry’s Mod, and click on “Workshop” 3. Click

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add an Admin on Your Garry's Mod Server

What Is an Admin? An admin is an administrator of your GMod server, they can kick and ban people from the GMod server. We recommend ULX as an admin mod, check our tutorial for installing ULX here. You can create different groups on your GMod server, so the owner has more permissions than other groups. You should only give administrator powers to people you trust! How to Create a Group 1. Log in to your control panel 2. Go to your console 3. Type “ulx addgroup <group> [<

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install a Custom Map on Your Garry's Mod Server

Why Install a Map on Your GMod Server? When first joining a GMod server, you are spawned into the default map Flatgrass. As this world is default and pretty bland, you may want to add your own custom map to your GMod server. This can be done pretty easily whether you are grabbing a map that you found online or if you have created your own map. In this guide, we will be teaching you how you can add a custom map on your GMod server. How to Upload a Map 1. Login to your FT

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Add a Custom Gamemode to Your Garry's Mod Server

Why Change to a Custom Game Mode? In Garry’s Mod, one of the best parts of hosting your own GMod server is the ability to use custom game modes. These GMod game modes allow for fun gameplay! You may want to add a game mode you have created yourself or one that you have found online. In the guide, we will be teaching you how to install a custom GMod game mode onto your GMod server. How to Add Custom Gamemode to Your GMod Server 1. Open an FTP client such as FileZilla.

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install ULX on Your Garry's Mod Server

What is ULX? We recommend you use ULX for your GMod server because it’s easy to use and configure. The admin menu in-game is simple and effective for beginners. There are also plenty of commands and works very well with DarkRP. How to Upload ULX to Your GMod Server 1. Download ULX here 2. Login to the Iceline Game Panel 3. Go to File Management 4. Go to /garrysmod/ 5. Extract the contents of the ULX zip Facing Any Issues? If this does not work, pleased che

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June 26, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Install DarkRP on Your Garry's Mod Server

What is DarkRP? DarkRP is a roleplay game mode for Garry’s Mod. It allows you to play in a realistic and roleplay environment on your GMod server and you can even get a job! This can be a lot of fun, interacting with new players and building bases with your friends. The basic map in the DarkRP gamemode is “Downtown” How to Upload DarkRP to Your GMod Server 1. Download DarkRP here 2. Login to the Iceline Game Panel 3. Go to File Management 4. Go to /garrysmod/gam