README.md

SandstormServers

Common files and script for Sandstorm servers used in SPL and ICL community

How to make a server from scratch (Debian 11)

1. Install the needed packages:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; sudo apt update; sudo apt install curl wget file tar bzip2 gzip unzip bsdmainutils python3 util-linux ca-certificates binutils bc jq tmux netcat lib32gcc-s1 lib32stdc++6 git htop distro-info libsdl2-2.0-0:i386; sudo apt autoremove

2. Open ports needed for the server:

sudo ufw enable && sudo ufw allow ssh && sudo ufw allow 27102:27105/udp && sudo ufw allow 27131:27134/udp && sudo ufw allow 27015:27018/tcp

3. Add a new user and login into it (optional):

sudo adduser <UserName>

su - <UserName>

4. Make a folder for your server and get in it:

mkdir <ServerDirectory> && cd <ServerDirectory>

5. Dowload makeServer.sh:

wget -O makeServer.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LorenzoCardinali/SandstormServers/main/makeServer.sh && chmod +x makeServer.sh

6. Execute makeServer.sh adding the wanted server name as parameter:

./makeServer.sh <MyServerName>

7. Follow the installation
8. Edit the following config files as needed:

• %ServerDirectory%/serverfiles/Insurgency/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini
• %ServerDirectory%/lgsm/config-lgsm/inssserver/%MyServerName%.cfg

9. Follow this guide to get a token for mods (https://insurgencysandstorm.mod.io/guides/server-admin-guide#read22)
10. Start the server

./<MyServerName> start

11. Done

How to update your server

1. Install git in your machine:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install git wget

2. Get in the main folder of the sandstorm server
3. Download updateFiles.sh and execute it:

wget -O updateFiles.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LorenzoCardinali/SandstormServers/main/updateFiles.sh && chmod +x updateFiles.sh && ./updateFiles.sh

4. Done