Server Manual

Getting started

It is much easier than it looks to get a server up and running for your internet or LAN buddies: follow this wiki article and you will hopefully be on your way to hosting your own MTA:DM Server in no time!

Installing the server

The dedicated server application is available in different flavours depending on the platform of the server.

Linux installation

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Windows installation

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Configuring your server

Begin by opening the 'mtaserver.conf' file, which is located in the <SERVER>\mods\deathmatch directory.

This file is fairly straightforward; every variable has a description of what to do with it and how to change it.

Adding admins

To add admins to your sever follow these steps:

1. Browse to your servers 'deathmatch' folder and open Accounts.xml
2. Add a new account into the file with the syntax below

   'Accounts.xml syntax'

   <account name="Username" password="UserPassword" />
   

3. Save and close the file
4. Open acl.xml
5. Select the rights of the admin, either Moderator, SuperModerator or Admin
6. Within the group you have selected add the account you have created above with the syntax below

   <object name="user.Username" />
   

   You will finish with something like this:

   <group name="Admin">
   ...
   <object name="user.Username" />
   </group>
   

7. You're done!, you can add as many admins as you want this way, just keep creating accounts under eachother and the same with the ACL rights.
   

Note: Changing these files requires a restart of the server

Starting your server

Begin by making sure that you have finished all configuration of your server, starting your server is the last stage so everything must be ready!

To start your server double click on MTA Server.exe, make sure you allow it through any firewalls and forward ports where nessessary.

Administrating your server

You can now enter commands in the server console. You can start resources with the "start" command, or stop them with "stop". You can also go ingame and log in on your administrator account by typing "login username password" in the console. If the login is successful you can execute administrator commands in the ingame console.

For further commands, type "help" in the server console.

Installing/Updating resources onto your server

Resources can come in two formats, either a ZIP format or just a normal folder with the script files inside it, the MTA:DM server supports both these methods, before we begin this article assumes you have one of these two formats at hand.

1. Move or Copy the new resource to your <SERVER>\mods\deathmatch\resoruces folder
2. In the server window type in the command "refresh" (without the quotes), this will re-scan the resources folder and update the live resources where necessary.

Uninstalling resources

Resorces can easily be removed from your server if you no longer want them. - this article assumes you have the resource you wish to delete at hand.

1. Delete the ZIP or the Folder of the resource you wish to uninstall
2. In the server window type in the command "refresh" (without the quotes), this will re-scan the resources folder and update the live resources where necessary.

Useful Notes

1. You may also update the resources while in your server as long as you have the correct access levels by typing "refresh" in the clients console or "/refresh" in the chat window.
2. <SERVER> is a relative to your servers main directory, in most cases this is C:\Program Files (x86)\MTA San Andreas\server