Mods & plugins
Fully automated mod / plugin installation and updating support for:
- Steam Workshop mods
- CurseForge mods
- uMod plugins
- PaperMC plugins
- ARK Server API plugins
Modsโ
When the game supports mods there will be a Mods
tab under Game server settings.
Install modsโ
For most Steam games there is a special Workshop
section where you can find mods. There are multiple ways you can install these mods on the game server:
- Paste the workshop URL into the field.
- Paste the workshop ID into the field.
- Paste multiple workshop ID's into the field, seperated by a comma (123, 456, 789 etc).
For example, you can find the GameServerApp.com integration mod on Steam >
Change load orderโ
Certain mods need to load in using a specific load order. The load order can be changed by grabbing the and drag the mod to the desired position.
Update & deleteโ
Manually updating & deleting mods is only possible when the game server is turned off.
It is possible to schedule a mod for removal when the game server is running. This will remove the mod on the next shutdown.
Scheduled mod removals can be cancelled too.
When you want to double check whether the mod was updated, hover over the Latest version
badge to see the manifest ID. This ID corresponds with the releases on the Steam workshop page.
Plugin frameworkโ
Before you can go ahead and install plugins, the plugin framework needs to be installed first. Certain games allow you to select a specific plugin framework version. Others will default to the latest version.
Install plugin frameworkโ
Hit the Actions
button and select the version you want to install.
Select one or multiple game servers that should have the framework plugin installed.
Installation usually takes only a few minutes. The installed version is displayed when it finished installing.
Manage frameworkโ
Manually updating frameworkโ
When an update is available for the framework you can manually update by click Actions
and then Update now
.
Uninstalling plugin frameworkโ
To uninstall the framework go to Actions
and click Uninstall framework
.
Pluginsโ
Installing plugins works identical for every plugin framework on GSA. So when you know how to install plugins on uMod, you can work with any other plugin framework.
Install pluginโ
Hit Install new plugin
to install a new plugin on the game server.
In the Available plugins
popup you can use search to find the right plugin. Hit the Install
button at the plugin you want to install.
Select one or multiple game servers that should have the plugin installed. Make sure the plugin framework is installed on all selected servers.
Installation usually takes only a few minutes. The installed version is displayed when it finished installing.
Manage pluginsโ
Manually update pluginโ
When an update is available for the plugin you can manually update by click Actions
and then Update plugin
.
Delete pluginโ
To uninstall the framework go to Actions
and click Delete plugin
.
Plugin configsโ
Plugin configuration files can be managed via the Config templates Plugin
section for most games.
Click Add to config templ.
to add the plugin to the Config template for the selected game server.
Update countdownโ
Configure how long the in-game countdown should run before automatically updating mods, plugins & plugin frameworks. Countdown options range from immediately
to 75 minutes.
To turn off auto-updating select DISABLE auto update
.
The auto-updating countdown range can also inherit settings from a Config template.