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Garry's Mod Server Hosting Sandbox, TTT, DarkRP & Workshop addons

Rent a Garry's Mod server and open your own playground: Sandbox for tinkering, TTT and Prop Hunt for game night, or a full-blown DarkRP server with jobs and an economy. Add your Workshop collection, upload addons and get going - with low ping from our location in Germany and DDoS protection up to 250 Gbit/⁠s.

Sandbox, TTT & DarkRP Steam Workshop addons FastDL possible DDoS protection 250 Gbit/⁠s Ready in 120 s
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Prepaid

Garry's Mod

  • Every gamemode possible
  • Workshop collection
  • Full addon access
  • Located in Germany
  • DDoS protection 250 Gbit/⁠s
  • Instant provisioning

starting at €4.99 / month

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Our Garry's Mod plans

Garry's ModS

For sandbox with friends

€4.99 / month

  • 2 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 25 GB NVMe storage
  • Recommended: 16 players, Sandbox
  • A few addons
  • Workshop & FastDL
  • DDoS protection 250 Gbit/⁠s
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Most popular

Garry's ModM

For TTT and Prop Hunt rounds

€7.99 / month

  • 4 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 50 GB NVMe storage
  • Recommended: 32 players, TTT
  • Workshop collection
  • Workshop & FastDL
  • DDoS protection 250 Gbit/⁠s
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Garry's ModL

For DarkRP servers

€11.99 / month

  • 6 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 80 GB NVMe storage
  • Recommended: 64 players, DarkRP/FastDL
  • Large addon lists
  • Workshop & FastDL
  • DDoS protection 250 Gbit/⁠s
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Garry's ModXL

For large communities

€16.99 / month

  • 8 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 120 GB NVMe storage
  • Recommended: 100+ players, large addons
  • Maximum addon load
  • Workshop & FastDL
  • DDoS protection 250 Gbit/⁠s
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Features GMod SGMod MGMod LGMod XL
RAM2 GB DDR44 GB DDR46 GB DDR48 GB DDR4
Storage25 GB NVMe SSD50 GB NVMe SSD80 GB NVMe SSD120 GB NVMe SSD
Recommended for16 players, Sandbox32 players, TTT64 players, DarkRP/FastDL100+ players, large addons
Every gamemode Included Included Included Included
Steam Workshop addons Included Included Included Included
FastDL (your own web hosting) Possible Possible Possible Possible
Your own maps Included Included Included Included
Fixed server address (IP:Port) Included Included Included Included
Config editor (server.cfg) Included Included Included Included
Console in the web interface Included Included Included Included
Web file manager & SFTP access Included Included Included Included
Sub-users / admin access Included Included Included Included
Automatic updates Included Included Included Included
Uplink1 Gbit/⁠s1 Gbit/⁠s1 Gbit/⁠s1 Gbit/⁠s
TrafficUnmetered (fair use)Unmetered (fair use)Unmetered (fair use)Unmetered (fair use)
DDoS protection (250 Gbit/⁠s) Included Included Included Included
Provisioning120 seconds120 seconds120 seconds120 seconds
Network availability99.9 %99.9 %99.9 %99.9 %
Price (month)€4.99€7.99€11.99€16.99
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Gamemodes: from Sandbox to DarkRP

Garry's Mod is not a game with a fixed goal but a platform - the gamemode decides what happens on your server. Four or five modes cover most servers, and they differ clearly in the resources they need:

Gamemode Description Recommended plan
SandboxThe classic: build, tinker, play with physics - no rules and no round logic.GMod S
Prop HuntHide as an object, seek as a hunter. Little overhead, lots of fun in small rounds.GMod S / M
TTTTrouble in Terrorist Town: betrayal, suspicion and evidence - the most popular round mode for regular groups.GMod M
MurderOne murderer, many innocents and a weapon in the room - quick to explain, endlessly entertaining.GMod M
DarkRPRoleplay with jobs, an economy and base building - many addons, many players, high resource needs.GMod L / XL

You set the gamemode together with the start map in the launch parameters - and can change it at any time. Prices per plan and a recommendation per gamemode are on What does a Garry's Mod server cost?.

Workshop collection & FastDL: addons for everyone

The Steam Workshop is the heart of Garry's Mod. The clean way on a server is a collection: you gather all the addons you want in a Steam collection, enter its ID in the configuration - and the server downloads everything itself at startup. You add new addons to the collection later, without touching a single file.

So that your players do not wait forever when connecting, FastDL comes into play: maps, models and sounds are then loaded from a web server instead of over the game connection. You set the address with sv_downloadurl in server.cfg. A simple web hosting plan is enough as storage - many server owners simply add our smallest one.

You can also upload individual addons, your own maps and hand-made content directly into the addons folder via the web file manager or SFTP.

Addons at a glance

  • Add a Workshop collection by ID
  • Add individual addons via FTP
  • FastDL via your own web hosting
  • Upload your own maps freely
  • Admin rights with ULX & ULib

Everything your Garry's Mod server can do

Steam Workshop

Add addons, weapons, vehicles and maps via a Workshop collection - the server downloads the collection by itself at startup.

Any gamemode

Sandbox, TTT, Prop Hunt, Murder or DarkRP: you set gamemode and start map yourself and change them whenever you like.

FastDL possible

With sv_downloadurl your players load maps and content from a web hosting plan instead of over the game connection - much shorter waiting times when joining.

Full file access

The addons folder is yours: upload your own maps, .gma files and Lua addons via the web file manager in your browser or via SFTP.

Config editor

Edit server.cfg directly in the web interface: server name, player count, password, sv_downloadurl and every other variable.

Live console

The server console runs live in your browser - broken Lua addons and startup problems show up right away instead of only in the log.

Admin rights

You manage ranks and moderation with the usual admin addons like ULX and ULib; in the web interface you give your team access via sub-users.

Per-core performance

Garry's Mod runs all game logic in Lua - high single-thread performance therefore keeps even full rounds with many props smooth.

Automatic updates

After a game update, your server is updated automatically - no manual work with SteamCMD.

DDoS protection

Our DDoS protection filters attacks of up to 250 Gbit/⁠s - so your server stays reachable even on a busy game night.

Made in Germany

Your server runs in our data center near Frankfurt am Main - short routes and low ping across Europe.

Provisioning

After you order, your Garry's Mod server is ready in around 120 seconds - add your collection, invite your friends, build.

Garry's Mod at a glance

  • Config: server.cfg
  • Addons: addons folder
  • Workshop: host_workshop_collection
  • FastDL: sv_downloadurl
  • Default port: 27015
  • Modes: Sandbox, TTT, DarkRP

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Frequently asked questions - Garry's Mod

The usual way is a Workshop collection: you create a collection with all the addons you want in the Steam Workshop and enter its ID in the server configuration under host_workshop_collection. At startup the server downloads the collection itself, and when players connect they get the same addons. You can also put individual addons as .gma files or unpacked into the addons folder - via web file manager or SFTP.

FastDL speeds up loading content like maps, models and sounds considerably: instead of slowly downloading over the game connection, players fetch the files from a web server. For that, you set the address of your own web hosting space, where the compressed files are stored, with sv_downloadurl in server.cfg. An inexpensive web hosting plan is completely sufficient.

For getting started, Sandbox is ideal: no round logic, few addons, ready to play. Trouble in Terrorist Town (TTT), Prop Hunt and Murder are the most popular round modes for regular groups. DarkRP is the most demanding mode - jobs, economy and base building bring a lot of addons and consistently more players, so the plan should be bigger accordingly.

You set gamemode and start map in the launch parameters of your server - for example the gamemode terrortown with the map gm_construct. In server.cfg you also set the server name, maximum players and all other variables. You edit both comfortably in the web interface.

You set the player count yourself - we do not sell slots. Technically Garry's Mod supports up to 128 players; in practice, gamemode and addon load limit the sensible size much earlier. TTT and Prop Hunt rounds work best with 16 to 32 players, while a DarkRP server with many jobs and bases needs noticeably more performance per player.

Yes. The standard approach in the community is admin addons like ULX together with ULib: they bring ranks, permissions and a menu for kick, ban and moderation. You install them like any other addon via the Workshop or the addons folder. In the web interface you also have the server console and can give your team access via sub-users.

For a publicly listed server, a GSLT is common. You generate the token for free in your Steam account and enter it with sv_setsteamaccount in server.cfg. For a private round that your friends join directly via the server address, it is not strictly necessary.

The RAM requirement depends almost entirely on the addon list, not on the player count. A lean Sandbox round gets by with little, while a large DarkRP collection with hundreds of addons, custom vehicles and maps needs many times that. Because Garry's Mod runs its game logic in Lua, per-core CPU performance also counts - which is what our game servers are built for.

Automatic backups are not part of the plan. Instead you have full access: you back up addons, configuration and the saves of your modes yourself at any time via SFTP or the web file manager in your browser, and restore them when needed.

After a successful order, our automated system activates your server in around 120 seconds. You can upgrade to a bigger plan at any time later - addons, maps and configuration are kept.