GMod server.cfg Builder

Configure your Garry's Mod server settings and generate a ready-to-use server.cfg. Choose a gamemode preset to auto-fill sensible defaults, then tweak as needed.

GSLT token is set as a launch parameter (+sv_setsteamaccount YOUR_TOKEN), not in server.cfg. Get your token at steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers.

Gamemode Preset

Selecting a preset fills in recommended defaults. All values remain editable.

Server Identity

hostname

sv_tags (comma-separated)

sv_password (leave blank = public)

rcon_password

sv_loadingurl (optional)

sv_region

sv_lan (LAN-only mode)

Network Rates

Tickrate is set as a launch argument (-tickrate 66), not in server.cfg.

sv_minrate

sv_maxrate

sv_maxupdaterate

sv_minupdaterate

sv_maxcmdrate

sv_mincmdrate

Sandbox Entity Limits

sbox_maxprops

sbox_maxragdolls

sbox_maxvehicles

sbox_maxeffects

sbox_maxnpcs

sbox_maxballoons

sbox_maxdynamite

sbox_maxlamps

sbox_maxthrusters

sbox_maxwheels

sbox_maxemitters

sbox_maxspawners

sbox_maxturrets

sbox_plpldamage

sbox_godmode

sbox_noclip

Performance

sv_parallel_packentities

sv_parallel_sendsnapshot

sv_turbophysics

sv_hibernate_think

Workshop

host_workshop_collection (Collection ID)

Find the ID in the Workshop collection URL.

net_maxfilesize (64 MB)

64 MB 512 MB

sv_allowdownload

Logging

sv_logbans

sv_logecho

sv_logfile

Generated server.cfg

// ============================================================
// server.cfg — Generated by DustBowl.Games GMod server.cfg Builder
// https://dustbowl.games/tools/gmod-server-cfg
// ============================================================

// --- Server Identity ---
hostname "My Garry's Mod Server"
sv_password ""
sv_lan 0
sv_region -1
sv_tags "gmod"

// --- Network Rates ---
// Tickrate is a launch argument: -tickrate 66
sv_minrate 20000
sv_maxrate 100000
sv_maxupdaterate 66
sv_minupdaterate 33
sv_maxcmdrate 66
sv_mincmdrate 33

// --- Sandbox Entity Limits ---
sbox_maxprops 150
sbox_maxragdolls 10
sbox_maxvehicles 10
sbox_maxeffects 10
sbox_maxnpcs 10
sbox_maxballoons 10
sbox_maxdynamite 10
sbox_maxlamps 10
sbox_maxthrusters 10
sbox_maxwheels 10
sbox_maxemitters 5
sbox_maxspawners 3
sbox_maxturrets 2
sbox_plpldamage 0
sbox_godmode 0
sbox_noclip 1

// --- Performance ---
sv_parallel_packentities 1
sv_parallel_sendsnapshot 1
sv_turbophysics 1
sv_hibernate_think 1

// --- Workshop & Downloads ---
sv_allowdownload 1
net_maxfilesize 64

// --- Logging ---
sv_logbans 1
sv_logecho 1
sv_logfile 1

// Note: Set your GSLT token via launch arg: +sv_setsteamaccount YOUR_TOKEN

Save this file as garrysmod/cfg/server.cfg on your server.

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