[kNowo]

This is my first time using linux machine to run my server so this is a really new situation for me because I only used to run hlds on windows. I just installed hlds via SteamCMD on a fresh CentOS 6.3 32bit VPS today and started it, everything is ok and I can join and play like normal. But now I can't upload metamod and amxx to the folder because I don't know where it got installed and the VPS don't have FTP.

About the install dir, if I followed the steps on steamcmd wiki page, where will the hlds files located at? I mean if on windows, I know exactly where it will be because well its windows and has GUI.

About the FTP, i tried installing zPanel(an open source control panel for CentOS) and i created ftp account with rootdir access but when I log on, all I see is public_html folder.

Can anyone help me with this problem? I'm like a stranded human left alone on this linux space D:

[jonnzus]

So you installed server with ssh section, and you don't know/remember where did you install server..?
Well it's probably in somewhere /home/ direction, so type cd /home/;find . -name "hlds_run" and then it should give you path where hlds_run is located.

e. You can probably use sftp connection (you can use it like ftw), just add new site with filezilla ja put sftp to protocol type.

[kNowo]

I used this install dir when using SteamCMD

force_install_dir ./hlds/

EDIT: it's located in ./root/hlds/hlds_run

[jonnzus]

So, what is your problem?
You don't remember directory where SteamCMD are located?

[kNowo]

Haha well, in general, linux is my problem. Ok lets take one thing at a time.

1. I'm on directory "root/hlds/", I start hlds using ./hlds_run -game cstrike +map de_dust2 +maxplayers 31. But when I close PuTTY, the server closes too. How do I keep the server running (preferably with autorestart function)

More questions coming..

[YamiKaitou]

Don't use root, Steam and SteamCMD don't like it

Also, a lot of your questions can be answered if you search

[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by kNowo Haha well, in general, linux is my problem. Ok lets take one thing at a time. 1. I'm on directory "root/hlds/", I start hlds using ./hlds_run -game cstrike +map de_dust2 +maxplayers 31. But when I close PuTTY, the server closes too. How do I keep the server running (preferably with autorestart function) More questions coming..

Use the screen command to launch it.

For instance, I use screen -d -m -U -S tf2 [command line here] to start my Team Fortress 2 server. This launches it in screen in the background... I can bring the console back to the foreground with screen -rx tf2 and put it in the background again by hitting ctrl-A then D

Unfortunately, I don't know what command to issue to install screen on CentOS. (Google suggests running this as root: yum install screen)

Edit:

The screen flags above mean:
-m = create a new session...
-d = ...running in the background (detached mode)
-U = supports UTF-8
-S = Refer to the screen by this name

and for the other command:
-r = reattach to a running screen...
-x = ...even if someone else is already attached to it

[kNowo]

Thanks Yamki and Powerlord, I'll get back to that after I'm done installing vsftpd. About that, I kinda stuck at the editing of the vsftpd.conf file. I can't quit editing it (like save and closes notepad on windows).

[jonnzus]

Did you open it with nano? If yes, press ctrl + o (save) and then ctrl + c.

[kNowo]

I opened with vi, I've found some vi tutorial and succeeded editing the file. Thanks anyway.