[condolent]

Hi,
Is it possible (and not bad) to run two servers from one folder?
Only difference I want between the servers is running from two different server.cfg's, which I guess would just be noting that in the launch options.

So is it possible and a good idea to do this? Or should I just create two different folders for them, which would add more maintenance time

[ThatKidWhoGames]

Originally Posted by condolent Hi, Is it possible (and not bad) to run two servers from one folder? Only difference I want between the servers is running from two different server.cfg's, which I guess would just be noting that in the launch options. So is it possible and a good idea to do this? Or should I just create two different folders for them, which would add more maintenance time

It's possible and functional, but I don't think it is the best approach primarily because say you wanted one server to run certain plugins and the other one to not, that won't work for that situation.

[good_live]

You should use symlinks

[Neuro Toxin]

You would need to split Sourcemod along with the base server config.

https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Multiple...ers_(SourceMod)

[condolent]

Originally Posted by ThatKidWhoGames It's possible and functional, but I don't think it is the best approach primarily because say you wanted one server to run certain plugins and the other one to not, that won't work for that situation.

Yeah I get that but in this case I want the two servers to be identical, just a copy of another. So I think this might be the approach I'll take!

Thanks for everyones responses!

[Addicted.]

You can use screen on Linux based servers to create multiple “screens” running from the same srcds directory

[Bacardi]

...bad side effect is in forked server,
if servers use same plugins and those plugins use own cfg file.

To get different plugins settings to work on each server,
one trick is blank (or comment plugin //cvars) plugin cfg file and add same cvars in each server servercfgfile "server_1.cfg"

*edit
maybe with symlink you can solve this. Never tested.

[Neuro Toxin]

This is how I go about it.

- Create base directory to house everything
> c:\servers\
- Create a master steam game directory
> c:\servers\steam_740
- Install steamcmd and game to the master directory
- Create directory for each server
> c:\servers\ip_port\
- Create two directories in each server folder
> c:\servers\ip_port\csgo\
> c:\servers\ip_port\steam\
- Install Metamod and Sourcemod into the csgo directory
- Place all other files you edit in the csgo directory, eg: gamemodes*, server.cfg, ect...

- Create batch scripts in the main server directories
> c:\servers\ip_port\
>> install_master.bat
>>> This symbol links every file from the master into the servers steam directory
>> clean_master_overrides.bat
>>> This deletes every file that exists in the servers csgo directory from the servers steam directory
>> install_csgo.bat
>>> This symbol links every file from the servers csgo directory to the servers steam

So when you launch a server you run the above batches first.

Before updating via steamcmd you need a batch to delete everything in each servers steam directory.

[TomL.]

This works by adding +servercfgfile (e.g. "+servercfgfile server1.cfg") to your start parameters.
There is also a very easy way to run multiple servers (with own cfg and addons folder) from 1 installation by using symlinks under linux.