[Mikado]

Hello guys,

I was wondering if there is a way to prevent SteamCMD from redownloading deleted maps on every update, i have a limited amount of space 30Gb ( running with debian + CSGO Server ) i delet everytime maps like gb_, dz_, ar_ .... to gain some space but it keeps re-downloading on each update and mostly fail the update due to lack of storage.

[DarkDeviL]

If you got root, you can create empty files and make the immutable after deleting them:

touch de_dust2.bsp
chattr +i de_dust2.bsp

You won't even be able to delete them yourself, unless you first, through root, is removing the flag again with:

chattr -i de_dust2.bsp

[TomL.]

No but you can download the updates from a different source or create empty files and make them write protected.
But the best solution would be to simply upgrade your server storage.

[Mikado]

Will try it, but doesn't SteamCMD check the size ?

Cuz touch de_dust2.bsp makes a 0Kb file

[Mikado]

The empty files solution didn't work, SteamCMD keeps on downloading the maps on the temp folder, that causes the update to fail due to insufficiant storage space.

Which different sources you talking about, can i get links please ?

[TomL.]

There was a website you could download the files of.

[DarkDeviL]

"chattr +i" will make it immutable, meaning that no one (not even root) can remove it again, unless you remove the "i" flag again:

root@server:~# touch /tmp/fancy_map.bsp
root@server:~# chattr +i /tmp/fancy_map.bsp
root@server:~# rm /tmp/fancy_map.bsp
rm: cannot remove '/tmp/fancy_map.bsp': Operation not permitted
root@server:~# rm --force /tmp/fancy_map.bsp
rm: cannot remove '/tmp/fancy_map.bsp': Operation not permitted
root@server:~# chattr -i /tmp/fancy_map.bsp
root@server:~# rm /tmp/fancy_map.bsp
root@server:~#

Originally Posted by Mikado The empty files solution didn't work, [...]

Not alone, no... CHATTR?

Originally Posted by Mikado Which different sources you talking about, can i get links please ?

If you aren't deciding to read or follow what you are told 100%, links will not be able to help you either.

[Mikado]

Can i get a link, please ?

The empty files solution didn't work steamcmd keeps on downloading the maps on the steamapps folder, so it's stops and fails the update when the storage is at 100% .

And i want to keep the upgrade solution as last hope, cuz my provider NVMe storage costs a lot :S

[Mikado]

@DarkDeviL Sorry, didn't try it on the temp folder, did it on the csgo/maps one, will try it again, but this time on the temp folder

[TomL.]

You want to do it both for the temp and actual game server files.
I don't remember the name or ever used it myself but if you have another server with enough space you can get the updates from there.