# Garry’s Mod server hosting for every game mode > Host a Garry’s Mod server for Sandbox, TTT, DarkRP or Prop Hunt with Workshop collections, FastDL and your own Lua addons, for up to 128 players. Sandbox · Game modes Run Sandbox, Trouble in Terrorist Town, DarkRP, Prop Hunt or your own game mode. Load content from a Steam Workshop collection, add Lua addons and set the slots up to 128 players. - Sandbox and TTT built in, DarkRP and Prop Hunt from the community - Workshop collections, downloaded by players on join - Lua addons and FastDL for custom content - Up to 128 slots with +maxplayers See plans Find your size Slots Set on the command line; the value cannot be changed from Lua while the server runs. Up to 128 (+maxplayers)\ Port 27015 (hostport)\ Login token Create it on Steam’s game server account page and start the server with +sv\_setsteamaccount. Servers without a token rank far lower in the server list. Steam GSLT for App ID 4000\ Game modes Sandbox · TTT · DarkRP · Prop Hunt\ Content Workshop collections · FastDL\ Anti-cheat VAC Game modes - Sandbox - TTT - DarkRP - Prop Hunt - Workshop - Custom Game facts from the official Garry’s Mod wiki by Facepunch, checked in October 2026. - DDoS protection - 20 game server locations ## Garry’s Mod plans are being prepared Tell us your game mode, slot count and addons, and our team will reply with the options. Or open a ticket and we will let you know when the plans are online. [Contact sales](https://hyperdc.com/contact-us) [Open a ticket](https://hyperdc.com/support/new-ticket) ## How big should a Garry’s Mod server be? Facepunch publishes no server hardware figures. Game mode, addons and slots decide the load, and single-core speed matters most. | Feature | **Small** Up to 16 slots | Recommended **Community** Up to 32 slots | **Large** Up to 64 slots | **Very large** 64+ slots | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. | 2 GB | 4 GB | 6 GB | 8 GB+ | | CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. | 2 | 2–4 | 4 | 4+ | | Disk spaceWorkshop collections and mounted Counter-Strike: Source content take most of the space. | 15 GB | 20 GB | 30 GB | 40 GB | | Typical use | Sandbox or TTT with friends | TTT, Prop Hunt or a small DarkRP | Busy DarkRP or TTT communities | Large roleplay servers | - ### Small Up to 16 slots Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. 2 GB\ CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. 2\ Disk spaceWorkshop collections and mounted Counter-Strike: Source content take most of the space. 15 GB\ Typical use Sandbox or TTT with friends - Recommended ### Community Up to 32 slots Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. 4 GB\ CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. 2–4\ Disk spaceWorkshop collections and mounted Counter-Strike: Source content take most of the space. 20 GB\ Typical use TTT, Prop Hunt or a small DarkRP - ### Large Up to 64 slots Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. 6 GB\ CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. 4\ Disk spaceWorkshop collections and mounted Counter-Strike: Source content take most of the space. 30 GB\ Typical use Busy DarkRP or TTT communities - ### Very large 64+ slots Memory (RAM)Working memory for the world, the players and every mod. Leave headroom: memory use grows as players explore. 8 GB+\ CPU coresThe game simulates the world mostly on one thread, so fast cores matter more than many cores. 4+\ Disk spaceWorkshop collections and mounted Counter-Strike: Source content take most of the space. 40 GB\ Typical use Large roleplay servers Facepunch publishes no server hardware figures; these sizes follow common practice. Mounted content and large Workshop collections need extra disk space. ## Game modes, Workshop and content A Garry’s Mod server is what you load on it. ### Game modes Sandbox and Trouble in Terrorist Town ship with the game; DarkRP, Prop Hunt and many more come from the community. Pick one with +gamemode. ### Workshop collections Start with +host\_workshop\_collection and a public or unlisted collection; players download its maps and the game mode when they join. ### More content for players Mark addons with models or sounds with resource.AddWorkshop in server-side Lua, or serve files over FastDL with sv\_downloadurl. ### Lua addons Put addons and scripts on the server; Lua files reach players through the game’s own system. ### Mounted content Download Counter-Strike: Source or Team Fortress 2 content with SteamCMD and mount it in mount.cfg to fix missing textures and ERROR models. ### Your own login token Each server needs its own Game Server Login Token for App ID 4000; without one it ranks far lower in the list. ## Set up your Garry’s Mod server Four steps from an empty server to your first round. 1. ### Pick size and game mode Use the table above, then choose Sandbox, TTT, DarkRP or another game mode. 2. ### Pick a location Choose the one closest to your players from our 20 game server locations. 3. ### Add the token and content Create a login token for App ID 4000, set +gamemode, +map and +maxplayers, and add your Workshop collection. 4. ### Join the server Find the server in the in-game browser or your favorites, or type connect with the address in the console. ## Other game servers you might like [See every game](https://hyperdc.com/game-server-hosting) ### Counter-Strike 2 Competitive, wingman and community servers with Workshop maps. 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Create a token for App ID 4000 on Steam’s game server account page and start the server with +sv\_setsteamaccount. Since May 2020 servers without a token rank far lower in the server list. Use one token per server. ### How many players can join? You set the slots with +maxplayers on the command line, and the game offers up to 128. The value cannot be changed from Lua while the server runs. ### Which game modes can I run? Sandbox and Trouble in Terrorist Town ship with the game. DarkRP, Prop Hunt and hundreds of others come from the community, mostly through the Steam Workshop. ### How do I add Workshop content? Start the server with +host\_workshop\_collection and the ID of a public or unlisted collection. Players download the current map and game mode automatically; mark other content with resource.AddWorkshop in server-side Lua. ### Why do players see ERROR models or missing textures? Many addons use Counter-Strike: Source or Team Fortress 2 content. Download it with SteamCMD and mount it in garrysmod/cfg/mount.cfg; on Linux, paths are case-sensitive. ### What is FastDL? A web server that hands custom files to players, set with sv\_downloadurl and resource.AddFile; bzip2-compressed files are tried first. The built-in download is slow, so FastDL is the better choice for custom content. ### Which port does the server use? 27015 by default (hostport). When players connect without a port, 27015 is used. ### How do players join? Through the in-game server browser or their favorites, or by typing connect with the address and port in the console. ### Is there a 64-bit server? Yes. Since the September 2026 update, 64-bit binaries for the dedicated server are available on every branch. ### What rules apply to server operators? Facepunch’s server operator rules forbid fake player counts or server details and a wrong sv\_location; breaking them can get a server blacklisted. ## Ready to load your game mode? Tell us your game mode, slots and addons, and we will help you pick the right Garry’s Mod server. See plans [Contact sales](https://hyperdc.com/contact-us) --- Source: \ Updated: 2026-10-08