Dedicated Server: Open.mp Dedicated Server Linux Setup

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Introduction

Do you have a Linux Dedicated Server and want to install the open.mp Dedicated Server service on it? You’re in the right place. In this guide, we’ll walk you through installing this service on your Linux server. We use Ubuntu in our examples, but the process should be very similar for other distributions.

Dedicated Server: Open.mp Dedicated Server Linux Setup

Preparation

First, connect to your Dedicated Server via SSH. If you need help, see our SSH Initial Access guide.

Create a user

We strongly recommend creating a separate user to run all your Dedicated game server services. Using the root user is not advisable for various reasons. If you already have a user, you can go straight to the installation.

Use the following command to create a user named gameservers with an optional password of your choice:

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sudo useradd -m gameservers
sudo passwd gameservers # Optionales Passwort

Once you have access to your server and a user is ready, you can continue with the installation.

Installation

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sudo -u gameservers -s
cd ~

Create a new folder for your open.mp server and open it:

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mkdir OpenMP-Server && cd OpenMP-Server

Now download the latest version from the open.mp GitHub repository. Right-click the linux-x86 version and copy the link. Download the latest Linux version with the following command, replacing [link] with the link you copied:

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wget [link]

The .zip file will be saved in your current folder, the OpenMP-Server directory. Extract the files with:

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tar -xvzf open.mp-linux-x86.tar.gz

Your files are now in the Server folder. Go there with cd Server. You can use ls at any time to view its contents. The server is now ready, so continue with the configuration.

Configuration

You’ve completed the basic installation of your open.mp server. You can configure additional settings in a configuration file in the Server directory.

Edit the most important settings in the config.json file:

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nano /home/gameservers/OpenMP-Server/Server/config.json

See our Open.mp server configuration guide to learn about all available options and what they do.

Start and connect to the server

Now for the important part: start your server by switching to the main directory and running the omp-server shell file:

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/home/gameservers/OpenMP-Server/Server/omp-server

You should now see logs in the terminal, including network logs. This means the server has started successfully. If everything is working as expected, your server will be reachable via Direct Connect and visible in the server list. Alternatively, you can connect directly using: [your_ip_address]:7777.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you’ve successfully installed and configured the open.mp server on your Dedicated Server! As a next step, we recommend our Set up a Linux service guide. It explains how to set up your new Dedicated game server as a service. This offers many benefits, including automatic server startup on boot, automatic updates, easy management, and access to logs—and much more!

If you have any other questions or run into problems, our support team is available every day and will be happy to help!

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

No. The server files are downloaded directly from the open.mp GitHub repository (the Linux-x86 version is downloaded with wget), not through SteamCMD.

We recommend creating a separate user named 'gameservers' ('sudo useradd -m gameservers') instead of using the root user.

The downloaded .zip file is saved in the OpenMP-Server folder and can be extracted from there.

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Dedicated Server: Open.mp Dedicated Server Linux Setup

Introduction

Preparation

Create a user

Installation

Configuration

Start and connect to the server

Conclusion

Frequently asked questions

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Preparation

Create a user

Installation

Configuration

Start and connect to the server

Conclusion

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