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Installing Metamod and Sourcemod on your Left 4 Dead 2 server

SourceMod runs on top of Metamod:Source, so you need both. You install them by uploading them to your server on the Files tab in the Fragnet dashboard.

Step 1: Download Metamod:Source and SourceMod​

  1. Download the latest stable Linux build of Metamod:Source.
  2. Download the latest stable Linux build of SourceMod.

Both downloads are .tar.gz archives. Each one contains an addons folder. SourceMod also contains a cfg folder.

Step 2: Upload and extract them​

  1. Open the Fragnet dashboard, go to My servers and select your server.
  2. Stop the server. See Power controls.
  3. Open the Files tab and open the left4dead2 folder.
  4. Select Upload and choose both archives. See Upload files.
  5. Open the ⋯ menu next to the Metamod:Source archive and select Extract. Do the same for the SourceMod archive. Their files go into the addons and cfg folders inside left4dead2.
  6. Delete the two archives: open each one's ⋯ menu and select Delete.

Step 3: Start the server and check​

  1. Start the server.
  2. In the Console on the Overview tab, type meta version and press Enter. Then type sm version and press Enter. See Send a command.

If both commands answer with version details, Metamod:Source and SourceMod are installed. Next, you can add SourceMod plugins and make yourself an admin.