Garry's Mod Dedicated Server Hosting 2026

Garry's Mod has been running dedicated servers since 2004 and remains one of the most popular sandbox games on Steam. Whether you're hosting DarkRP, TTT, Sandbox, or a custom gamemode, dedicated server hosting gives you full control over addons, configs, and player management.

Garry's Mod Server Requirements

GMod servers are surprisingly lightweight. The game is built on Source Engine 2013, which runs efficiently even on modest hardware:

Players	Gamemode	Recommended RAM
Up to 16	Sandbox, TTT	2 GB
Up to 32	DarkRP, RP	4 GB
32+	Heavy addon load	6–8 GB

The main variable is addon count — a server with 200+ Workshop addons will use significantly more RAM than a vanilla server. DarkRP servers with many custom jobs and entities are more RAM-hungry than TTT.

Popular Garry's Mod Gamemodes

DarkRP — The most played GMod gamemode. Role-playing with jobs, money, and property. Highly customizable with hundreds of addons. Heavy addon load is common.

Trouble in Terrorist Town (TTT) — Hidden traitor gamemode. Lightweight, great for friend groups. One of the simplest setups.

Sandbox — Default GMod experience. Pure building and experimentation. Very low server load.

Prop Hunt — Hide and seek with props. Extremely lightweight.

StarWarsRP / MilitaryRP — Specialised RP servers. Heavy addon loads typical.

Setting Up a Garry's Mod Server

Essential Files

After installation, key files to configure:

• cfg/server.cfg — main server config
• cfg/autoexec.cfg — runs automatically on server start
• garrysmod/addons/ — addon folder
• garrysmod/gamemodes/ — custom gamemodes

Basic server.cfg:

hostname "My GMod Server"
sv_password ""
sv_maxplayers 32
sv_noclipspeed 5
sv_noclipaccelerate 5
sbox_maxprops 200
sbox_maxragdolls 10
sbox_maxnpcs 10

Workshop Addons via Collection

The cleanest way to manage addons is a Steam Workshop Collection:

1. Create a Workshop Collection with all your addons
2. Add to your startup command:

   +host_workshop_collection COLLECTION_ID
   

3. The server downloads all addons in the collection on startup

FastDL Setup

Without FastDL, players download all custom content from the server — which is slow. FastDL hosts your content on a web server for fast client downloads.

In server.cfg:

sv_downloadurl "http://yourcdn.example.com/garrysmod/"

For Renzom-hosted servers, we provide guidance on setting up FastDL with Hetzner Object Storage.

DarkRP Configuration

DarkRP is configured through darkrp_config/ and darkrp_customthings/:

• jobs.lua — defines player jobs and their properties
• shipments.lua — defines shipments/contraband
• entities.lua — defines entities players can place
• settings.lua — core DarkRP settings

-- settings.lua example
GM.Config.startingmoney = 500
GM.Config.payDay = 60
GM.Config.payDayAmount = 45

Renzom Garry's Mod Hosting

Renzom offers Garry's Mod servers from €5.30/month on EU hardware in Falkenstein, Germany. GMod servers are lightweight enough that you can run a solid TTT or small Sandbox server very affordably.

What's included:

• Full file access for addon and config management
• Workshop collection support via startup command
• Automatic restarts on crash (important for DarkRP)
• Low latency EU network for European players

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Summary

Garry's Mod dedicated servers are one of the most affordable and flexible hosting options available. 2–4 GB RAM covers most gamemodes, the Source Engine is battle-tested after 20+ years, and the modding ecosystem is enormous. EU-based hosting keeps latency low for European communities.

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