How do i set my server to download maps for players? - Help

When some of my friends try to join my server it tells them that they are missing the map and disconnects them. On other servers when you don't have a map you download it while you connect. How do I set my server so my friends can download the map from the server, rather than exiting Garry's mod to download the map from a website?

You need to have either sv_allowdownload and sv_allowupload set to 1 in your server.cfg or you need to specify a download url (FastDL) in sv_downloadurl. Then you would need to compress the map into a .bz2 format (i believe 7-zip can do this), and place the compressed map on your fastdl server or in your servers maps folder if not using FastDL. You will still need the normal .bsp map on the server

[QUOTE=ab0mbs;38993846]You need to have either sv_allowdownload and sv_allowupload set to 1 in your server.cfg or you need to specify a download url (FastDL) in sv_downloadurl. Then you would need to compress the map into a .bz2 format (i believe 7-zip can do this), and place the compressed map on your fastdl server or in your servers maps folder if not using FastDL. You will still need the normal .bsp map on the server[/QUOTE] I did that but it still says that the map is missing and now there's a file called dm_richland.bsp.bz2 in my server's maps folder. I kept the origonal dm_richland.bsp file in there too.

Do you use FastDL? and how big is the map?

[QUOTE=ab0mbs;38994705]Do you use FastDL? and how big is the map?[/QUOTE] I believe i use FastDL. There's a link on my control panel for FastDL. The only thing I know what to do with it is sync the fast downloads which I allready have done. The map (dm_richland.bsp) is 33.75MB. The dm_richland.bsp.bz2 file is 12.52MB. The FastDL link is in my server's server.cfg file.

You need the .bz2 file on the fastDL server. This is probably a different location then your maps folder for the gmod server.

[QUOTE=ab0mbs;38997548]You need the .bz2 file on the fastDL server. This is probably a different location then your maps folder for the gmod server.[/QUOTE] What's a fastdl server? All I have is a link. How do i get the file there?

That is something you would have to check with your server provider about. It may just be another directory on your server or another server entirely. You would want to contact their support.

[QUOTE=ab0mbs;39005642]That is something you would have to check with your server provider about. It may just be another directory on your server or another server entirely. You would want to contact their support.[/QUOTE] The gmod wiki says "If you are using sv_downloadurl, you must upload the maps to the server otherwise clients will be unable to play on the server unless they already own the map." All I know is that my fastdl link is [url]http://70.34.195.58/fastdownload/SamP/6056/garrysmod[/url] . I know my server host lets me sync the fast download files with my server files, but when I use this feature I cannot choose which files get synced. It auto detects them. How do I manually put the map on my server's fastdl link?

I'm not sure. This is something you will have to find out from your server provider. It varies. I personally run a server on a dedicated VPS box. So I take care of all the files and FastDL myself instead of going through something else.