[GH-ISSUE #2022] [Suggestion] Multi-installation support with 1 installation of LinuxGSM #1586

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opened 2026-02-27 02:57:58 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @BigRedWolfy on GitHub (Oct 2, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2022

Just thought it'd be good if you could manage multiple installations of different servers with only 1 installation of LinuxGSM rather than having several installations for each server, which would seem to waste a lot of space if say I had 3 gmod servers. Even if this is only for game servers of the same game, it would be good to see say for example if the filesystem was like:
serverfiles/gmodserver1/
serverfiles/gmodserver2/
etc....
as well as having all the configs for these servers in the lgsm-config folder. I've tried for a while to do this myself and looked on the discord for help, but the best I could find was a separate installation of LinuxGSM for each server because I did NOT want them so share game files

Originally created by @BigRedWolfy on GitHub (Oct 2, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/2022 Just thought it'd be good if you could manage multiple installations of different servers with only 1 installation of LinuxGSM rather than having several installations for each server, which would seem to waste a lot of space if say I had 3 gmod servers. Even if this is only for game servers of the same game, it would be good to see say for example if the filesystem was like: serverfiles/gmodserver1/ serverfiles/gmodserver2/ etc.... as well as having all the configs for these servers in the lgsm-config folder. I've tried for a while to do this myself and looked on the discord for help, but the best I could find was a separate installation of LinuxGSM for each server because I did NOT want them so share game files

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@UltimateByte commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2018):

Just thought it'd be good if you could manage multiple installations of different servers with only 1 installation of LinuxGSM

You're right, it would be cool. That's why it is already possible. ;)
https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/wiki/Multiple-Game-Servers#single-installation-multiple-instances

Even if this is only for game servers of the same game, it would be good to see say for example if the filesystem was like:
serverfiles/gmodserver1/
serverfiles/gmodserver2/

We've been discussing this with dgibbs before. This kind of a structure (or slightly different, but same idea) might be planed for the next LinuxGSM major update.
There would be a major rework of how instances are managed so it's not for tomorrow, especially when trying to keep it as retrocompatible as possible.

I did NOT want them so share game files

Well, then why not making separate users? It'll use up the same space and be more secure.
If you still want to make multiple servers per user, then you can create a directory per server with each their own linuxgsm:

/home/user/gameserver1/linuxgsm.sh
/home/user/gameserver2/linuxgsm.sh

Just make sure your instances are named differently, otherwise tmux sessions will overlap and one will close the other or not be able to start properly.

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@UltimateByte commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2018): > Just thought it'd be good if you could manage multiple installations of different servers with only 1 installation of LinuxGSM You're right, it would be cool. That's why it is already possible. ;) https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/wiki/Multiple-Game-Servers#single-installation-multiple-instances > Even if this is only for game servers of the same game, it would be good to see say for example if the filesystem was like: serverfiles/gmodserver1/ serverfiles/gmodserver2/ We've been discussing this with dgibbs before. This kind of a structure (or slightly different, but same idea) might be planed for the next LinuxGSM major update. There would be a major rework of how instances are managed so it's not for tomorrow, especially when trying to keep it as retrocompatible as possible. > I did NOT want them so share game files Well, then why not making separate users? It'll use up the same space and be more secure. If you still want to make multiple servers per user, then you can create a directory per server with each their own linuxgsm: ```` /home/user/gameserver1/linuxgsm.sh /home/user/gameserver2/linuxgsm.sh ```` Just make sure your instances are named differently, otherwise tmux sessions will overlap and one will close the other or not be able to start properly. <blockquote><img src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/20358373?s=400&v=4" width="48" align="right"><div><img src="https://assets-cdn.github.com/favicon.ico" height="14"> GitHub</div><div><strong><a href="https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM">GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM</a></strong></div><div>Linux Game Server Managers_. Contribute to GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM development by creating an account on GitHub.</div></blockquote>

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@BigRedWolfy commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2018):

what I was referring to was to be able to use one, lets say master user that controls several game servers in say a cluster located in: /cluster/gmodservers/

what I'm suggesting is that you have multiple installations in:
/cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/servera/
/cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/serverb/
/cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/serverc/
/cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/serverd/
/cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/servere/

with instances named:
servera
serverb
serverc
serverd
servere

and configs located in
/cluster/gmodservers/lgsm/lgsm-config/

and this is all with 1 installation of LinuxGSM.

Yes this is probably less secure but I do see this being more storage efficient and it would be easier to make global modifications. Atm I'm using a similar structure with symlinks for the common and instance cfgs that that they are kept identical between servers and I can edit their configs from one location.

If you're worried about security, I don't know if linuxGSM does support this and I kind of doubt it, but haven't tried it, is that you could allow different users to access different servers via their instance file, based on the file's owner and group settings rather than who installed it

@BigRedWolfy commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2018): what I was referring to was to be able to use one, lets say master user that controls several game servers in say a cluster located in: /cluster/gmodservers/ what I'm suggesting is that you have multiple installations in: /cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/servera/ /cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/serverb/ /cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/serverc/ /cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/serverd/ /cluster/gmodservers/serverfiles/servere/ with instances named: servera serverb serverc serverd servere and configs located in /cluster/gmodservers/lgsm/lgsm-config/<all their config files here as well as common.cfg and _default.cfg> and this is all with 1 installation of LinuxGSM. Yes this is probably less secure but I do see this being more storage efficient and it would be easier to make global modifications. Atm I'm using a similar structure with symlinks for the common and instance cfgs that that they are kept identical between servers and I can edit their configs from one location. If you're worried about security, I don't know if linuxGSM does support this and I kind of doubt it, but haven't tried it, is that you could allow different users to access different servers via their instance file, based on the file's owner and group settings rather than who installed it