I have to shut them all down when an update comes out anyway. We don't provide server rentals etc, only public servers, so we run them all from the same dir. I've been doing this since QuakeWorld with no issues. The games let you specify enough command line / config options to make them unique instances inside the dir and everything works fine.
TF2 works perfecty with a single install with sourcemod + a load of mods. The individual server config files specify which extra mods to load over the defaults in the normal plugins dir. The only issue I've come across is this - I can't run 2 arena servers with different mapcyclefile variables. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 11:07 PM To: 'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list' Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 Arena Configs - mapcyclefile The main technical issue with doing that is you have to shutdown all servers when an update comes out. On the other hand, it also means you only have one thing to update... Sourcemod's website insists you only run one instance from the one place, but you can copy the files and use sm_basepath on the commend-line to point each instance at a separate directory The other main reason people run them separately is for sandboxing of different users on a shared host. And we run them from separate installs just to make the configs easier > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane Arnold > Sent: 23 November 2009 14:07 > To: [email protected]; Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 Arena Configs - mapcyclefile > > I run 2 or 3 instances of TF2 srcds on any occasion from the same > installation. The only reason I can see for needing to run a seperate > installation for each instance is when you are dealing with a mod that > makes extensive changes to the files or the way in which the > installation runs. > > [email protected] wrote: > > Just a general question regarding this.... Is this common practice > to run more than one server from one install? I have an instance for > every server. > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Charles Mabbott" <[email protected]> > > Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:15 > > To: 'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing > list'<[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 Arena Configs - mapcyclefile > > > > Run SRCDS as a specific user account (not System which is default and > not a > > recommendation anyways) and deny rights to that particular user to > any > > file/directory you don't want the process to read or change. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane > Arnold > > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:34 AM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 Arena Configs - mapcyclefile > > > > chmod 444? Unless of course you are actually using Windows for it, in > > which case I have no idea (security in Windows? That's unpossible!). > > > > Nick Turner wrote: > > > >> srcds recreates the file with the default config > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane > Arnold > > > >> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 5:08 PM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 Arena Configs - mapcyclefile > >> > >> Remove/rename config_arena.cfg? If it's empty you don't need it > anyway. > >> > >> Nick Turner wrote: > >> > >> > >>> How does one run multiple Arena servers from a single install > directory? > >>> > >>> When I comment out the mapcyclefile entry in config_arena.cfg the > server > >>> > > loads arena_mapcycle.txt no matter what. > > > >>> I have mapcyclefile specified on the command line, and in the > custom > >>> > > server config I'm specifying (on the command line) but the server > executes > > config_arena.cfg after map load and - even if that file is completely > empty > > - changes the mapcyclefile to the arena one. > > > >>> If I specify a mapcyclefile inside config_arena.cfg then that one > is > >>> > > loaded correctly, but this means I can only have 1 arena maplist per > SRCDS > > install directory. > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >>> > > please visit: > > > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >> > > please visit: > > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >> > > please visit: > > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
