Source Dedicated Server Manager (srcdsm)

srcdsm can deploy, track, and manage any number of instances of srcds-based games. It easily scales from single-deployment to multi-deployment environments and supports many deployment configurations.

Features

srcdsm provides the following features:

• Install and manage multiple instances of srcds-based games
• Deploy srcds installations in any method
  • Single-deployment environments (all games are installed into one srcds deployment)
  • Multi-deployment environments (each game is installed into a separate srcds deployment)
  • Dynamic-deployment environments (multiple srcds deployments, each with one or more games installed)

Components

This application is currently under initial development, so requirements and configuration are highly subject to change

srcdsm.py

The main script that performs all tasks including:

• Deploy srcds installations
• Install games into srcds deployments
• Read/Save Deployment Configuration
• Start/Stop/Track Game Instances

srcdsm.conf

The configuation file that stores srcdsm settings and defaults. This configuration file can be edited manually, but ideally the main script (srcds.py) should be used.

deployments.conf

The configuration file that stores a list of deployed srcds installations and their settings.

Gametype Config Files

Each supported srcds-based game has a config file containing all relevant settings and defaults.

Installation

At this time there are no installation instructions, as srcdsm consists of only the script and configuration files. Once the script becomes more robust, OS-specific distributions will be developed.

Basic Usage

Deploy srcds

Deploy a new installation of srcds with the --deploy switch:

srcdsm.py --deploy [INSTALLATION_NAME] [INSTALLATION_PATH]

The script will prompt for the any options not supplied and without defaults in the srcdsm config depending on the verbosity level.

Install Game

Install a new instance of a game with the --install switch:

srcdsm.py --install [GAMETYPE] [INSTALLATION_NAME]

The script will prompt for the any options not supplied depending on the verbosity level.

Start a Game

Start a game with the --start switch:

srcdsm.py --start [GAMETYPE|all] [INSTALLATION_NAME|all]

The script will prompt for any options not supplied with helpful hints depending on the verbosity level.

Supplying GAMETYPE without supplying INSTALLATION_NAME will result in the script's prompting for the requested installation and listing the known deployments containing instances of the specified gametype.

Supplying INSTALLATION_NAME without supplying GAMETYPE will result in the script's prompting for the requested gametype and listing the installed gametype instances in the supplied deployment.

Specifying all for either argument will result in the script's prompting for confirmation, listing all gametype instances that will be started.

Stop a Game

Stop a game with the --stop switch:

srcdsm.py --stop [GAMETYPE|all] [INSTALLATION_NAME|all]

The arguments work in the same fashion as the --start arguments.