New Garry's Mod server setup

Setting up a first Garry's Mod server means a lot of decisions at once: which hosting tier, which gamemode, which addons are actually necessary versus nice-to-have, and how to avoid the mistakes that cause problems later. Most of that isn't written down in one place, and a lot of what circulates in Discord servers is outdated or written for a completely different kind of server than yours.

We walk you through the first setup end to end: picking a hosting tier that matches what you're actually planning to run (not the biggest one you can afford), a sensible starting addon stack with proper prop protection and admin tools set up correctly from day one, and the basic security and backup habits that are much easier to get right at the start than to retrofit later.

• Hosting tier guidance for your first server, sized to what you actually plan to run
• A sensible starter addon stack: gamemode, admin tools, and prop protection set up correctly from day one
• A plain-language walkthrough of the basics you'd otherwise have to piece together yourself
• A clear handoff to our other services once you know what you actually need

Hosting-tier guidance, not a provider ranking.