Garry's Mod Server Hosting
Garry's Mod server plans
Pick the plan that fits your community. Every plan deploys instantly and can be resized later from the control panel.
Starter
One gamemode and a short Workshop collection, for a group that plays the same thing every week.
Custom builds from $4.90/month
- RAM
- 4 GB
- NVMe
- 20 GB
- CPU
- 1 vCore
Standard
DarkRP, TTT or Prop Hunt with a real addon collection and the regulars to fill it.
- RAM
- 8 GB
- NVMe
- 30 GB
- CPU
- 2 vCores
Ultimate
Large Workshop collections on a busy public server, with FastDL feeding content to everyone joining.
- RAM
- 10 GB
- NVMe
- 40 GB
- CPU
- 3 vCores
Included with every plan
Save up to 17% with longer billing periods
Built for Garry's Mod: any gamemode, and content that actually arrives
A Garry's Mod server is whichever gamemode you point it at plus the addons behind it. So the two things worth paying for are switching cheaply, and getting that content to a stranger.
Switch gamemode without buying a second server
DarkRP, TTT, Prop Hunt, Murder, deathrun and jailbreak each want their own maps, addons and moderation — they are not settings on one server. Gamemode and starting map are both panel fields, so moving your community is a restart, not a rebuild. Garry's Mod gamemodes · ULX and server console commands
Your collection re-mounts itself on every start
Point the server at a Workshop collection and, in Facepunch's own words, it “will download the collection at startup and mount all the downloaded addons” — every start. It is one field, and the collection only needs to be public or unlisted. Workshop collections and FastDL
Joining players get the addons before they lose patience
Facepunch rank the three delivery routes and put the game server's own last: ServerDL is a “slow 64kb/s limit, file by file”. FastDL serves the same files over ordinary HTTP, and Workshop delivery moves around 2 GB at once. Our guide sets both up. Setting up FastDL · What Facepunch allows you to charge for
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Powerful Server Management
Every server comes with our feature-rich game panel — manage your server from anywhere with no technical expertise required.
Live Server Console
Monitor your server in real time with a built-in console, live CPU, memory, and network graphs, plus one-click start, restart, and stop controls.
Full File Manager
Browse, upload, edit, and manage all your server files directly from the panel — no FTP client needed. Drag and drop uploads, bulk actions, and more.
Startup Configuration
Fine-tune every aspect of your server with an intuitive variable editor. Selects, toggles, and validated inputs replace fragile command-line flags.
One-Click Backups
Create on-demand or scheduled backups with one click. Lock critical snapshots, download them for offsite storage, or restore any of them yourself.
Network & Allocations
Every server gets a dedicated port allocation behind always-on DDoS filtering. Ports are assigned when the server is built and matched to our firewall rules, so the ones your server needs are open before you log in.
Global Server Network
Pick a data center close to your players. The times below are measured live from your own connection, not quoted from ours. View all locations.
Garry's Mod servers deploy from four locations. Dallas sits in the middle of North America and is the usual default for a community spread across the United States. Ashburn covers the East Coast and is the shorter hop for players in the eastern states and eastern Canada. London serves the UK, Ireland and the western edge of Europe, and Frankfurt sits central for Germany, the Nordics, the Benelux countries and most of Eastern Europe. Between them the four cover North America and Europe end to end.
The figures beside each city were measured by your own browser a moment ago, so read them as a fair guide to what players near you will see rather than a number we picked. If you choose the wrong one, moving is free: open a ticket and support migrates your server files to any available location at no charge.
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Garry's Mod dedicated servers — one box, every gamemode
Garry's Mod communities rarely stop at one server. DarkRP, TTT, Prop Hunt and Murder are four gamemodes with four Workshop collections, and each one wants its own instance with its own tickrate. A dedicated machine is where all four run at once on hardware nobody else is on, and where raising the tickrate costs you cores you actually own.
For a single gamemode with a collection mounted on boot, the shared plan is the right size and resizes from the panel as the collection grows.
Run it on our game panel
Hand us the machine and we deploy it onto the same GameServerKings panel you already know — one-click installs, mods, backups, and 24/7 support, managed on your behalf.
Or manage it yourself
Prefer full control? Take root access and run it your way. The box is yours end to end — we just keep the hardware and network humming underneath.
Garry's Mod Knowledge Base
Guides for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting your Garry's Mod server.
Garry's Mod
Nothing kicks, bans or freezes on a stock server. Add what does, then limit a moderator rank to what you trust.
Choose between roleplay, hidden roles and prop hunt, then keep your DarkRP jobs safe from the next update.
Stop losing players to a loading screen that takes hours, and get your addons onto their machines at full speed.
Expect 15 to 20 minutes on the first boot, then set the rates that feel smooth and the caps that stop prop spam.
Know what you can sell on a donor rank, where the published rules actually stop, and how a payment becomes a perk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Garry's Mod server hosting with GameServerKings
How much does it cost to run a Garry's Mod server?
A Garry's Mod server here starts at $4.90 a month. The price tracks the resources you pick:
- Starting
- 1 vCore · 2 GB RAM · 20 GB storage
- $4.90/mo
- Fully loaded
- 3 vCores · 10 GB RAM · 40 GB storage
- $27.00/mo
- Dedicated IPv4
- Optional add-on
- +$5.00/mo
- Longer terms
- Paid annually or up front
- 5–17% off
How quickly will my server be ready?
Your Garry's Mod server is provisioned automatically within about a minute of payment. You'll receive login credentials to your inbox so you can connect straight away.
Do game updates install automatically?
Yes. Your Garry's Mod server is kept on the current game build automatically — you don't need to patch it by hand or open a ticket when the game updates.
Can I install mods and plugins?
Absolutely. You have full file access via our control panel and FTP/SFTP. Install any mods, plugins, or custom configurations — we don't restrict what you run on your server.
What if I need to upgrade my resources?
Upgrading is instant. You can change your memory, storage, or CPU priority from your client area at any time without any downtime or server migration.
Is DDoS protection included?
Yes. Every Garry's Mod server includes enterprise-grade DDoS mitigation at no extra charge. We absorb attacks at the network edge — your players won't notice a thing.
Are backups included?
Yes, and in two ways. Your Garry's Mod server is backed up automatically every 24 hours to off-site storage, so there is a recent copy to fall back on if the machine itself fails — you do not have to set anything up for that. On top of it, every plan includes five backup slots in the control panel that are yours to use: take one with a single click before a wipe, an update or a mod install, or set a schedule so they run on their own, and restore or download any of those five whenever you like. Neither costs extra.
Do I need a dedicated IP?
Only if you want one. A dedicated IPv4 address gives your Garry's Mod server its own entry in the in-game server browser and puts it on the game's default port, so players can connect by typing just the IP address. Without one your server shares an IP with other servers and uses its own port instead — it runs exactly the same and your friends can still join, they just need the IP and the port together. It costs $5.00 a month if you decide you want it.
Do you offer a money-back guarantee?
We offer a 72-hour money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied for any reason within the first 72 hours, contact us and we'll issue a full refund — no questions asked.
Can I switch server locations?
Yes. Contact our support team and we'll help you migrate your server data to any of our available locations at no charge.
Still have questions?
Our support team is available 24/7 and typically responds in under 5 minutes.
Open a support ticketDeploy Your Garry's Mod Server.
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