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How to set up RCON on a GMod server
Type rcon_password "a-long-random-string" in the server console or server.cfg. Anyone with it can run any server command remotely.
rcon_password
Sets the password for remote console (RCON) access to the server.
rcon_password <password> Examples
rcon_password "a-long-random-string" Enable RCON with a strong password.
Arguments
passwordRequired- RCON password.
On SLASHPLAY
The Console tab refuses it, because the dashboard uses it. Change the RCON password with Edit or Generate next to the RCON password on the General tab.
What it does
Anyone with this password can run any server command remotely, so use a long unique value. Leaving it empty disables RCON. Repeated wrong attempts get the address banned, see sv_rcon_maxfailures.
The game's own description: remote console password.
Good to know
- Keep it in
server.cfg, not on the public launch command line.
Run it on your server
On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to garrysmod/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a GMod server first.
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