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How to Install MetaMod on Your Left 4 Dead 2 Server

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If you want to customise your Left 4 Dead 2 server with custom plugins, admin commands, or mods, you have to start here! MetaMod:Source acts as the core engine or framework that allows the game to accept custom code. By itself, MetaMod doesn’t add any flashy features to your game, but it is an absolute requirement before you can install the popular SourceMod plugin manager

1. Download SourceMod Files

Note: Download the Linux Version

Downloading the Linux version of the MetaMod framework from the official website

2. Generate and Download the VDF File

Select Left 4 Dead 2 from the “Game” drop-down menu, then click the Generate metamod.vdf button and save the file to your computer.

Generating a Left 4 Dead 2 specific metamod.vdf file using the official web tool

3. Log In to Your Panel

4. Select the ‘Files’ Tab

L4D2 Server Dashboard, Files Tab Highlighted

5. Select the ‘left4dead2’ Folder

Navigating to the left4dead2 root folder in the Cybrancee server file manager

6. Upload the ‘MetaMod.tar.gz‘ File

Uploading the MetaMod tar.gz archive file into the server

7. Unarchive the Uploaded File

Once uploaded, click the three dots next to the file in your web panel and select Unarchive (or Extract). This will automatically merge the addons folder into your server

Unarchiving the MetaMod files inside the left4dead2 folder

8. Select the ‘addons’ Folder

Selecting the addons folder in Left 4 dead 2

9. Upload Your Custom metamod.vdf File Inside the ‘addons’ Folder

Uploading the custom metamod.vdf file into the server's addons folder

10. Restart Your Server

11. Select the ‘Console’ Tab

L4D2: Selecting the Console tab

12. Verify the Installation in the Console

Type meta version in your server console and press enter. If it spits out the current version of MetaMod, your server is completely ready for SourceMod

Typing meta version into the server console to verify the MetaMod installation was successful

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