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Important:HLDSUpdateTool was deprecated in early 2013 in favor of SteamCMD.
Important:The Content Delivery Network HLDSUpdateTool used was shut down in late 2013, thus HLDSUpdateTool is no longer functional.
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The '''Half-Life Dedicated Server Update Tool''' or '''HLDSUpdateTool''' was a tool to update [[ | {{lang|title=HLDSUpdateTool|HLDSUpdateTool}} | ||
The '''Half-Life Dedicated Server Update Tool''' or '''HLDSUpdateTool''' was a tool to update {{gldsrc|4}} and {{Source|4}} [[dedicated server]]s. | |||
All games have been migrated from the deprecated HLDSUpdateTool to [[SteamCMD]]. | |||
== Limitations/Bugs == | |||
{{Important|HLDSUpdateTool was deprecated in early 2013 in favor of [[SteamCMD]].}} | |||
{{Important|The Content Delivery Network HLDSUpdateTool used was shut down in late 2013, thus HLDSUpdateTool is no longer functional.}} | |||
== Setting up == | == Setting up == | ||
* '''Windows:''' [http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.exe Just run the installer] | * '''Windows:''' [http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.exe Just run the installer] | ||
* '''Linux:''' | * '''Linux:''' | ||
*# Open a terminal and browse to a suitable folder | *# Open a terminal and browse to a suitable folder | ||
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Run the update tool with <code>-command update -game <game></code>. Optionally, add <code>-dir <path></code> to download to a custom location. | Run the update tool with <code>-command update -game <game></code>. Optionally, add <code>-dir <path></code> to download to a custom location. | ||
Run the update tool with <code>-command list</code> to get a list of game names. | |||
To run the game, see either the [[Half-Life Dedicated Server]] or [[Source Dedicated Server]] page for more information. | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://youtu.be/qv5jE8FWd_A Video tutorial to setup HLDSUpdateTool on Windows] | |||
[[Category:Dedicated Server| ]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 4 January 2024
The Half-Life Dedicated Server Update Tool or HLDSUpdateTool was a tool to update 
GoldSrc and 
Source dedicated servers.
All games have been migrated from the deprecated HLDSUpdateTool to SteamCMD.
Limitations/Bugs
Important:HLDSUpdateTool was deprecated in early 2013 in favor of SteamCMD.Important:The Content Delivery Network HLDSUpdateTool used was shut down in late 2013, thus HLDSUpdateTool is no longer functional.Setting up
- Windows: Just run the installer
- Linux:
- Open a terminal and browse to a suitable folder
- Execute
wget http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin - Execute
chmod +x hldsupdatetool.bin - Execute
./hldsupdatetool.bin- If you are running a 64-bit Linux distro, you will probably have to install 32-bit libs. See here how to do this.
- The real update tool is
./steam
Downloading and running the server
Run the update tool with -command update -game <game>. Optionally, add -dir <path> to download to a custom location.
Run the update tool with -command list to get a list of game names.
To run the game, see either the Half-Life Dedicated Server or Source Dedicated Server page for more information.