Dabserver

Double Action: Boogaloo

This guide covers the dabserver module in AlphaGSM.

Status

dabserver is currently ENABLED (AUTH).

Before setup or start, authenticate Steam or SteamCMD with an account entitled to Double Action: Boogaloo so the current app 317360 content can be staged into the install directory. The retired dedicated tool app 317800 still crashes on modern Linux, and anonymous SteamCMD for app 317360 currently returns No subscription.

Requirements

• Docker or a compatible local runtime for the steamcmd-linux family
• SteamCMD runtime libraries (lib32gcc-s1, lib32stdc++6)
• Python packages from requirements.txt

Quick Start

Create the server:

alphagsm mydabserve create dabserver

Run setup:

alphagsm mydabserve setup

If you have not already staged the current Double Action content, setup will fail fast with ENABLED (AUTH) guidance instead of trying to use the retired anonymous dedicated tool path.

Start it:

alphagsm mydabserve start

Check it:

alphagsm mydabserve status

Stop it:

alphagsm mydabserve stop

Setup Details

Setup configures:

• the game port (default 27015)
• the install directory
• the executable name
• default configuration and backup settings

AlphaGSM supports two practical paths:

• authenticate Steam or SteamCMD and stage the current Double Action app 317360 content before setup/start
• or manually stage a full current content tree containing dab/GameInfo.txt, dabds.sh, and the Linux Source SDK 2013 multiplayer server files under <install_dir>/

Useful Commands

alphagsm mydabserve update
alphagsm mydabserve backup

Notes

• Module name: dabserver
• Default port: 27015

Server variables

After create dabserver, inspect or change these with set:

alphagsm myserver set --list
alphagsm myserver set KEY --describe
alphagsm myserver set KEY VALUE

Key	Aliases	Type	What it does
map	gamemap, startmap, level, worldname	string	The currently selected map or level. Example: da_rooftops.
maxplayers	users	integer	Maximum number of player slots. Example: 10.
port	gameport	integer	The primary game port. Example: 27015.
rconpassword	rconpass, querypassword, query_administrator_password	string	Remote console password for administrative access. Stored as a secret.
servername	hostname, name	string	The server's public name shown to players. Example: AlphaGSM Double Action: Boogaloo.
serverpassword	sv_password, password	string	Password required for players to join the server. Stored as a secret.

Developer Notes

Run File

• Executable: dabds.sh
• Location: <install_dir>/dabds.sh
• Engine: Source
• SteamCMD App IDs:
  • retired dedicated tool: 317800
  • current entitled game content: 317360

Server Configuration

• Config file: dab/cfg/server.cfg
• Key settings:
  • hostname — Server name
  • sv_maxrate — Max network rate
  • rcon_password — Remote console password
• Default port: 27015
• Default map: da_rooftops
• Max players: 10
• Ports:
  • Game port: 27015 (UDP)
  • Client port: 27005 (UDP)
  • SourceTV port: 27020 (UDP)
• Template: See server-templates/dabserver/

Maps and Mods

• Map directory: dab/maps/
• Mod directory: dab/addons/
• Workshop support: No
• Mod notes: AlphaGSM now supports manifest, direct archive url, gamebanana, and moddb addon sources for this server through the shared Source addon flow. The built-in manifest currently includes metamod and sourcemod. mod cleanup removes only AlphaGSM-tracked addon files and keeps cache/state under .alphagsm/mods/dab/.
• Map install: Copy .bsp files into dab/maps/ and add to dab/cfg/mapcycle.txt.
• Mod install: Copy addon folders into dab/addons/.