Insserver

Insurgency

This guide covers the insserver module in AlphaGSM.

insserver is currently PASSED on the documented Ubuntu 24.04 Linux baseline. The current GitHub integration lane still exercises both process and Docker runtime selection, and the validated Linux lifecycle stays aligned across both backends while local runs remain process-backed by default unless you opt into the Docker backend.

Requirements

• screen
• SteamCMD runtime libraries (lib32gcc-s1, lib32stdc++6)
• Python packages from requirements.txt

Quick Start

Create the server:

alphagsm myinsserve create insserver

Run setup:

alphagsm myinsserve setup

Start it:

alphagsm myinsserve start

Check it:

alphagsm myinsserve status

Stop it:

alphagsm myinsserve stop

Setup Details

Setup configures:

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

Useful Commands

alphagsm myinsserve update
alphagsm myinsserve backup

Notes

• Module name: insserver
• Default port: 27015

Server variables

After create insserver, 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: embassy_coop checkpoint.
maxplayers	users	integer	Maximum number of player slots. Example: 32.
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 Insurgency.
serverpassword	sv_password, password	string	Password required for players to join the server. Stored as a secret.

Developer Notes

Run File

• Executable: srcds_run
• Location: <install_dir>/srcds_run
• Engine: Source
• SteamCMD App ID: 237410

Smoke and integration validation treat startup as complete once the server log reaches the normal Source markers and alphagsm info --json reports a2s.

Server Configuration

• Config file: insurgency/cfg/server.cfg
• Key settings:
  • hostname — Server name
  • sv_maxrate — Max network rate
  • rcon_password — Remote console password
• Default port: 27015
• Default map: embassy_coop checkpoint
• Max players: 32
• Ports:
  • Game port: 27015 (UDP)
  • Client port: 27005 (UDP)
  • SourceTV port: 27020 (UDP)
• Template: See server-templates/insserver/

Maps and Mods

• Map directory: insurgency/maps/
• Mod directory: insurgency/addons/
• Workshop support: Native item IDs/URLs and collection imports; live validation is described below.
• Mod notes: AlphaGSM can now manage Insurgency addons from checked-in manifest entries plus direct archive url entries, GameBanana ids, and Mod DB page URLs. The local manifest currently includes popular Source admin/plugin stacks such as MetaMod and SourceMod. Archives must unpack into approved addon paths under insurgency/addons/. mod cleanup removes only AlphaGSM-tracked addon files and keeps cache/state under .alphagsm/mods/insurgency/.
• Map install: Copy .bsp files into insurgency/maps/ and add to insurgency/cfg/mapcycle.txt.
• Mod install: Copy addon folders into insurgency/addons/.

Examples:

alphagsm myins mod add manifest metamod
alphagsm myins mod add manifest sourcemod
alphagsm myins mod add url https://mods.example.invalid/ins-addon-pack.zip
alphagsm myins mod add gamebanana 12345
alphagsm myins mod add moddb https://www.moddb.com/mods/example/downloads/example-addon-pack
alphagsm myins mod apply
alphagsm myins mod cleanup

Workshop server content

Add a public item ID or official Steam Community URL, or import a collection:

alphagsm myserver mod add workshop 498253639
alphagsm myserver mod add workshop-collection YOUR_COLLECTION_ID
alphagsm myserver mod apply
alphagsm myserver start

Collection imports are a snapshot of validated AppID 222880 items. AlphaGSM uses the game's native subscribed_file_ids.txt list and -workshop startup flag. No Workshop API key, Steam password or login token is supplied. The native engine downloads and mounts current-format Workshop items; legacy uploads may not work on Linux. Existing archive/manifest addon commands remain available. See the server-side Workshop guide.

Apply while the server is stopped, then start it. Only ID lines added by AlphaGSM are removed by mod cleanup; operator IDs and comments remain. Changing the whitespace or adding a comment to an owned ID line gives that line to the operator. Engine-managed Workshop download caches are retained. Maps and VPK theaters still need the appropriate map/mode or theater setting; subscribing alone is not evidence that a running game loaded the content.

The opt-in checks require a fresh engine path probe containing every selected item's mounted search path, then load a custom map and require its name in real A2S info --json. The default fixture is this public map; its Valve metadata was checked as public AppID 222880 on 2026-10-13. The individual fixture passed the full AlphaGSM process and Docker lifecycles on 2026-10-13, with native mount paths and A2S reporting the actual custom map. Both runs used the normal stop-timeout fallback before shutdown was verified. The collection fixture is Connorhd's Server Maps, containing three public current-format Insurgency maps. Both process and Docker passed the collection lifecycle, with all three items mounted and the Amber custom map reported by A2S.

ALPHAGSM_WORK_DIR=/path/on/large/disk \
ALPHAGSM_RUN_INTEGRATION=1 ALPHAGSM_RUN_STEAMCMD=1 \
ALPHAGSM_RUN_INSSERVER_WORKSHOP=1 \
python3 -m pytest tests/integration_tests/test_insserver.py -k workshop

# Optional collection override, expanded without an API key:
# ALPHAGSM_INSSERVER_WORKSHOP_COLLECTION=YOUR_COLLECTION_ID
# ALPHAGSM_INSSERVER_WORKSHOP_MAP=your_custom_map
# ALPHAGSM_INSSERVER_WORKSHOP_MODE=checkpoint

ALPHAGSM_WORK_DIR=/path/on/large/disk INS_WORKSHOP_ITEM=498253639 \
make smoke-test SMOKE_TEST=run_insserver.sh

The smoke check supports INS_WORKSHOP_COLLECTION, INS_WORKSHOP_MAP and INS_WORKSHOP_MODE. Docker checks use the steamcmd-linux image and Source console terminal relay; set ALPHAGSM_BACKEND_DOCKER_IMAGE_STEAMCMD_LINUX to the branch-local image tag when validating repository changes.