[Guide] Setting up sv_downloadurl for fast map downloads

[AlxCds]

To use sv_downloadurl you have to do a couple of things.

Ok lets say you have 3 sounds and 1 map for players to use well first we need to find web space...

Once you have that you MIRROR what you have on your server to what you have on the web server.

Like this

Ok your 3 sounds are 1.mp3 2.mp3 and 3.mp3 and your map is aim_map2 and you have a .res file to distribute.

(I am assuming you are using Mani with auto download and you know how to make a .res file)

On your server they would be in these folders...


cstrike/sounds/admin_plugins/1.mp3
cstrike/sounds/admin_plugins/2.mp3
cstrike/sounds/admin_plugins/3.mp3
cstrike/maps/aim_map2.bsp
cstrike/maps/aim_map2.res (Helps people share .ain and .nav files)

Ok so lets say your web space is at

urldownload.com/username/

We would make a folder via ftp and name it 'cstrike'

So now your url is....

urldownload.com/username/cstrike/

So now you mirror your files on to the web server...

.../username/cstrike/sounds/admin_plugins/1.mp3
.../username/cstrike/sounds/admin_plugins/2.mp3
.../username/cstrike/sounds/admin_plugins/3.mp3
.../username/cstrike/maps/aim_map2.bsp
.../username/cstrike/maps/aim_map2.res

These files need the permissions to allow public users to read them and download them

And in your server.cfg you will now place this CVAR

//Downloadurl CVARS
sv_downloadurl "urldownload.com/username/cstrike/"
sv_allowupload 1
sv_allowdownload 1

You MUST have the quotes for the sv_downloadurl address!

Post here if you need help!

[ghosty]

right on bro
nice post

[teheirc]

I tried to get this to work but it still is downloading very slow. I changed the map to de_cpl_fire and it took like 4 min to download. Again, I have a server through killerpings so that is wut the ip is in the url cuz that is where my maps our on the server and wut they are in the ftp for my webspace. I wasnt sure if I just have to add this to the server.cfg and that is it (like no other text in like the other cfg's on the server). Pls let me know cuz I really want this to work. Thanks.


This is what I have in my server.cfg for the cvar.



//Downloadurl CVARS
sv_downloadurl "muteric.com/69.65.31.104%20port%2027015/maps/"
sv_allowupload 1
sv_allowdownload 1

[AlxCds]

try adding http :// to the beginning of the url. If that does not work then try taking off those spaces in the url. I don't think CS is reading the %20 as spaces but as something else. So i recommend you rename the web folder so that it has to spaces in the address.

Thanks,
Alexander Davila

[Weed]

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Best regards,
Weed

[.mT::]

Does it have to be a http address?

I want to use my ftp server for fast download...

[AlxCds]

unfortunately it HAS to be http. Your ftp probably does have access through http.