You can optionally run San Andreas Multiplayer as the user you installed it as. If you DON'T want to see your dedicated server running, uncheck the Interact with Desktop check box & select “Hidden” from the “Show Window” dropdown. In the Working section, enter the path where your server.cfg file is located, this path should be the same folder as the Server (e.g. In the Executable section, enter the path to your “samp-server.exe” (e.g. Adjust the paths to suit your installation. Click on the "Create a new service definition" button in the toolbar (or type Ctrl+N) and enter the information into the fields as you see below. Next start the FireDaemon GUI from the desktop shortcut. For the rest of this HOWTO we will use “C:\Samp” as the installation directory.ĭownload and install FireDaemon Pro into the directory of your choice, typically C:\Program Files\FireDaemon. Extract the files someplace on your hard drive. This zip also includes further information regarding configuration of the server with a server.cfg file. As such, there’s only one way you can play or host a server for it: by downloading the server or client component.įirst download the server from here. San Andreas Multiplayer is not owned nor developed by Rockstar, developers of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. San Andreas Multiplayer Dedicated Server Setup Under FireDaemon Pro You can also use FireDaemon Fusion to manage FireDaemon and other Windows services via a web browser.
This HOWTO will show you how to set it up. The dedicated server component can be run as a Windows service using FireDaemon Pro, which allows you to start the dedicated server automatically at boot prior to login, start multiple instances of the dedicated server and more. The game by itself does not allow multiplayer, but with the server/client components, you can play multiplayer. San Andreas Multiplayer is a server component that allows players to play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in multiplayer mode.