{"id":18066,"date":"2026-01-06T14:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=18066"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:36:53","slug":"setting-steam-account-token-garrys-mod-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/setting-steam-account-token-garrys-mod-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Steam Account Token Garrys Mod Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Setting your Steam account token on a Garry&#8217;s Mod server is simple and essential for server authentication. This guide will show you how to configure it easily using GGServers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Generate Your Steam Account Token<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the Steam Game Server Management page at <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/dev\/managegameservers\">https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/dev\/managegameservers<\/a> and generate a unique Steam account token specifically for Garry&#8217;s Mod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Stop Your Garry&#8217;s Mod Server<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, log into your GGServers control panel at <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.ggservers.com\/\">https:\/\/panel.ggservers.com<\/a> and stop the server before making any changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32.png\" alt=\"Stop The Server\" class=\"wp-image-17502\" style=\"width:121px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32.png 121w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32-50x23.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32-100x46.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stop your Garry&#8217;s Mod server before updating the Steam token<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Open Server Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the GGServers panel, click <strong>Server Settings<\/strong> to access your server configuration options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26.png\" alt=\"Server Settings Button\" class=\"wp-image-17495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26.png 274w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26-50x11.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26-60x13.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26-100x21.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Server Settings button in GGServers control panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then navigate to <strong>General Settings<\/strong> to locate the Steam Account Token configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27.png\" alt=\"General Settings Menu\" class=\"wp-image-17496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27.png 172w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27-50x18.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27-60x22.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27-100x37.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">General Settings menu for Garry&#8217;s Mod server<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: Add Your Steam Account Token<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the <strong>Steam Account Token<\/strong> box and paste the token you generated from the Steam website. The panel will automatically save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5.png\" alt=\"Set Steam Account Token\" class=\"wp-image-18079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5.png 407w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-50x23.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-5-100x45.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5: Start Your Server<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After setting the Steam token, start your Garry&#8217;s Mod server again from the GGServers panel. Your server is now fully authenticated with Steam and ready for players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you encounter any issues or need additional assistance, <a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/billing\/submitticket.php\">contact GGServers support<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/billing\/submitticket.php\">https:\/\/ggservers.com\/billing\/submitticket.php<\/a> for fast and friendly help.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting your Steam account token on a Garry&#8217;s Mod server is simple and essential for server authentication. This guide will show you how to configure it easily using GGServers. Step 1: Generate Your Steam Account Token Visit the Steam Game Server Management page at https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/dev\/managegameservers and generate a unique Steam&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[7871],"ht-kb-tag":[7915,7875,7914,7912,7911,7895,7917,7887,7909,7888,7872,7897,7898,7894,7908,7910,7913,7907,7896,7916],"class_list":["post-18066","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-garrys-mod","ht_kb_tag-authenticate-gmod-server","ht_kb_tag-best-gmod-servers","ht_kb_tag-configure-garrys-mod","ht_kb_tag-configure-steam-token-gmod","ht_kb_tag-garrys-mod-server-setup","ht_kb_tag-garrys-mod-gameplay","ht_kb_tag-garrys-mod-multiplayer-server","ht_kb_tag-garrys-mod-server-guide","ht_kb_tag-garrys-mod-steam-token","ht_kb_tag-ggservers-garrys-mod","ht_kb_tag-ggservers-tutorial","ht_kb_tag-gmod-server-help","ht_kb_tag-gmod-server-management","ht_kb_tag-gmod-server-settings","ht_kb_tag-gmod-server-steam-authentication","ht_kb_tag-gmod-server-tutorial","ht_kb_tag-gmod-steam-key","ht_kb_tag-set-steam-account-token-gmod","ht_kb_tag-start-gmod-server","ht_kb_tag-steam-token-guide-gmod"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/18066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/18066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18080,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/18066\/revisions\/18080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=18066"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=18066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}