How to Install Mods on Your Euro Truck Simulator 2 Server

A Euro Truck Simulator 2 dedicated server cannot download mods or DLC on its own. Instead, you export a small manifest pair from your own game client and upload it to the server. This guide walks through the whole process.

Step 1: Enable the Console

You need the developer console to run the export command. If you have not enabled it yet, follow Enable the Developer Console first.

Step 2: Export the Server Packages

1. In the game, open Mod Manager and activate every mod you want on the server, then confirm the changes.
2. Load a profile and enter the driving mode. The export command needs an active map to work correctly.
3. Open the console with ~ and run:

   export_server_packages

4. Two files are written to your ETS2 documents folder: server_packages.sii and server_packages.dat.

Step 3: Upload the Files

1. Stop your server from the Console page in the NolimitHost Game Panel.
2. In Files, open the ETS2 data folder (the one containing server_config.sii).
3. Upload both server_packages.sii and server_packages.dat, replacing the existing files.
4. Start the server again. The packages are read only at startup.

Step 4: Players Install the Same Mods

Send the mod files to your players, or tell them where to download them. When they have the mods enabled in their own Mod Manager in the same order, they can join. Mod-added vehicles then appear under Services > Truck Dealers > Access Mod Dealer.

Optional Mods

Some mods are flagged as optional by their author. The mods_optioning value in server_config.sii lets the server treat those as optional, so players without them can still join. Map mods are never treated as optional.

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