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# How to Add Workshop Addons to GMod Server

> Learn about how to add workshop addons to your GMod server on an Atomic Networks service.

**Last Updated: 3/6/24**

Adding a workshop collection to your GMod server is a crucial step. By adding a workshop collection to your GMod server, players don't need to manually go to your Steam Workshop page to download the addons. This saves your players lots of time, and makes it so that everyone on the server has all the addons needed to play. Follow the steps below to add a collection.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Launch the Steam client on your desktop.">
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  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a workshop collection.">
    Navigate to the [*Create a Collection*](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/editcollection/?appid=4000) page. This is under the Steam Workshop category.\\

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atomicnetworks/m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b/images/createacollection.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b&q=85&s=d16c8203f81ba757d4193e9acf22eade" alt="" width="1215" height="792" data-path="images/createacollection.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Steam Workshop page for Garry's Mod.">
    Click [here](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4000/workshop/) to be taken to the GMod Steam Workshop.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find the GMod addons you want to add.">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atomicnetworks/m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b/images/26_addtocollection.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b&q=85&s=1a0f1383a810304b87e1be9aed89ba1f" alt="" width="1216" height="737" data-path="images/26_addtocollection.png" />

    Once you have found an addon you want to add to your server, click the `Add to Collection` button.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atomicnetworks/m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b/images/30_checkthebox.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b&q=85&s=3eae8c069876bffc12de67a30d57aa17" alt="" width="630" height="258" data-path="images/30_checkthebox.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Change the visibility of your Workshop collection.">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atomicnetworks/m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b/images/31_setworkshopvisibility.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b&q=85&s=f19b4a1c9398e12d7637858df6ab78df" alt="" width="357" height="263" data-path="images/31_setworkshopvisibility.png" />

    Go back to your workshop collection page, make sure your collections' visibility is either Public or Unlisted. We highly recommend keeping your workshop collection public. Players might want to manually go and download your Workshop addons from your server's collection page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate a Workshop ID for your GMod Workshop collection.">
    Now we will be adding your workshop page's addon collection to your GMod server. On the Workshop Collections page, right click anywhere and select "Copy Page URL"

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atomicnetworks/m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b/images/32_rightclickcopypasteurl.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=m8FVQg74mcrYFl7b&q=85&s=fd68789ad77197ee3a508803b7eb1878" alt="" width="1912" height="845" data-path="images/32_rightclickcopypasteurl.png" />

    Paste your link anywhere on your computer and take out the Workshop ID.

    <Info>Example: When doing this step, the link `https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2901076879` becomes `2901076879`. `2901076879` is the workshop ID in this example. </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Navigate to Atomic Panel.">
    Click [here](https://panel.atomicnetworks.co/login) to navigate to Atomic Panel. You can log in using your account credentials that you received following checkout. The credentials email is sent to the email address on file in the Billing Panel.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Navigate to the `Startup Parameters` Tab Under `Configuration`">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/atomicnetworks/cjxhfyfUR2lhyHXU/images/startup-under-config.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=cjxhfyfUR2lhyHXU&q=85&s=b90242fe2f46ad50e9cecd6d1606e7af" alt="" width="231" height="820" data-path="images/startup-under-config.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Paste the Workshop ID into the Atomic Panel.">
    Once you have your Workshop ID, paste it into the `Workshop ID` textbox. If done correctly, your server will have your workshop addons.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Restart your GMod server.">
    Once you have added your workshop collection, restart your GMod server for the workshop addons to work.
  </Step>
</Steps>