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To install an AMX Mod X plugin on a FREAKHOSTING Counter-Strike 1.6 server, upload its .amxx file to cstrike/addons/amxmodx/plugins/, add the file name on a new line at the end of cstrike/addons/amxmodx/configs/plugins.ini, and restart the server. Type amxx plugins in the Console to check it says running. AMX Mod X 1.10 is already installed.

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Before you start

  • Get the plugin from a source you trust, such as the AlliedModders forums. Read its page for needed modules, cvars and extra files.
  • Make a backup.
  • The Game Panel has no plugin page for CS 1.6; you install plugins with Files or SFTP.

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How to install an AMX Mod X plugin

1

Get the .amxx file

Servers run compiled .amxx files. If the plugin only comes as a .sma source file, compile it first (see below).
2

Upload the plugin

Upload the .amxx file to cstrike/addons/amxmodx/plugins/.
3

Upload extra files

If the plugin has a config, language file (.txt in data/lang), sounds or models, upload them to the folders its instructions name.
4

Add it to plugins.ini

Open cstrike/addons/amxmodx/configs/plugins.ini and add the file name on a new line under ; Custom - Add 3rd party plugins here:
5

Restart

Restart the server. Plugins load when the server starts or the map changes.
6

Check it

Type amxx plugins in the console. Your plugin should show running.

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How to compile a .sma plugin

  1. Download AMX Mod X 1.10 for your own computer (Windows or Linux) from amxmodx.org.
  2. Put the .sma file in addons/amxmodx/scripting/ of that download, plus any .inc files it needs in scripting/include/.
  3. Run the compiler (compile.exe on Windows, compile.sh on Linux).
  4. Upload the .amxx file from scripting/compiled/ to your server.
Compile with the same AMX Mod X branch (1.10) that your server runs.

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How to turn a plugin off

Don’t turn off admin.amxx: “Admin Base - Always one has to be activated.”

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Plugin statuses in amxx plugins

For more detail when a plugin errors, add debug after its name in plugins.ini and restart:
Errors then show the plugin’s line numbers in the console and in the AMX Mod X logs (cstrike/addons/amxmodx/logs/). Remove debug when you’re done.

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Common plugin errors

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Frequently asked questions

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Can I install Metamod plugins the same way?

No. Metamod plugins (.so files, such as Reunion) go in Metamod’s own cstrike/addons/metamod/plugins.ini with a linux ... line. See Metamod.

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Where do I change a plugin’s settings?

Most plugins add cvars. Put them in cstrike/addons/amxmodx/configs/amxx.cfg or the plugin’s own .cfg file, then restart. amxx cvars lists the cvars AMX Mod X plugins registered.

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Do I need to restart after uploading a plugin?

Yes, or change the map. AMX Mod X reads plugins.ini at map start.

CS 1.6 server guide

Every Counter-Strike 1.6 page in one place.

AMX Mod X

Check, configure and update AMX Mod X.

Add admins

Give admins plugin flags.

Admin and console commands

amxx and amx_ commands.
Tested by the FREAKHOSTING team on our Game Panel on 30 October 2026 (Counter-Strike 1.6 with AMX Mod X 1.10.0.5468). File locations and statuses checked against the AMX Mod X source and AMX Mod X wiki on 30 October 2026.

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Last Updated: October 2026