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To install a plugin on a FREAKHOSTING SA-MP server, create a plugins folder in Files, upload the plugin’s Linux .so file there, and add a plugins line to server.cfg with the .so extension, for example plugins streamer.so. For a filterscript, upload the .amx to filterscripts and add its name without .amx to the filterscripts line. Restart to load them.

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What is the difference between a plugin and a filterscript?

Your server runs on Linux, so Windows .dll plugins don’t work. Download the Linux build from the plugin’s release page.

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Before you start

  • Download the Linux .so file of each plugin your gamemode needs, in the version its include file expects.
  • Make a backup.

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How to install a plugin

1

Stop the server

Stop the server.
2

Create the plugins folder

A new server has no plugins folder. In Files, click New folder and name it plugins.
3

Upload the .so file

Open plugins and click Upload. Upload the Linux file, for example streamer.so.
4

Add the plugins line

Open server.cfg and add a line with every plugin, separated by spaces, each with .so:
Keep all plugins on one plugins line.
5

Start and check the console

Start the server. The console lists each plugin under Server Plugins and ends with Loaded 2 plugins. (or your number). A plugin that fails shows Failed with the reason.
SA-MP server Files page showing the main folder before a plugins folder is created

The SA-MP main folder, where you create the plugins folder

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How to install a filterscript

1

Upload the .amx file

In Files, open filterscripts and upload the compiled .amx, for example myadmin.amx.
2

Add it to the filterscripts line

In server.cfg, add the name without .amx to the end of the line:
3

Save and restart

Save and restart the server. The console shows Loaded 5 filterscripts. (or your number).

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Load a filterscript without restarting

Log in to RCON in game and use these commands. They don’t change server.cfg, so add the filterscript there too if it should load after a restart.

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How to use a MySQL plugin with your server

1

Create a database

Open Databases and click Create database. See databases.
2

Copy the details

Copy the host, database name, user name and password from the database’s card.
3

Enter them in your script

Put the details where your gamemode or plugin expects them, then install the MySQL plugin’s Linux .so as above and restart.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does my plugin say “cannot open shared object file”?

Usually the plugins line is missing the .so extension, or the file isn’t in plugins. Check the spelling and case: Linux file names are case-sensitive. See common errors.

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Can I use .dll plugins?

No. .dll files are for Windows servers. Your server needs the Linux .so build of the same plugin.

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My gamemode says “Run time error 19”. What does that mean?

A function the script calls isn’t available, usually because the plugin that provides it didn’t load. Check the plugin lines in the console. See common errors.

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Can I use plugins made for open.mp components?

Components are for the open.mp server only. See SA-MP or open.mp?.

SA-MP server guide

Every SA-MP page in one place.

Install a gamemode

Upload and select your gamemode.

Common errors

Plugins that fail to load.

server.cfg explained

The plugins and filterscripts lines.

Databases

Create a MySQL database.
Tested by the FREAKHOSTING team on our Game Panel on 3 November 2026 (SA-MP 0.3.7-R2 Linux server). Plugin and filterscript rules checked against the official open.mp server.cfg documentation on 3 November 2026. Steps may differ slightly if the game changes.

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Last Updated: November 2026