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title: Adding MySQLOO to your GMod server
description: "Learn how to add MySQL support to your Garry's Mod server with this installation tutorial for MySQLOO."
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/gmod/adding-mysqloo-to-your-gmod-server"
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published: "2019-03-04T22:54:41.971Z"
updated: "2020-02-06T23:24:00.000Z"
---

# Adding MySQLOO to your GMod server

Learn how to add MySQL support to your Garry's Mod server with this installation tutorial for MySQLOO.

So you want to run a really big Garry's Mod server? You probably want a reliable way to track the happenings there. Like a database! Lucky you, Nodecraft already has a database set up. Here's how can make it work with Garry's Mod.

## The file needed for the server

For this example, we'll be adding MySQLOO, but there are other MySQL libraries for Garry's Mod that can be installed in a very similar way. For MySQLOO, there is one required file that lets Garry's Mod talk to MySQL by adding Lua bindings.

### The MySQLOO Lua Module

Go [here](https://github.com/FredyH/MySQLOO/releases) and get the Linux build from the latest release. The latest one is at the top. The Linux build will be called `gmsv_mysqloo_linux.dll`. (Yes, it's a Linux shared object with a .dll extension).

## Upload the Module

The module will need to be uploaded to this directory

`/garrysmod/lua/bin`

For the `gmsv_mysql_linux.dll` file, you'll usually have to create the directory for it manually. Using the File Manager, browse into `/garrysmod/lua`, hit **Create Folder**, type `bin`, upload it there, and you're done.

## Start the Server

After it starts up fully, it'll probably generate some configuration files. Refer to the documentation for your specific addon/gamemode for how to setup MySQL.