ISRT VS sandstorm-admin-wrapper

I also recommend ISRT for RCON administration and monitoring.

I recommend using the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper if you want to host the server yourself. It makes managing the *.ini files a bit easier. Setting up mods is still a bit complicated though. Are you following the Server Admin Guide? If so which part are you stuck on?

As for using the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper, I ran into a problem

Also worth noting if you want to jump down the rabbit hole and use some community server tools/plugins like SISSM or the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper you'll probably need to get a generic server/VPS instance to install them on rather than a managed game server. Or you could even try hosting it yourself at home if you're not bothered about uptime/port forwarding etc.

Use the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper community-made application (https://github.com/Joe-Klauza/sandstorm-admin-wrapper) to manage the server. I use it for mine. It wraps up SteamCMD so you don't have to worry about it, provides a nice web interface you access through your browser for configuring, supports swapping between multiple setups and you can do admin actions (like kick people) straight from the web page.

For Sandstorm servers? I use the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper for mine, it handles SteamCMD for you: https://github.com/Joe-Klauza/sandstorm-admin-wrapper

I would recommend the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper, it handles the server install, also helps manage the server while it's running.

I agree, it's a bit of a pain. I switched to using the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper (https://github.com/Joe-Klauza/sandstorm-admin-wrapper) to manage my servers, it also takes a bit of setup but it does streamline the server management quite well and has some cool features like remote logins.

Although if you are hosting at home, have you considered using the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper? As the name suggests it wraps everything up in a nice web interface while still giving you full control. Handles SteamCMD for you, supports multiple configs etc.

To host a private match on PC you need a dedicated server. Can either rent one or host it yourself. If renting make sure the provider supports mods as some don't. If hosting you'll need to be able to port forward. I recommend downloading the server files through the Steam client (it should be in your library under "TOOLS") or using the community tool called Sandstorm Admin Wrapper.

Alternatively you could manage the installation through the Sandstorm Admin Wrapper tool instead. It basically lets you configure all the files and settings via a web interface, including mods. It handles formatting all the commands to ensure mods get loaded. I've never had the mods not work once the wrapper itself was configured correctly.