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# How to Install Mods on Arma 3

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Arma 3 is a great game, but after a long time, you may want to add new content to your server. This can be done by installing mods!

There are plenty of mods for Arma 3 that will help you enhance your server, and they are free to download through the Steam Workshop.

|| ⚠ **NOTE** ⚠: To be able to join your server, you will have to install the same mods on your client.  
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# 🔌 How to Install Mods on Your Client 🔌

You can directly install mods from the Steam Workshop by subscribing to them, as shown below:

1. Open Steam and click on `LIBRARY`.

![Library](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/f4fddd79e75a7000/b10eb633-8469-4449-b26d-1913b3_boywso.png)

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2. Click on `Arma 3`, then on `Workshop`.

![Workshop](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/b7689b5412247800/9522395e-205b-4cb6-9865-8a4deb_1ar6dif.png)

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3. Search for the wanted mod, then click on it.

![Search](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa3f0c7dbcfd8800/06870b9f-4936-4dad-8c20-0f25f2_je33hm.png)

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4. Click on `Subscribe`.

![Subscribe](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/1f697d91c11a3900/5de00b14-9614-4617-b3ed-635f3b_1fqm78f.png)

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5. Start the Arma 3 launcher and click on `MODS`.

![Mods](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/89b395afd7ba8800/be09f4a2-5049-4454-938b-0cb811_1hqijpm.png)

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6. Enable the new mod by ticking the mod box.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7d52a97d1293dc00/99e55897-6de6-469c-90ff-bae7ca_27bf8.png)

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# 🕹️ How to Install Mods on Your Server 🕹️

After you set up the mods on your client, you will have to also add them to your server, as shown below:

1. Go to the Steam Workshop page for Arma 3 mods [here](https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=107410&browsesort=toprated&section=readytouseitems&requiredtags%5B%5D=Mod).  
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2. Find the mod you want and note its ID, which can be found at the end of the link.

![Mod ID](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/a_1rxwiwh.png)

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3. Log in to your game server panel [here](https://amp.ggservers.com), click on your Arma 3 instance, then click on `Manage`.

![Manage](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/13_8o30l8.png)

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4. Click on `Configuration`, then on `SteamCMD and Updates`.

![SteamCMD and Updates](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/4_1eguwi.png)

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5. Find the `Steam workshop items` section and click on `Add`.

![Steam Workshop Items](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/2_1ebzsla.png)

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6. Fill in the mod ID that you want to add, then click `OK`.

![Add Mod](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/3_14iayv6.png)

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7. Click on `Configuration`, then on `Arma Server Settings`.

![Arma Server Settings](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/14_1oldy5k.png)

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8. Find the `Load Mods` and the `Load Server Mods` sections. Now paste the mod ID in the two sections according to its type (client mod or server mod). If you want to add more mods, just put a semicolon (`;`) between them. The changes will be automatically saved when you modify the text box.

|| ⚠ **NOTE** ⚠: The mod type (client or server mod) can be found on the Steam Workshop page of the mod under the `Data Type` section. If you see `Server` under the data type, then you need to add it to the `Load Server Mods` section.

![Data Type](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/9_1c2usw5.png)

_Example:_ `628723175;3008857704` and so on.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/aa_1bsbxhc.png)

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9. Go back, click on `Status`, then on `Update`. After the server gets updated, the mods will be downloaded as well, so you can start it now by hitting `Start`.

![Update](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/6_iwpteg.png)

|| ⚠ **NOTE** ⚠: You can check the game server console for the status of the update.

Now you've just set up mods on your server!  
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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

- [Getting Started - How to Access Your Arma 3 Server and Control Panel](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/getting-started-how-to-access-your-arma-3-server-and-control-panel-1pa81e1/)  
- [How To Open a Support Ticket](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/)  
- [How to Use the Crypto Payment Method](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-use-the-crypto-payment-method-13pf3ij/)