Note, you can also use rcon to make the server download online content directly.
Below, we will explain how to upload and install content manually to your OpenTTD dedicated server.
We assume you've already downloaded the newgrf's for OpenTTD, either trough the game or trough a website and enabled them in your local game.
To install these newgrf's do the following:
- Go to the file manager at cp.elitegameservers.net or use FTP to connect to your gameserver.
- In your gameservers main directory: create a new folder called: newgrf
- Upload the newgrf's into the folder newgrf.
Now we need to enable the newgrf's. To do this you need to have the newgrf's enabled in your local client.
- Go to your (My) Documents directory and go into the OpenTTD folder.
- Open the openttd.cfg file with notepad or another text editor
- Look for the section [newgrf], select and copy this section.
- Now open/edit your servers openttd.cfg file and look for the the section [newgrf].
- Paste the [newgrf] lines from your local openttd.cfg file into the servers openttd.cfg file.
- Save the changes and restart the server
