How to update to 0.0.55

Introduction

This page will guide you through the process of updating your AssettoServer from 0.0.54 to 0.0.55 on a windows machine. If you do not already have a server configured or want to start fresh anyway, read and follow the Beginner's Guide instead.

Prerequisites

To follow along you will need the following things:

• A server already using AssettoServer 0.0.54.
• The latest version of AssettoServer 0.0.55.
• Having read the changes in the Changelog.
• Basic understanding of how text editors work.

Downloading the latest version of AssettoServer 0.0.55

1. Go to the latest GitHub release of AssettoServer.

2. Click on assetto-server-win-x64.zip in the Assets section of the release to download the file.

   

Backing up & Updating

The new version comes with significant changes to the extra_cfg.yml and how plugins are configured, meaning that you cannot reuse your existing extra_cfg.yml as is.

caution

The following steps have slight differences between hosting in a dedicated folder and within Content Manager, simply click on the corresponding tab below.

Dedicated Folder

1. Navigate to the cfg folder of your current server and create a new folder called cfg_old.

2. Move your existing extra_cfg.yml into the cfg_old folder.

3. Now, navigate back into the main folder of your server and extract the AssettoServer 0.0.55 release assetto-server-win-x64.zip we downloaded earlier into it, overwriting files if prompted.

4. Run the new AssettoServer.exe once to generate a new, updated extra_cfg.yml.

5. Return to the cfg folder, open the new extra_cfg.yml and, using your old extra_cfg.yml from the cfg_old folder as a reference, enable the plugins you previously had enabled.
   Do not copy the old plugin configurations from the bottom of your old extra_cfg.yml!

6. Run the AssettoServer.exe again to generate the new plugin configuration files. They will be generated next to the extra_cfg.yml inside the cfg folder.

7. Using your old extra_cfg.yml you can now edit the extra_cfg.yml and plugin_name_cfg.yml files to restore your old settings.

Inside Content Manager

1. Open the preset folder by clicking on the folder button at the bottom of your preset.
   

2. Create a new folder called cfg_old.

3. Move your existing extra_cfg.yml into the cfg_old folder.

4. Now, navigate to the \server folder inside your Assetto Corsa installation.
   By default, this folder is located in C:\Steam\steamapps\common\assettocorsa\server.

5. Extract assetto-server-win-x64.zip into the C:\Steam\steamapps\common\assettocorsa\server folder so that the AssettoServer.exe is in the same folder as acServer.exe.

6. If you already have a acServer.exe with the AssettoServer logo, simply delete it. Otherwise rename acServer.exe to something else. (acServer_default.exe for example)

7. Rename the new AssettoServer.exe to acServer.exe

8. In Content Manager, click on the Run button of the preset to generate a updated extra_cfg.yml

9. Return to the preset folder, open the new extra_cfg.yml and, using your old extra_cfg.yml from the cfg_old folder as a reference, enable the plugins you previously had enabled.
   Do not copy the old plugin configurations from the bottom of your old extra_cfg.yml!

10. Run the preset again to generate the new plugin configuration files. They will be generated next to the extra_cfg.yml inside the preset folder.

11. Using your old extra_cfg.yml you can now edit the extra_cfg.yml and plugin_name_cfg.yml files to restore your old settings.

danger

Do not copy or restore old parameters if they are no longer present in the new extra_cfg.yml, they have either been moved somewhere else (like a plugin configuration file) or been removed completely.
Refer to the changelog and the comment above each parameter.