Provision a Windows server to be a 24/7 Karkand Server (Offworld Industries Squad)

squad-server-setup.ps1

# install choco
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

choco install -y steamcmd python vcbuildtools

# install magic-wormhole for admin purposes
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install --user incremental magic-wormhole


# Run Steamcmd and install Squad
# Steam game id 403240 is Squad Dedicated Server
# Steam game id 393380 is Squad Client

# download helicopter mod, karkand mod, and copy to server directory
steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir "C:\servers\squad_server" +app_update 403240 validate +quit
steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir "C:\servers\squad_server" +workshop_download_item 393380 1205163003 +quit
steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir "C:\servers\squad_server" +workshop_download_item 393380 1313956617 +quit

# delete client mod since it's unecessary for the server
Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:\servers\squad_server\Squad\Plugins\Mods\1205163003" -Force -Recurse
Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:\servers\squad_server\Squad\Plugins\Mods\1313956617" -Force -Recurse

# copy the workshop content from the client-specific workshop directory to the server-specific Mods directory
Copy-Item "C:\servers\squad_server\steamapps\workshop\content\393380" -Destination "C:\servers\squad_server\Squad\Plugins\Mods\"