This guide explains how to install custom tracks, cars, and skins on your Assetto Corsa dedicated server hosted with Legion Hosting. For basic server configuration, see the Assetto Corsa Server Setup Guide.

Content Directory Structure

The server reads custom content from two directories:

Uploading Custom Content via SFTP

Use an SFTP client such as FileZilla to upload content to your server. See the SFTP file upload guide for connection instructions. Your SFTP credentials are shown in GPanel under the Files tab.

Installing a Custom Car

1. Download the custom car from a trusted source (e.g. RaceDepartment). The download should contain a folder with the car's internal name (e.g. my_custom_car).
2. Connect to your server via SFTP using the credentials from GPanel.
3. Upload the entire car folder to content/cars/. The result should be content/cars/my_custom_car/ with subfolders like data/ and skins/ inside.
4. Open cfg/server_cfg.ini in the GPanel file editor and add the car folder name to the CARS line, separated by a semicolon:

   CARS=ks_ferrari_f40;ks_bmw_m3_e30;my_custom_car

5. Open cfg/entry_list.ini and add one or more [CAR_N] grid slots for the new car. Set MODEL to the car folder name and SKIN to a valid skin folder name inside the car's skins/ directory:

   [CAR_4]
   MODEL=my_custom_car
   SKIN=default
   SPECTATOR_MODE=0
   DRIVER_NAME=
   TEAM=
   GUID=
   BALLAST=0

6. Start the server and check the GPanel console log for any errors.

Installing a Custom Track

1. Download the custom track from a trusted source. The download should contain a folder with the track's internal name (e.g. my_custom_track).
2. Connect to your server via SFTP.
3. Upload the entire track folder to content/tracks/. The result should be content/tracks/my_custom_track/.
4. If the track has layout variants, make sure the variant subfolders are preserved inside the track folder (e.g. content/tracks/my_custom_track/full/, content/tracks/my_custom_track/short/).
5. Open cfg/server_cfg.ini and update the track settings:

   TRACK=my_custom_track
   CONFIG_TRACK=full

   If the track has no layout variants, leave CONFIG_TRACK empty.

6. Start the server and check the GPanel console log for any errors.

Installing Custom Skins

Custom skins are placed inside the car's skins/ directory. Each skin is a subfolder containing texture files.

1. Download the custom skin. It should be a folder containing .dds or .png texture files (e.g. my_livery/).
2. Upload the skin folder to content/cars/<car_name>/skins/. The result should be content/cars/ks_ferrari_f40/skins/my_livery/.
3. To use the skin on a grid slot, update the corresponding [CAR_N] block in cfg/entry_list.ini:

   SKIN=my_livery

Verifying Installed Content

After uploading, you can verify your content is correctly installed:

1. In the GPanel Files tab, navigate to content/cars/ or content/tracks/ and confirm the folder names match what you set in server_cfg.ini.
2. Start the server and watch the console log. If the server cannot find a referenced track or car, the error message will name the missing file or folder.
3. If using Content Manager on the client side, it will display missing content warnings before a join attempt, making it easy to identify what players still need to install.

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