Redsmith

Generate, automate, and validate Arma Reforger server configuration files with an interactive wizard or command-line tools.

Quick Start

No installation required - run directly with npx:

npx redsmith

Note: Requires Node.js to be installed on your system.

Usage

Interactive Wizard

As above, run without any options to start the interactive wizard:

npx redsmith

The wizard will guide you through creating a complete server configuration file.

Command Line

Generate configurations directly with command-line options:

npx redsmith --name "My Server" --scenario conflict-everon --port 2001 --output-file server.json --yes

Common Options

• --name <name> - Server name
• --scenario <scenario> - Scenario (use npx redsmith list-scenarios to see options)
• --port <port> - Server port
• --output-file <path> - Where to save the configuration
• --yes - Skip confirmations for automation
• --validate - Validate the generated configuration

Examples

Create a basic server:

npx redsmith --name "Weekend Warriors" --scenario conflict-everon --port 2001 --output-file server.json --yes

Server with mods:

npx redsmith --name "Modded Server" --scenario conflict-everon --mods "59F0B6EA44FA0442,A123B456C789DEF0" --output-file server.json --yes

Load mods from file:

npx redsmith --name "Community Server" --mod-list-file my-mods.txt --output-file server.json --yes

Validate existing configuration:

npx redsmith validate server.json

Mod Support

Redsmith supports loading mods in multiple ways:

Command line: --mods "modid1,modid2"
From file: --mod-list-file mods.txt

Example mod list file (mods.txt):

59F0B6EA44FA0442
A123B456C789DEF0
DEADBEEFDEADBEEF

Extract Mods from Existing Config

Extract mod lists from existing server configurations:

# Extract to stdout (JSON format)
npx redsmith extract mods server.json

# Extract to file with format detection
npx redsmith extract mods server.json mods.txt
npx redsmith extract mods server.json mods.csv

# Specify output format
npx redsmith extract mods server.json --output yaml

Requirements

• Node.js (any recent version)
• Internet connection for npx to download redsmith