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Your own SRCDS instance for TF2 with MetaMod and SourceMod, custom map cycles, and unmetered NVMe for the map pack your regulars keep asking you to add.
from $5.00/mo · unlimited slots
Enterprise hardware and every feature you need, at a fraction of the price. Not feeling it? We offer a no-questions-asked 7-day refund window.
Need more than 50 GB of NVMe? Just ask.
Keep up to ten backups at once.
Split your server into more than one.
Switch to any supported game, any time.
Modpacks, worlds, mods and plugins.
Every version, mod, and modpack.
We'll tell you when and why it crashed.
No AI or bots here. Only humans.
2 GB at $5.00 comfortably hosts a 24-slot casual server, 6 GB gives a plugin-heavy SourceMod community breathing room, and 8 GB suits several map pools at once.
Every plan: Unlimited Slots · Unmetered Allocations/Ports · Unmetered Databases · Enterprise Hardware · Unmetered NVMe Storage
Need help choosing? Talk to a human or check the docs.
Source servers care about single-core clock and plugin count far more than memory, so TF2 plans run Ryzen 9 silicon with three to five cores and unmetered NVMe for maps.
Automated deployment starts the Source dedicated server right after checkout, with startup flags open for editing.
Instant setup · Editable launch args
Upload both into the addons directory and run map votes, class limits, and admin tools from your own plugin set.
Plugin installers · Live console
Ryzen 9 7900, 7950X, 9900X, and 9950X processors give a single-thread engine the clock speed it actually uses.
Ryzen 9 · DDR5 ECC
Unlimited player slots mean maxplayers is a config line, whether you run 12-slot 6s or a 32-slot payload server.
Unlimited slots · Player tools
DDoS protection covers the game and query ports on every plan, which public community servers tend to need.
Included free · 10 allocations
Nine locations, from San Jose and Dallas through Ashburn to Brussels, let you sit close to your player base.
9 locations · US, CA, EU
The servers people keep in their favorites are the ones with a personality: a permanent 2Fort, a jump course rotation, a house ruleset with plugins that actually enforce it. That kind of identity needs control over the startup arguments, the configuration files, and the plugin list, all of which the panel hands over directly through the live console, browser file manager, and SFTP access on every plan.
MetaMod and SourceMod both install into the game's addons directory, which you can reach from the browser file manager or over SFTP, and a restart from the live console brings them up. From there the usual community stack goes on: map choosers, admin menus, class limits, statistics. Unmetered NVMe storage means a long plugin and demo archive never runs into a disk allowance.
Custom maps drop into the maps folder, then get referenced from the map cycle file and whatever SourceMod chooser you use for votes. Fast downloads matter as much as the maps themselves, because a slow first join loses a curious player before they ever spawn, so serving compressed copies from the same unmetered NVMe storage is the straightforward answer. The task scheduler can rotate configs or restart the server between community events.
Compare all 9 game server locations for node hardware and the regions each one covers.
Common questions about running a Team Fortress 2 server with us.
Slots are yours to set, since unlimited player slots are included and maxplayers is just a launch parameter in the panel. A 24-slot casual or 2Fort server runs comfortably on 2 GB at $5.00 per month, while large payload servers carrying plugins and bots are happier on the 6 GB tier.
Yes. Upload both into the game's addons directory with the panel file manager or SFTP, then restart from the live console. After that you can add plugins for map voting, class limits, dice rolls, and admin menus. Unmetered NVMe storage means a long plugin and map list costs nothing extra.
Put custom map files into the maps folder, then edit the map cycle file and your server configuration from the panel file manager. SourceMod map choosers read the same list. Hosting fast download copies on the server's unmetered storage keeps first-join waits short for players pulling maps they have never seen.
Stock SRCDS runs at 66 tick and the launch parameters are yours to adjust. Source is single-thread bound, so clock speed decides how well a raised tickrate holds up with a full server: plans run AMD Ryzen 9 7900, 7950X, 9900X, or 9950X processors paired with DDR5 ECC memory.
For a publicly listed server, yes. Generate a game server login token in your Steam account and add it to the startup parameters through the panel. The network and port tools show the address and query port to share with players, and the SLA at /legal/sla sets a 99.9% monthly uptime target.
