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- Unlimited Slots
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DarkRP · Unlimited slots, Steam Workshop collections and DDoS protection: your DarkRP server is online in 60 seconds.
American ExpressAbout DarkRP
DarkRP is the classic roleplay gamemode for Garry's Mod. Players pick jobs like citizen, police officer, gun dealer or mayor, earn a salary, buy doors and shipments, and write their own stories on a shared city map. A DarkRP server is where your community plays by your rules, with your jobs, your economy and your own staff team.
With your own server you decide which Workshop collection loads, which jobs and entities exist and who gets admin rights. With DarkRP preinstalled, add your addons by Workshop ID or collection link, keep custom jobs in DarkRP Modification so updates leave them alone, and pick the location closest to your players from data centers worldwide.

Locations worldwide
7 data centers worldwide — choose the location closest to your community.
ZapX Panel
Console, configuration, Backups, DDoS Manager and live statistics in one panel, so you spend your time on jobs and events instead of SSH sessions.

Garry's Mod Game Server – Overview
Overview of the Garry's Mod game server in the ZapX customer panel.
Benchmark
Comparable numbers from our own infrastructure, with methodology and measurement date, and no made-up competitor figures.
High-performance VPS, CPU model depends on the location
Typical VPS plans without a published host CPU
confirmed 2026-07-01
Typical DarkRP setups
From a small RP city for friends to a busy server with a staff team and an economy: unlimited slots and RAM/CPU packages grow with your community.
Ready for your city?
Your DarkRP server, online in 60 seconds.
Impressionen
A glimpse into the game world—its atmosphere, exploration, and the moments your community will experience on the server.
Pick your package, add your Workshop collection and open the city to your players. Online in 60 seconds, cancel anytime.
No setup. No risk. Online in seconds.
Included in every package
Unlimited slots, Workshop support, Backups and a browser panel: the basics for Garry's Mod roleplay server hosting, without paying extra per player.
Your city grows from test server to full community without buying extra slots.
Addons you've written or bought go live via file manager or FTP, next to your Workshop content.
More addons or more players? Move to a bigger RAM/CPU package and keep your setup.
Your DarkRP server is ready to configure right after ordering. Setup runs automatically.
With the ZapX Pass, roll back after a broken addon update instead of losing player progress.
Upload addons, configs and DarkRP data from your old host and keep your community together.
Garry's Mod extras
Add your gamemode, maps and addons from the Steam Workshop by ID or collection link, right in the panel.
Garry's Mod
Paste one collection link: the panel downloads every item and applies it to the server.
Reviews
Real feedback on support and setup.
FAQ
Answers to the most important questions before you start.
The price depends on package, term and location, not player slots.
Prices are shown live in the shop and depend on your package (RAM, CPU), term and location, never on player slots. A small DarkRP test city runs fine on an entry package, while a busy server with a large addon stack needs more resources. You can switch to a bigger package later as your community grows.
Order, and DarkRP is ready. Then add your Workshop collection.
After ordering, your server is online within about 60 seconds with DarkRP already installed, no manual setup needed. Add your addons by Steam Workshop ID or collection link in the panel, then restart. Custom jobs and settings belong in the DarkRP Modification addon, so DarkRP updates don't overwrite them. Read the addon installation guide
It depends on your addons, custom content and player count.
DarkRP itself is light. RAM and CPU needs grow with the number of addons, custom models and maps, and how many players are online at once. Start with a package that fits your current setup, watch the live statistics in the panel and upgrade when your city grows. The product advisor in the shop helps you pick a starting point. As a guideline: at least 2 GB, 4 GB recommended. How package upgrades work
Every package comes with unlimited player slots.
Packages are not sold by player slots: every package has unlimited slots and you set the player limit yourself. Garry's Mod supports up to 128 players per server. How many play smoothly depends on your addons and your RAM/CPU package, so heavier cities need a bigger package.
Yes, DDoS protection is included in every package.
Every Garry's Mod server runs behind ZAP-Hosting's DDoS protection at no extra cost. The DDoS Manager in the panel shows detected attacks and how they were mitigated, which helps keep your city online when someone targets it.
Locations worldwide: pick the one closest to your players.
You choose the location when ordering, from data centers worldwide. Pick the one closest to most of your community for the best ping. Many North American groups start with Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles, while communities elsewhere simply choose a location near them.
Yes, cancel anytime. Terms run 3, 30, 90, 180 or 365 days.
You pick a term of 3, 30, 90, 180 or 365 days. You can cancel anytime; the cancellation takes effect at the end of the current term. With ZapX Pass there is also a Lifetime option: buy once instead of renting and keep your DarkRP server while your Pass is active.
Self-hosting is possible, but your PC has to run it around the clock.
Yes, you can run a Garry's Mod dedicated server on your own PC for free. It then has to stay on 24/7, your home connection carries all player traffic, and you handle updates, protection and restarts yourself. A hosted server keeps your city online while your PC is off and adds DDoS protection, Backups and 24/7 support.
Any more questions?
Contact SupportThe ZapX AI Agent knows your server's context and explains addon errors, DarkRP setup and console logs right in the panel, so you don't have to dig through old forum threads.
The ZapX AI Agent is part of ZapX Pass and works account-wide for all supported services.
See ZapX PassZapX AI Agent
panel.zap-hosting.com
Mobile appComing soon
Restart after an addon update, check the console or see if your city is online, right from your phone with the ZapX app.
Discord management
Check status, start, stop, and restart via slash command — without leaving your community Discord.
1 free tool – right in your browser, no sign-up needed.
Also available
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Vanilla, Modded & Modpacks
Ready in ~2 min
Roleplay
Roleplay server in seconds
One-click installation
Survival
Wipe-ready gameserver
Automatic setup
Also available
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Benefit
We don't artificially limit player Slots. Hardware determines capacity.
Scale based on Mods, scripts, and player load instead of paying for a fixed number of Slots.
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