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Your own VPS with root access: HLDS set up in one click, DDoS protection and locations in Europe and America.
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Half-Life on your own VPS
What is a Half-Life VPS?
A Half-Life VPS is your own virtual server with full root access. It keeps the Half-Life Dedicated Server (HLDS) and GoldSrc mods like Sven Co-op, Opposing Force or Counter-Strike 1.6 online 24/7, without your home PC running and without port forwarding on your router.
You get a running Half-Life server in one click through our Gameserver Installer. The machine stays yours: add Metamod, AMX Mod X, custom maps or a second instance whenever your community needs it.
Features
Everything your Half-Life server needs
Root access, fast hardware and flexible terms: the building blocks for a GoldSrc server that runs the way your community wants.
Steady performance on powerful server CPUs
Your matches stay smooth even on busy maps. VPS hosts run on powerful server CPUs with enterprise NVMe storage.
Online within 60 seconds
You go from order to a running Half-Life server quickly. The VPS is ready within 60 seconds and HLDS installs in one click.
Daily system Backup
An automatic daily VPS Backup protects your setup. Restores and extra manual Backups come with ZapX Pass.
Full root console
You control every detail. Run rcon and shell commands via SSH, RDP or the browser console in the panel.
Your maps, your mods
Your community plays exactly what it wants: HLDM, Opposing Force, Sven Co-op or CS 1.6 with custom maps and map cycles.
Locations in Europe and America
Your players get a low ping when you pick the data-center location closest to them at checkout.
Setup
Your Half-Life server set up in one click.
With our Game Server Installer, you can set up your Half-Life server on your VPS in one click — no commands or manual work. Prefer some help? With ZapX Pass, the ZapX AI Agent helps you in the chat.
Game Server installer
One click
Select Half-Life in the installer and click Install — the server will be set up automatically.
Together with the ZapX AI Agent
ZapX PassDescribe your goal in the chat: the ZapX AI Agent supports you step by step with the setup. Available with ZapX Pass.
Prefer to set everything up manually?Guide in the Help Center
Locations in Europe and America
Your VPS. Your location.
4 data centers in Europe and America — choose the location closest to your community.
Europe
FFM/Eygelshoven
America
Dallas
Los Angeles
Ashburn
Reviews
What customers say about ZAP-Hosting
Real feedback on support and setup.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Half-Life
Answers to the most important questions before you start.
A VPS gives you root access to the whole machine.
A managed game server runs one Half-Life instance in a game panel with preset options. A Half-Life VPS is your own virtual server with full root access. You choose the OS, run several HLDS instances, ReHLDS builds or your own plugins, and manage everything via SSH or RDP.
- Root access via SSH or RDP
- Several instances on one VPS
- Linux or Windows (installer: Windows)
Online within 60 seconds, HLDS in one click.
Your VPS is usually online within 60 seconds of ordering. Then you pick Half-Life in our Gameserver Installer, and it sets up the server with one click. You don't need the command line. Experienced admins who want a custom build can still install HLDS manually.
- VPS online within 60 seconds
- One-click setup via Gameserver Installer
- One-click server setup
It depends on instances, players and plugins.
A single GoldSrc server uses few resources. Your RAM and CPU needs depend on the number of instances, players, plugins like AMX Mod X and any other software on the VPS. Start with a package that fits your current community and check the live graphs in the panel on a busy evening. Add resources when you run more mods side by side. As a guideline for the game server: at least 2 GB, 2 GB recommended, plus headroom for the operating system.
- Plan per instance, not per slot
- Plugins and maps add to the load
- Resources can be raised later
Live prices are shown in the package section.
The price depends on the VPS package, term and location. The package cards on this page always show the current live prices from our shop, and US locations can have a regional price adjustment. You pay for the VPS package, not per player slot, so all Half-Life instances on the machine share one plan.
- Live prices in the package section
- Terms from 3 days to 1 year
- No per-slot pricing
HLDS runs on both; installer needs Windows.
HLDS runs natively on both systems. Linux is lean and the usual choice for GoldSrc admins who work with SSH and scripts. Windows suits you if you prefer RDP and a desktop, and our Gameserver Installer sets HLDS up on Windows only. You can reinstall a different OS from the panel later or mount your own ISO. First SSH access in the Help Center
- Linux: lean, SSH and scripts
- Windows: RDP and a desktop
- Own ISO possible
The location closest to most of your players.
Our VPS is available at locations in Europe and America. Pick the one closest to most of your players to keep their ping low. Many groups in North America, for example, start with Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles. You choose the location when you order your VPS.
- Locations in Europe and America
- Choose closest to your players
- Selected when you order
Yes, with Lifetime and ZapX Pass.
Yes. Besides terms from 3 days up to one year, you can buy your VPS as Lifetime. You buy it once instead of paying for each term. Lifetime requires an active ZapX Pass, which provides your Lifetime server slots. Rent or Lifetime explained
- Terms: 3 days to 1 year
- Lifetime: buy once
- Requires an active ZapX Pass
DDoS protection and a daily system Backup are included.
Yes. Game traffic to your VPS is DDoS-protected at every VPS location, which filters attacks on your HLDS port before they reach your players. An automatic daily system Backup also covers your VPS. Restoring it and creating extra manual Backups require ZapX Pass. Managing Backups in the Help Center
- DDoS protection included
- Daily automatic system Backup
- Restores and manual Backups with ZapX Pass
Any more questions?
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Manage your VPS in the browser
Browser console, OS reinstall, daily Backups and live resource statistics: the ZapX panel covers your Half-Life VPS without extra tools.
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VPS DDoS Manager tab
VPS DDoS Manager tab
ZapX Pass · ZapX AI Agent
Questions about your VPS? Ask the ZapX AI Agent.
Get clear explanations of firewall rules, Linux basics and resource checks on your Half-Life VPS. The ZapX AI Agent advises, and you stay in control.
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The ZapX AI Agent is part of ZapX Pass. It explains and suggests next steps, and every change on your VPS stays your decision.
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Which ports does my Half-Life server need open?
By default, HLDS uses UDP 27015 for game traffic. I can show you where to check this in your VPS firewall and what a matching rule looks like. You decide whether to apply it.
And for a second instance?
Give it its own port, for example 27016, with a matching firewall rule. I can explain how to check that both servers are reachable.
Benchmark
How our VPS compares under real load
Measured values from our VPS platform compared with typical VPS providers: CPU, storage and network, the numbers that decide how smooth your Half-Life matches run.
Top-tier Performance
High-performance VPS, CPU model depends on the location
ZAP-HostingPowerful server CPUs
Market typicalHardware varies
Typical VPS plans without a published host CPU
confirmed 2026-07-01
Standard CPUPowerful server CPUs, model depends on the location
StorageEnterprise NVMe U.3, Ceph
Support24/7 AI + escalation
Use cases
What you can run on your Half-Life VPS
From a classic HLDM night with friends to a Sven Co-op campaign server: your own VPS, with the Half-Life server set up in one click via the Gameserver Installer.
Ready for HLDS?
Keep your Half-Life server online around the clock
One-click installerRoot accessCancel anytime
Half-Life VPS HostingMobile AppComing soon
Your VPS. In your pocket.
Check status, restart your VPS or look at resource graphs from your phone. It's handy when the next Sven Co-op night is about to start.
Start, stop and restart your VPS
Live resource graphs on the go
Push notifications on issues
Impressionen
Half-Life Screenshots
A glimpse into the game world—its atmosphere, exploration, and the moments your community will experience on the server.
Ready?
Your Half-Life VPS is ready when you are
Order your VPS, let the Gameserver Installer set up HLDS in one click and invite your players to a server that stays online 24/7.
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