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Discover how to manage your Deadlock game server efficiently—with a clear overview of features and options tailored to your needs → Find out more now
10 November 20266 min read0 Views0 helpful
Introduction
You’ve rented a Deadlock game server from us and want to know where to find each feature in ZapX? This guide takes you through your server’s product management and shows you how much time integrated automation and AI support can save you in your day-to-day administration.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The overview is your cockpit: server status, IP:port with one-click copying, and live CPU, RAM, disk, and network usage. From here, you can start, stop, or restart your server.
Go to the Configuration tab and open Startup Parameters. There, you can set the server name, server password, RCON password, map (default: dl_midtown), and additional startup parameters. Add your own console variables to the server.cfg file, which runs every time the server starts.
No. ZapX automatically installs the latest game version every time the server starts or restarts. If your server shuts down after a Valve patch, ZapX automatically restarts it with the new version as soon as it’s available.
No. The ZapX console for Deadlock is read-only. Send commands through RCON using your RCON password. If you left the RCON password field blank, you can find the automatically generated password in the rcon_password.txt file in the Files tab.
With ZapX Pass, the ZapX AI Agent can read and analyze your console log through chat, search and edit files, manage backups, show or reset your SFTP credentials, and suggest updates. You’ll be asked to confirm any action that changes your server before it’s carried out.
We automatically back up your server every day. With ZapX Pass, you can create, restore, and download custom backups under Backups (Plus: 1 slot, Pro: 3, Max: 5 per server). With ZapX Pass Pro and above, you can also schedule backups to run automatically.
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Deadlock
Controls
Overview
The Overview is your cockpit: server status, IP:port with one-click copying, and live CPU, RAM, disk, and network usage. Each resource tile has a direct "Upgrade" button in case you’re running low. From here, you can start, stop, or restart your server.
Tip
If your server crashes unexpectedly, ZapX detects it automatically in the background and refreshes your overview on its own—you don’t have to reload the page manually to see the actual status.
Info
A Deadlock server only runs the current game version. That’s why ZapX automatically installs the latest version every time the server starts or restarts. If your server shuts down after a Valve patch because its version is outdated, ZapX automatically restarts it with the new version as soon as it’s available. This may take a while after a patch.
Configuration
Manually searching through configuration files is a thing of the past: under Configuration, AI automatically scans your server files, identifies the relevant settings, and turns them into easy-to-understand, topic-based form fields—with a German explanation for each parameter. Critical values are specially marked with a "Caution" notice so you don’t accidentally bring your server to a halt. If you prefer the classic approach, open the file in raw text view using Edit directly—both options are available in the same view.
For Deadlock, you’ll find the most important settings under Startup Parameters:
Server name: your server’s name, set to ZapX Deadlock Server by default.
Server password: leave this blank for a server without a password.
RCON password: the password for the remote console (RCON). If you leave this field blank, your server generates a password on its first startup and saves it in the rcon_password.txt file, which you can find in the Files tab.
Map: the map your server starts with, set to dl_midtown by default.
Additional startup parameters: optional command-line parameters for the dedicated server.
Add your own console variables to the server.cfg file, one setting per line. Your server runs them after the startup parameters each time it starts. Set the server name, server password, and RCON password exclusively through the startup parameters, not in server.cfg.
After saving, ZapX will prompt you to restart the server so your changes take effect right away.
DNS
Under DNS, you automatically get a free, easy-to-remember address for your server. You can also create up to 3 additional subdomains or connect one of your own domains. If you connect your own domain, ZapX automatically sets up the required DNS records for you. You can mark a domain as "Preferred" so it appears as your main address throughout the dashboard.
Info
You still need to include the port when connecting, even if you use your own address. For instructions on connecting to your server, see our guide Connecting to the server.
ZapX AI Agent
With ZapX Pass, the ZapX AI Agent is at your side—your personal server admin, ready whenever you need it. Through chat, it can read and analyze your console log, search and edit files, manage backups, show or reset your SFTP credentials, and suggest updates. You’ll be asked to confirm any action that changes your server before it’s carried out. The AI Agent never acts on its own, so you always stay in full control.
Managing content
Files
The file manager under Files works like an FTP program right in your browser: upload files with drag and drop, edit them online, rename them, or delete them. This is where you’ll find your server.cfg and your server’s log files, for example. Your SFTP credentials for external programs such as FileZilla or WinSCP are in the same tab, including one-click password rotation if you ever want to change them.
Databases
Under Databases, you can create up to 5 MariaDB databases per server, view credentials at a glance, open them directly in phpMyAdmin, or export the structure with a click. You can mark a database as primary. For added security, you’ll need to enter the database name again to delete it.
Operation and maintenance
Console
The Console shows your server’s live output in a real terminal. For Deadlock, the console is read-only, so you can’t enter commands through it. Instead, send commands to your running server through RCON using your RCON password. If your server starts struggling due to a lack of memory, the console detects this automatically and displays a clear warning with a recommended action.
Warning
Having trouble with an error message, or not sure what it means? No worries! Just create a support chat in your ZapX customer account and describe your problem in as much detail as possible. We’ll look into it as soon as we can and help you solve it! :)
Backups
We automatically back up your server every day, so you always have a recent backup without having to remember to create one yourself. With ZapX Pass, you get full control under Backups: create, restore, and download backups with a click. Restoring includes a live progress indicator, and the server is stopped only briefly. With ZapX Pass Pro, your backups can even run automatically on your own schedule.
Tip
With ZapX Pass Plus, you get 1 custom backup slot per server; with Pro, 3; and with Max, 5. See all the benefits on the ZapX Pass page. There’s also an account-wide storage limit for all backups of your services combined, daily backups included: Plus 250 GB, Pro 500 GB, and Max 1,000 GB. If needed, you can add more backup storage on the ZapX Pass page.
Schedules
Under Schedules, you can automate recurring tasks: start, stop, or restart your server, or create a backup (available with ZapX Pass Pro and above). Choose from handy presets such as "Every hour" or "Daily at 04:00" or set up your own schedule using a custom cron expression. Schedules that run a console command aren’t available for Deadlock because the console doesn’t accept commands.
Tip
It’s best to schedule automatic restarts for times when no one is playing. Each restart automatically installs the latest game version.
Statistics
Under Statistics, you can keep an eye on your server’s resource usage. Choose a period between 1 hour and 30 days and view CPU, RAM, disk, and network traffic.
Activity
Activity provides a complete log of what has happened on your server—from starts and restarts to configuration changes and every backup. This lets you see what changed and when at any time. You can also find information about host system outages on our status page.
DDoS Manager
The DDoS Manager displays incoming traffic live in a chart and lists past attacks with their time, duration, and peak bandwidth. ZapX automatically learns which ports and services belong to your server and filters traffic accordingly. If you have your own IP address, you can even manage the protection settings individually.
Conclusion
You now know your way around every section of your Deadlock server management in ZapX—from AI-assisted configuration to automatic backups that have your back in the background. Next, connect to your server using our guide Connecting to the server. If you have any other questions, our support team is available every day! 🙂
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