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Discover how to efficiently manage and optimize your Insurgency game server, with a clear overview of key features and admin tools → Learn more
10 November 20264 min read0 Views0 helpful
Introduction
Are you interested in an Insurgency game server or already have one, but don’t yet have a complete overview of how to manage it or where to find all the options you need? Getting started can be quite a challenge. Don’t worry—we’ll walk you through managing your service in detail below, so you can get the overview you need.
After going through this guide, you’ll be able to manage your server efficiently and find all the important options and features quickly and easily. This structured overview will help you get familiar with server administration step by step and build your knowledge. That way, you can make sure your Insurgency game server is tailored to your needs and get the most out of the available options.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The overview is your control center: check your server status, copy your IP:port with one click, and monitor live CPU, RAM, disk, and network usage. You can also start, stop, or restart your server from here.
In the Configuration tab, an AI scans your server files and turns the relevant settings into easy-to-understand form fields grouped by topic, with explanations. Alternatively, you can edit the configuration file directly in the raw text view.
The ZapX AI Agent is included with every ZapX Pass. In chat, it can read and analyze your console log, search and edit files, manage backups, display or reset your FTP credentials, and suggest updates. It asks for your confirmation before making changes and never takes action on its own.
Using the DDoS Manager requires either a dedicated IP address or the “DDoS Manager Overview” add-on. If your plan doesn’t include either, you can add one by upgrading your service.
No. The Insurgency console currently displays logs only and doesn’t support command input.
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Insurgency: Sandstorm
Controls
Overview
The Overview is your control center: check your server status, copy your IP:port with one click, and monitor live CPU, RAM, disk, and network usage. Each resource tile has a direct “Upgrade” button if you need more resources. From here, you can start, stop, or restart your Insurgency game server and keep an eye on the key metrics at a glance.
Configuration
Manually searching through configuration files is a thing of the past: under Configuration, an AI automatically scans your server files, identifies the relevant settings, and turns them into easy-to-understand form fields grouped by topic—with an explanation for each parameter. Prefer the classic approach? Open the raw text view of the configuration file directly. Both options are available in the same view. You’ll also find options to switch your game or start an update to the latest version here (learn more about switching games in our Game Switch guide).
DNS
Under DNS, you automatically get a free, memorable address for your server. You can also create additional subdomains or connect one of your own domains.
ZapX AI Agent
With the ZapX Pass, you have the ZapX AI Agent at your side—your personal on-demand server admin. In chat, it can read and analyze your console log, search and edit files, manage backups, display or reset your FTP credentials, and suggest updates. Before it makes any changes to your server, it will ask for your confirmation. The AI Agent never takes action on its own, so you always stay in full control.
Manage 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. You’ll also find your SFTP credentials for external programs like FileZilla or WinSCP in the same tab.
Databases
Under Databases, you can create your own databases, view the login details at a glance, and open them directly in phpMyAdmin.
Operations and maintenance
Console
The Console displays your server’s live output as a log only. For Insurgency: Sandstorm, you currently can’t enter commands through the console.
Warning
Stuck on an error message or don’t understand it? No problem! Just start a Support Chat in your ZapX customer account and describe the issue in as much detail as possible. We’ll take a look as soon as we can and help you resolve it! :)
Backups
We automatically back up your server every day, so you always have a recent backup available. With the ZapX Pass, you get full control under Backups: create, restore, and download backups with a click. Each backup contains a complete version snapshot, so you can return to that exact state. With ZapX Pass Pro, your backups can even run automatically on a schedule you choose.
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: 250 GB for Plus, 500 GB for Pro, and 1,000 GB for Max. 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, create a backup (with ZapX Pass Pro or higher), or run a custom command—on a fixed schedule or using your own cron expression.
Statistics
Under Statistics, you can monitor your server’s resource usage—CPU, RAM, disk, and network traffic—over a time period of your choice.
Activity
Activity keeps a complete log of what has happened on your server—from starts and restarts to configuration changes and every backup. Here you’ll also find information about interruptions to the host system your service runs on. For the latest service status, visit our Status page.
DDoS Manager
The DDoS Manager displays incoming traffic live in a chart and lists past attacks, including their time, duration, and peak bandwidth.
Info
Using the DDoS Manager requires either a dedicated IP address or the “DDoS Manager Overview” add-on. If your current plan doesn’t include these, you can add them at any time by upgrading your service.
Conclusion
You now know your way around all the sections for managing your Insurgency game server in ZapX—from AI-assisted configuration to automatic backups that have you covered in the background.
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