Will I lose data when moving to Pterodactyl?

No. The ZapX AI Agent copies your worlds, configs, and mods to the new server and only stops the old one after you approve. Still, create a backup or snapshot of your VPS beforehand.

What if there’s no Pterodactyl template for my game?

The ZapX AI Agent will let you know and continue managing the server via chat, including starting and stopping it, changing configs, installing updates, and troubleshooting.

Can I still create new game servers through the old web interface?

Yes, while your server is still in the old customer panel. After you move to ZapX, the web interface is no longer available.

VPS: Keep running game servers from the old web interface in ZapX

The game server web interface from the Classic Panel is no longer available in ZapX. Here’s how to manage your servers with the ZapX AI Agent or move them to Pterodactyl.

10 November 20263 min read104 Views2 helpful

Introduction

In the previous ZAP-Hosting customer panel (Classic Panel), you could install and manage your own game servers, TeamSpeak servers, and music bots on your VPS or Dedicated Server through the game server/TeamSpeak web interface. This web interface is no longer available in ZapX.

Your existing servers will keep running after the move because they’re stored directly on your server. However, they’ll no longer be managed through the web interface or maintained by us. Without maintenance, they may stop working over time, for example after a reinstallation or a major game update.

ZapX gives you three options, which you can also combine.

VPS: Keep running game servers from the old web interface in ZapX

Option 1: Chat with the ZapX AI Agent

The ZapX AI Agent works directly on your VPS. It finds your game servers from the old web interface and manages them without requiring you to log in via SSH. For example, it can:

Start, stop, and restart servers
Change settings, such as server.properties, the player limit, or the password
Install game and mod updates
Read logs and find errors if a server won’t start

To get started, open your VPS and go to the ZapX AI Agent tab. Just tell it what you need, for example:

Show me my game servers from the old web interface and restart the Minecraft server.

The Agent only executes commands that make changes after you confirm them. The ZapX AI Agent is included with the ZapX Pass.

Option 2: Install Pterodactyl

If you’d prefer a graphical interface, you can install the game server panel Pterodactyl with one click:

Open your VPS and go to the Apps tab.
Search for Pterodactyl and start the installation.
Once it’s installed, you’ll find the panel address and your login details in the app.

Pterodactyl requires a Linux VPS running Debian or Ubuntu and at least 4 GB of RAM. Ports 25565–25599 and 27015–27029 are already configured for game servers. You can upload files via SFTP over port 2022.

Option 3: Move servers to Pterodactyl with the ZapX AI Agent

Once Pterodactyl is installed, the ZapX AI Agent can move your existing servers there. For example, tell it:

Move my game servers from the old web interface to Pterodactyl.

The Agent creates a new server in Pterodactyl for each server, using the existing port, copies your data (worlds, configs, mods), and starts the server there. It only stops the old server after you approve. Expect a brief outage for each server, or a little longer for large worlds.

The migration has been tested with Minecraft, FiveM (with txAdmin), and TeamSpeak 3. Worlds and settings are preserved, as are channels and identity for TeamSpeak. Pterodactyl has templates for many other games. If there’s no suitable template for a game, the Agent will let you know and continue managing that server via chat instead.

Alternative: Get game servers as a ZapX product

If you don’t want to handle updates and technical maintenance yourself, you can also order your game servers directly as a managed product in ZapX. We’ll take care of installation, updates, and backups.

Dedicated Server

The ZapX AI Agent also works directly on your server on a Dedicated Server. To use it, set up app access once in the Apps tab: run a displayed command as root on your server. This works with Debian or Ubuntu, not on a Proxmox host. After that, you manage your game servers by chat just like on a VPS, install Pterodactyl in the Apps tab, and can ask the Agent to move your servers there.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Your game servers, TeamSpeak servers, and bots are stored directly on your server and will keep running after the move. However, they’ll no longer be managed through the old web interface or maintained by us.

Yes, with Pterodactyl. Install it with one click from the Apps tab on your VPS. The ZapX AI Agent can then move your existing servers there.

Yes. The ZapX AI Agent is included with the ZapX Pass. You can also install and set up Pterodactyl yourself without the Agent.

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VPS: Keep running game servers from the old web interface in ZapX

Introduction

Option 1: Chat with the ZapX AI Agent

Option 2: Install Pterodactyl

Option 3: Move servers to Pterodactyl with the ZapX AI Agent

Alternative: Get game servers as a ZapX product

Dedicated Server

Frequently asked questions

VPS

Option 1: Chat with the ZapX AI Agent

Option 2: Install Pterodactyl

Option 3: Move servers to Pterodactyl with the ZapX AI Agent

Alternative: Get game servers as a ZapX product

Dedicated Server

Game Server

Servers & Hosting

ZAPX

Resources

ZAP-Hosting