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Discover how to efficiently manage and optimize your Team Fortress 2 game server for the best performance and control → Learn more now
10 November 20264 min read1 Views0 helpful
Introduction
Are you interested in a Team Fortress 2 game server or already own one, but don't have a comprehensive overview of server administration and where to find all the options you need? Getting started can be challenging. But don't worry—we'll give you a detailed introduction to managing your service below so you can get a clear overview.
After working through this guide, you'll be able to manage your server efficiently and find all the important options and features quickly and easily. Here, you'll find a structured overview that helps you get familiar with server management step by step and expand your knowledge in a targeted way. This ensures your Team Fortress 2 game server is perfectly tailored to your needs and that you get the most out of the available options.
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.
In the Configuration tab, an AI automatically scans your server files and turns the relevant settings into clear, topic-based form fields with explanations. Alternatively, you can edit the raw-text view of the configuration file directly.
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, show or reset your FTP credentials, and suggest updates. You'll be asked to approve any action that changes your server beforehand; it never acts 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 at any time by upgrading.
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Team Fortress 2
Controls
Overview
The Overview is your cockpit: server status, IP:port with one-click copying, and live CPU, RAM, disk, and network usage—with a direct “Upgrade” button on each resource tile if you start running low. From here, you can start, stop, or restart your Team Fortress 2 game server and keep an eye on the most important metrics.
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 clear, topic-based form fields—with an explanation for each parameter. If you prefer the classic approach, you can open the raw-text view of the configuration file directly—all in the same view. Here, you'll also find options to switch your game or start an update to the latest version (learn more about switching games in our game switch guide).
DNS
Under DNS, you'll automatically get your own free, easy-to-remember 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 by your side—your personal on-demand server admin. In chat, it can read and analyze your console log, search and edit files, manage backups, show or reset your FTP credentials, and suggest updates. You'll be asked to approve any action that changes your server beforehand—the AI Agent never acts 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 using 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 their credentials at a glance, and open them directly in phpMyAdmin.
Operations and maintenance
Console
The Console shows your server's live output in a real terminal, including an AI-generated command palette tailored to your game.
Warning
Having trouble with an error message or don't understand it? No worries! Just create a support chat in your ZapX customer account and describe your 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 to fall back on. With the ZapX Pass, you also 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 exactly that state. With ZapX Pass Pro, your backups can even run automatically on your own schedule.
Tip
With ZapX Pass Plus, you get 1; with Pro, 3; and with Max, 5 custom backup slots per server. You can find an overview of 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 the 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. You can find the latest version of our service status on our status page.
DDoS Manager
The DDoS Manager displays incoming traffic live in a chart and lists previous attacks along with 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 about all the areas of your Team Fortress 2 server management in ZapX—from AI-assisted configuration to automatic backups that have your back in the background.
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