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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Server Hosting
Run your own server for free-for-all frags or Combine vs. Resistance, with the start map, tick rate and match rules set from the panel.
- Start map, tick rate and match rules in the panel
- Play vanilla or with SourceMod
- Up to 24 players, no per-slot fees
- Switch between 446 games for free, anytime*
- From, per month
- $2.99
- Player slots
- Unlimited
- Uptime
- 99.9%
- Money-back
- 3 days
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No per-slot fees. Choose your own slot limit. To help us recommend the right plan for you, tell us how many friends are joining you!
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RPG1 GB RAM, 150% CPU
$3.49/mo
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Secure Backups Included
RPG
$3.49/mo
Billed monthly. Cancel any time.
- RPG plan $3.49
- Secure Backups 30 GBFree
3-day money-back guarantee
Part of the Gamebox
Switch your Half-Life 2: Deathmatch server to any of 445 other games, right from the panel, whenever you want!*
Included with
every plan
99.9%+ Uptime
Server Console
MySQL Database
(S)FTP Access
Secure Backups
Auto Restarts
DDoS Protected
No Per-Slot Fees
US & UK Locations
Automatic Install
Why host your Half-Life 2: Deathmatch server with Physgun?
Deathmatch, team play and your own maps, on a server you run from one panel.
Online · DDoS protected
Always online, always protected
Your server stays up when you log off, and it is protected from DDoS attacks.
Deploying server Installing Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Server online
Installs itself
Order and the server downloads and installs Half-Life 2: Deathmatch on its own. Nothing to set up on your side.
Config Editorserver.cfg
MatchDownloadsServer Browser
Time Limit20 min
Frag Limit50
Gravity600
Weapons Stay
Saved to server.cfg
server.cfg, without the typing
Match Rules in the Config Editor
Time and frag limits, gravity, weapons stay, fall damage, friendly fire, all talk and picking up objects, grouped and labelled in the panel.
- Match, Server Browser and Downloads groups
- A fast download link for your custom maps
server.cfg - Physgun VS Code main server.cfg mapcycle.txt
1234
// your server, your rules
mp_teamplay 0
sv_gravity 600
mp_fraglimit 50
Terminal
$ ssh server@physgun.com
✓ Connected, HL2DM container ready
$ physgun status
● running · dm_lockdown
For the power users
SSH Access & VSCode
Connect with real developer tools and edit server.cfg, your map cycle or your custom maps directly. Or skip it and use the panel.
- Full SSH access included
- Edit files live in VSCode
Start Map
map namedm_steamlab
Restart
Now starting on dm_steamlab
Start Map and Tick Rate
Set the start map, max players and passwords, and run the server at 33, 66 or 100 ticks.
Combine vs. Resistance
Turn on team deathmatch to split players into Combine and Resistance instead of free-for-all.
readySourceMod Plugins
Switch to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (SourceMod) for plugins, with reserved slots and vote settings in the config editor.
The panel every Half-Life 2: Deathmatch server deserves.
One place for your whole server: start map, max players, tick rate, team deathmatch and passwords in the startup settings, a config editor for your match rules, schedules you set for restarts and backups, subusers for your admins, a file manager with SSH and VS Code for your maps, and every other universal tool.
gamecp.physgun.com/true-console-ssh-access
True Console & SSH Access
Accurate, blazing-fast output piped directly from the container. Paired with complete SSH access inside the Panel!
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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Server Hosting, Explained
New to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch?
What is Half-Life 2: Deathmatch?
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is Valve's 2004 multiplayer shooter on the Source engine. It brings the Half-Life 2 weapons and physics to fast deathmatch: grab the SMG, shotgun, crossbow or RPG from the map, or pick up a barrel or a toilet with the Gravity Gun and launch it at someone. Matches are short, there is nothing to unlock, and the map changes when the time or frag limit is reached.
Physics Kills.
Catch props with the Gravity Gun and throw them back. Toss a toilet at your friend.
Combine vs. Resistance.
Play straight deathmatch, or split into two teams.
Why rent a server?
What is Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Server Hosting?
Valve does not run servers for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, so every match is played on a server someone in the community runs. A dedicated server keeps yours online around the clock, without a PC left on at home or ports to forward. With us you set the start map, max players, tick rate, team play and passwords in the panel, match rules in the config editor, switch to SourceMod when you want plugins, and get full file access over SFTP and SSH for your maps.
Always Online.
Your server stays up when you log off, so your group can play any time.
Full Control.
Set your map, rules and passwords, add custom maps, and play vanilla or with SourceMod.
Questions, answered
Straight answers before you order. Still stuck? Real people are here around the clock.
Physgun
Up to 24 at once, and we never charge per player slot.
Yes. Turn on team deathmatch and your server runs Combine vs. Resistance instead of free-for-all.
Yes. You get full file access for your own maps, and you can set a fast download link so players get them sooner.
Yes, just switch to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (SourceMod) in the panel's "Switch Game" tab!
Yes. You can set up a backup schedule in the panel, and secure backup storage is included in every Physgun server!
Yes, to any Gamebox game your server can run. Switching wipes the old game's files, and the panel offers to take a backup first.
Yes. Every Physgun server is protected from DDoS attacks.
Chicago, USA and London, UK. Pick the one closest to most of your players.
Yes. Every server has a 3 day refund guarantee.
Still stuck?
Ready to launch your Half-Life 2: Deathmatch server?
Run your maps, rules and plugins on a server that stays up when you log off.
- 3-day money-back guarantee
- Online in minutes
- Real people, around the clock
