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Fistful of Frags Server Hosting
Duel in the Old West with your community while the AI copilot keeps the saloon open.
What do you need for Fistful of Frags server hosting?
Fistful of Frags server hosting is cheap because the server is small: 1–2 GB of RAM, the free Fistful of Frags Server (Steam app 295230), port 27015 open, and a fof/cfg/server.cfg that picks the mode and the map cycle. The game is free on Steam too, so the whole posse can join without buying anything. On GameTeam you pay per GB of RAM, from $0.49/GB a week, never per slot, and the AI copilot switches modes, fills empty slots with bots and rebuilds the map cycle when you ask.
Run your Fistful of Frags server by just asking.
Fistful of Frags picks its mode from a number, its teams from another and its maps from one of seven cycle files. Say what kind of night you want and the copilot sets all three in server.cfg and changes the map.
Your Map, Your Rules
Rotation and settings written by the copilot from what you tell it.
Cheap to Keep Around
A Source server barely uses RAM — keeping it up all year is nearly free.
Same Address, Any Game
When the West gets old, the server becomes whatever the crowd plays next.
Fistful of Frags with friends
A free Wild West shooter on the Source engine: revolvers, rifles, dynamite and a slow, deliberate feel where every shot counts. Small community servers are where it lives — a regular crowd, a favorite map and a lot of dramatic deaths.
Fistful of Frags server RAM requirements
1-2 GB.
| Your server | Starting RAM | From (Budget, weekly) |
|---|---|---|
| Shootout or Versus duels, up to 16 players | 2 GB | $0.98 / week |
| 32-slot maps, Teamplay and SourceMod plugins | 2 GB | $0.98 / week |
Fistful of Frags uses 1–2 GB, and our smallest plan is 2 GB, so a single size runs the whole saloon. The CPU does more of the work than memory in a busy shootout. If plugins and a big custom map pack ever make it struggle, add RAM in one click and keep your settings. Player limit: 16-32.
How to set up a Fistful of Frags server on GameTeam
Pick a location
Choose 2 GB and the location closest to your regulars from 25+ in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Duels are decided in milliseconds.
Set the mode and the maps
Tell the copilot "Shootout on the 12-slot maps" or "co-op missions", or edit fof/cfg/server.cfg in the file manager. Pick a cycle file with mapcyclefile.
Round up the posse
The game is free on Steam, so anyone can join. Players find you in the server browser by name, or open the console and type connect with the address from the panel.
Good to know before you start
Custom maps need fast download configured or players are dropped at the map change.
Fistful of Frags server settings explained
Fistful of Frags keeps its settings in one file, fof/cfg/server.cfg. Mode, team count and map cycle are separate settings, and they have to agree: a Teamplay mode on a Shootout map cycle gives you the wrong maps.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
hostname | Your server's name in the browser. |
sv_password | Password for a private server. Empty means open. |
rcon_password | Password for remote admin commands. |
maxplayers | Player limit. 16 is the usual cap for free-for-all Shootout; larger maps have their own 32-slot cycle. |
fof_sv_currentmode | The game mode: 1 Shootout (and 2/4-team Shootout, Ghost Town), 2 Teamplay, 3 Break Bad, 4 Elimination, 5 Versus, 6 Course Mode. |
mp_teamplay | 0 free-for-all, 1 teams. |
fof_sv_maxteams | 2 Vigilantes and Desperados, 3 adds Bandidos, 4 adds Rangers. Default 4. |
mapcyclefile | Which rotation to use: mapcycle.txt, mapcycle_12.txt, mapcycle_32.txt, mapcycle_tp.txt (Teamplay), mapcycle_vs.txt (Versus), mapcycle_gt.txt (Ghost Town), mapcycle_cm.txt (Course Mode). |
mp_timelimit | Minutes on a map before the cycle moves on. |
mp_friendlyfire | 1 lets teammates hurt each other. |
fof_sv_bot_dynamicjoin | 1 lets bots join to fill the server. |
fof_sv_bot_slotpct | Share of slots bots may take, for example 0.40. |
fof_sv_item_respawn_time | How long a picked-up item takes to come back. Default 60. |
sv_downloadurl | Web address players download custom maps from. Without it, direct downloads from the server are very slow. |
Fistful of Frags server commands
Use the panel console, or rcon from your game once the RCON password is set. The copilot runs these for you when you ask.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
status | Prints the current map and connection status, with each player's user ID. |
changelevel <map> | Changes map, for example changelevel fof_depot. |
kick <name> / kickid <id> | Kicks a player; kickid takes the user ID from status and an optional message. |
banid / addip | Adds a Steam ID or an IP to the ban list. Run writeid and writeip to keep the bans in banned_user.cfg and banned_ip.cfg, which server.cfg loads. |
listid | Lists banned Steam IDs. |
exec server.cfg | Re-applies your config. |
fof_sv_currentmode <n> | Sets the game mode by number (see the settings table). |
Can I add mods to a Fistful of Frags server?
Yes. As a Source engine server it supports SourceMod plugins and custom maps.
Custom maps go on the server and into the cycle file you use. Set sv_downloadurl so players get them fast, or they wait on a slow direct download and can drop at the map change. Modes the game doesn't ship, such as Gun Game, come as SourceMod plugins: install MetaMod:Source and SourceMod in fof/addons, add the plugin, and turn server ranking off with fof_sv_rankedserver 0.
Fistful of Frags server ports
These are the Source defaults. A GameTeam server needs no forwarding at all; use the address and port printed in the panel.
Pay per GB of RAM. Never per slot.
You pay for memory, not seats, and billing can be weekly, so you are never locked into a month the group might not play. Change RAM in one click, or switch the same server to another game. The AI copilot is included on every plan.
- ✓ AI copilot included on every plan
- ✓ Unlimited player slots — we never charge per slot
- ✓ Ryzen 9 7950X · NVMe storage
- ✓ DDoS protection included
- ✓ Switch to another game anytime
- ✓ 25 GB NVMe storage · 160 Gbps DDoS protection
- ✓ AI copilot included on every plan
- ✓ Unlimited player slots — we never charge per slot
- ✓ Ryzen 9 7950X · Unlimited NVMe storage
- ✓ 480 Gbps DDoS protection
- ✓ Switch to another game anytime
- ✓ Dedicated threads
- ✓ Automatic backups
- ✓ Priority support
Hardware & network
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What server owners say
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"I'd been on two other hosts before this. What sold me was the AI manager catching a memory leak in one of my mods and naming the exact one — something I'd been chasing for weeks."
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"I'm not very technical and setting up servers always stressed me out. Now I just ask the assistant to fix a config, and it either walks me through it or does it for me."
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Fistful of Frags server hosting FAQ
Is Fistful of Frags free to play and host?
Yes. The game is a free standalone Source mod on Steam, with no microtransactions, and the dedicated server (app 295230) is a free anonymous SteamCMD download. With hosting you pay only for the server's RAM.
How many players can a Fistful of Frags server have?
Free-for-all Shootout is usually capped at 16, and the game ships a 32-slot map cycle for bigger servers. Co-op missions take up to 6 players, and Versus is 1v1 duels. Those limits come from the game; GameTeam never charges per slot.
What game modes can my server run?
Shootout (free-for-all, or 2 and 4-team), Ghost Town, Teamplay with zone capture and push-the-cart maps, Break Bad, Elimination, Versus duels and Course Mode, plus co-op missions. Set the mode with fof_sv_currentmode and use the matching map cycle.
Can I add bots to my Fistful of Frags server?
Yes. Set fof_sv_bot_dynamicjoin 1 and choose how many slots bots may fill with fof_sv_bot_slotpct. It keeps a quiet server from looking empty until the regulars show up.
Can I run custom maps and plugins like Gun Game?
Yes. Custom maps go on the server with a fast-download URL so players can get them. Gun Game isn't an official mode; it runs as a SourceMod plugin on top of MetaMod:Source, with server ranking turned off.
How do I make a private Fistful of Frags server for friends?
Set sv_password in server.cfg (or ask the copilot to), then give your friends the address from the panel and the password. They join from the server browser or with connect in the console.
How much does a Fistful of Frags server cost?
RAM is the only thing you pay for: $0.49/GB a week on Budget or $1.99/GB billed monthly. The 2 GB plan comes to $0.98 a week, with unlimited slots, DDoS protection, the AI copilot and a 72-hour money-back window.
Run it yourself — or let the copilot.
Same server, any game.
High noon on your own server.
Deploy, pick Shootout or Teamplay with the copilot, and hand the posse your address.
Deploy your Fistful of Frags server