Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
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Technical Verification
SECURE NODE HOST: RAY_7900CPU SpeedRyzen 9 7900
Your Experience5.4 GHz Turbo
Other Providers: 3.6 GHz+44% SPEED BURST
Memory GenerationDDR5 RAM
Your ExperienceDDR5 High Speed
Other Providers: DDR4 Legacy2x BANDWIDTH CAPACITY
Storage techGen4 NVMe M.2
Your ExperienceGen4 Speeds
Other Providers: SATA SSD14x READ ACCELERATION
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READY STATE~45s DEPLOY
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Premium Hardware
Our top-of-the-line hardware ensures smooth gameplay with zero lag and fast server response time.
ENGINE STATUSRYZEN 9 7900
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DDOS Protection
Our DDOS protection ensures your game server stays online, safe from malicious attacks.
FILTER CAPACITY2.4 Tbps
SFTP
FTP Access
Effortlessly upload, organize, and manage your server files with secure FTP access—full control at your fingertips.
SFTP PORTPORT 22 / SSH
// Built-In Perks & Armor
Ryzen 9 high-frequency cores for locked tickrate and instant gravity gun physics
PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage for rapid map and custom asset streaming
SourceMod and Metamod plugin management via SFTP and web file manager
Driver-level eBPF/XDP DDoS protection for competitive Source deathmatch
Free dedicated MySQL database and automated daily server backups
Premium Hosting
Why Choose Ray Hosting for your Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Server?
AMD Ryzen 9 hardware, worldwide low-latency network, and robust DDoS protection – we handle the backend, you focus on gameplay.
Hosting a private HL2:DM server with Ray Hosting gives you complete control over the physics-based combat. Our bare-metal compute nodes ensure zero lag, while our Global Edge Network provides ultra-low <30ms latency for competitive deathmatches.
Absolutely. You can easily upload thousands of custom HL2:DM maps via our unrestricted SFTP access. Ray Hosting's RAID-1 Gen4 NVMe storage ensures even the largest custom maps load instantly for all players.
Yes, HL2:DM fully supports SourceMod and MetaMod. Ray Hosting's platform allows for 1-click deployments of these essential plugins, giving you robust admin controls and stat tracking in seconds.
Our HL2:DM servers run flawlessly at high tickrates. Thanks to the raw power of AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 processors (up to 5.4GHz+), Ray Hosting ensures a locked 66 or even 100+ tickrate without any skipped ticks during intense combat.
While you can use SteamCMD locally, Ray Hosting automates the entire process. Our instant provisioning deploys your HL2:DM server in 10-30 seconds, completely ready for action.
A Listen Server runs on your local PC, whereas a Ray Hosting Dedicated Server runs on enterprise pure raw metal nodes. This guarantees 24/7 uptime, massive bandwidth, and protection via our multi-Tbps DDoS Shield.
Primary settings are located in `hl2mp/cfg/server.cfg`. Ray Hosting's advanced, syntax-highlighted web file explorer makes it incredibly easy to configure your hostname, passwords, and gameplay rules right from your browser.
Administrators typically install MetaMod:Source and SourceMod. With Ray Hosting's lightning-fast SFTP access and interactive live console, uploading and configuring these plugins is a seamless experience.
