# GameCP

> GameCP is a next-generation game server hosting control panel. Install it on any machine — your desktop, laptop, VPS, or dedicated server — and start hosting game servers in minutes.

## About

GameCP automates Docker containerization, port forwarding, and server configuration so anyone can host game servers without DevOps experience. Originally launched in 2004, GameCP was one of the first commercial game server control panels. It was fully rewritten in 2026 with modern technologies (Next.js, Docker, WebSockets, MongoDB).

- Website: https://gamecp.com
- Documentation: https://gamecp.com/docs
- API Reference: https://gamecp.com/docs/api
- Discord: https://discord.gg/JepHFuGuhS
- Contact: https://gamecp.com/contact

## Pricing

GameCP uses per-node pricing. A "node" is any computer where you install GameCP.

- **Community** (Free forever): 1 node, 3 game servers, community support
- **Operator** ($5/mo per node): Unlimited game servers, priority support, custom domain, API access
- **Titan** ($10/mo per node): Everything in Operator + App Store, WHMCS integration, enterprise support

All paid plans include a 14-day free trial. No credit card required to start with Community.

## GameCP Self-Hosted

A separate option alongside the hosted plans above: run the complete GameCP panel on your own server.

- **Price**: $500 (USD) for the first year ($400 license plus the first year of updates), then $100/year for updates. Renews automatically; cancel anytime and keep the version you have.
- **If you cancel**: you keep using the versions you received with no time limit; access to the private repo (new updates) ends at the end of your paid period. Resubscribe later at https://gamecp.com/renew to catch up.
- **Manage or cancel**: through the Stripe customer portal, or email support@gamecp.com
- **What you get**: the full source code through a private GitHub repo, every feature unlocked (nodes, 66 game templates, storefront with Stripe/PayPal checkout, resellers, roles/RBAC, SFTP, backups, mods, optional VPN)
- **Install**: one command with Docker
- **Updates**: through the private GitHub repo while your subscription is active
- **Access**: enter your GitHub username at checkout; the repo invite arrives within about 15 minutes
- **AI-ready**: ships with AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md and architecture docs so coding agents like Claude or Cursor can extend it
- **Support**: not included (hosted plans include support)
- **License**: one organization; commercial game hosting and reselling game server hosting are allowed; reselling or redistributing the software itself is not
- **Requirements**: Linux server with Docker, 2+ GB RAM for the panel; each node needs Docker
- Details: https://gamecp.com/self-hosted
- License summary: https://gamecp.com/license
- Buy: https://gamecp.com/buy
- Resubscribe (lapsed updates): https://gamecp.com/renew

## Supported Games

GameCP natively supports 100+ game server titles including:

- Minecraft (Java, Bedrock, Fabric, Forge, Paper, Velocity proxy)
- Rust
- Counter-Strike 2
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- Valheim
- Project Zomboid
- Enshrouded
- Palworld
- Hytale
- DayZ
- Squad
- 2,500+ additional templates via Railway import

## Key Features

- **Hybrid Runtime Engine**: Docker containers for isolation or native mode for bare-metal performance
- **Multi-Node Architecture**: Manage all infrastructure from a single panel
- **Smart Resource Allocation**: Auto-places servers on nodes with best available capacity
- **Live Console**: Real-time WebSocket-powered server console
- **Advanced File Manager**: Web-based with syntax highlighting and drag-and-drop
- **Mod Manager**: One-click installs from CurseForge, Modrinth, Steam Workshop, SpigotMC
- **Time Machine Backups**: Automated rotation with one-click restore
- **Performance Metrics**: Live CPU, RAM, and network graphs
- **RCON Support**: Built-in client with BattlEye protocol support
- **Player Tracking**: Live player list, join/leave events, session history
- **Action Triggers**: Regex-based automation — commands, webhooks, restarts, notifications
- **Full White-Labeling**: Custom logos, colors, fonts, CSS injection
- **Granular Access Control**: Role-based permissions for staff
- **WHMCS Integration**: Automated provisioning, SSO, lifecycle management
- **UI Extension System**: Inject custom React components into the panel
- **REST API**: Full OpenAPI-documented API for automation

## Key Pages

- Home: https://gamecp.com
- Features: https://gamecp.com/features
- Pricing: https://gamecp.com/pricing
- Self-Hosted: https://gamecp.com/self-hosted
- Self-Hosted License: https://gamecp.com/license
- Games & Apps: https://gamecp.com/games
- Templates Library: https://gamecp.com/templates
- Hosting: https://gamecp.com/hosting
- Integrations: https://gamecp.com/integrations
- Documentation: https://gamecp.com/docs
- Tutorials: https://gamecp.com/docs/tutorials
- Signup: https://gamecp.com/signup
- About: https://gamecp.com/about
- Contact: https://gamecp.com/contact
- Showcase: https://gamecp.com/showcase
- API Reference: https://gamecp.com/docs/api

## Optional

- llms-full.txt: https://gamecp.com/llms-full.txt