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Citadel Server Manager · Windows

Run DayZ servers from a VPS or dedicated box you control.

Install, configure, mod and operate dedicated servers from one dashboard — SteamCMD deploys, Workshop mods, serverDZ.cfg, RCON, a live map, scheduled restarts, backups and bans. It runs where your servers run, so it can touch the things a remote panel never can.

Buy — $19.99 one-timeSee what it doesOn a rented host instead?

One payment, not a subscription. Updates included.

It runs on your machine

Standalone by default: no Citadel account required to manage servers on the box. The dashboard listens on localhost:3001. An optional Ops link talks to ops.citadel-hub.com when you want the hosted console; switch it off from this machine whenever you like.

Every server in one place

A Server Hub with per-instance monitoring and controls. Bans and priority queue entries sync out to every server’s ban.txt and priority.txt on start and restart, so you maintain one list rather than several.

Set up in seven steps

A first-run wizard walks through the admin account, network, SteamCMD, your first server, and the Windows Service and firewall rules — so a fresh box gets to a running server without hand-editing anything.

What it does

Everything below ships in the current release.

Keep it running

The day-to-day of operating a dedicated server, without remoting into the box.

  • Start, stop and restart with health monitoring and auto-restart
  • Cron-based restart scheduler with presets and in-game warnings
  • Live CPU, RAM, FPS and player count over WebSocket
  • Scheduled broadcast messages to players via RCON
  • Scheduled file backups with retention policies
  • Install as a Windows Service so servers come back after a reboot

Install and configure

The file-level work a remote panel cannot reach, because it is not on the machine.

  • Deploy new servers through SteamCMD, stable or experimental
  • Search the Steam Workshop, install, toggle and reorder mod load priority
  • Edit serverDZ.cfg from the UI, with validation
  • Browse and edit any server file in a Monaco editor, with automatic backups
  • Central-economy editors for the mission files
  • Automatic Windows Firewall rules for your server ports

See and act on players

A live view of the server, and the admin actions that go with it.

  • Live map of player and vehicle positions, with in-game actions
  • Kick and ban with reason prompts, heal, teleport, freeze, strip gear, view loadout
  • RCON console with command history
  • Unified live console — RPT log stream and RCON output together
  • Killfeed and leaderboard parsed from RPT logs
  • Watchlist for tracking suspicious players across servers

Control access

Who gets in, who gets priority, and who on your staff can do what.

  • Global ban database with shareable ban IDs and JSON import/export
  • Bans sync automatically into every server's ban.txt on start and restart
  • Priority queue with time-limited VIP entries and role tiers
  • priority.txt synced to all servers, with expiry cleanup
  • Users, custom roles and granular permissions, with an audit log
  • Event-driven webhooks to Discord or any HTTP endpoint, with retries

Before you buy

Short list, and worth reading — it only runs on Windows, because that is the only platform a DayZ dedicated server runs on.

Operating systemWindows 10 or later
Rented host (Vykix, Nitrado, GPORTAL)This app will not run there. Use the rented-host path: one workshop mod and one file.
PrivilegesAdministrator — for firewall rules and the Windows Service
DayZ serverAn existing dedicated server, or deploy one from the UI
SteamCMDRequired for mod installs and server deploys; the wizard configures it
Node.jsBundled with the installer — nothing to install yourself
In-game actionsNeed the @CitadelAdmin server-side mod; everything else does not

Questions

I rent from Vykix, Nitrado or GPORTAL. Is this the right product?
No. A rented host will not let you install a Windows app on the game box, and you do not need one for the live console. Use citadel-hub.com/hosts: one workshop mod and one file. Citadel Server Manager is for a VPS or dedicated box you control.
Where does Citadel Server Manager run?
On the Windows machine that hosts your DayZ servers — the same box, not a remote panel. That is what lets it drive SteamCMD, read RPT logs straight off disk, edit mission files and take restorable backups.
Does it need a Citadel account or an internet connection?
No account is required to run it. It is standalone by default: the dashboard listens at http://localhost:3001, and the only outbound request is an hourly update check against GitHub (override with CITADEL_UPDATE_FEED). If you turn on the Citadel Ops link, that is the one hosted connection — it ships the @CitadelAdmin mod's data to ops.citadel-hub.com so the live console can see the same server. You can switch that off from the box at any time.
What do I need before installing?
Windows 10 or later, Administrator rights (for firewall rules and the Windows Service), and SteamCMD for mod installs and deploys. Node.js ships inside the installer. A DayZ dedicated server is required — or you can deploy one from the UI.
What does the $19.99 buy?
A perpetual licence for Citadel Server Manager, plus updates. It is a one-time payment, not a subscription, and it covers every server you operate on that installation.
How do I get it after paying?
Stripe returns you to a page that shows your licence key and links the installer. That page is bookmarkable and always shows the same key, so you can come back to it. Keep the key as your proof of purchase and your reference for support.
Do in-game admin actions need anything else?
Heal, teleport, spawn, vehicle actions and world actions run through the @CitadelAdmin server-side mod, which relays commands over file IPC. The dashboard, mods, config, RCON, bans and backups all work without it.

Get Citadel Server Manager

$19.99 once. Checkout returns you to a page with your licence key and the installer — run it as Administrator, then open http://localhost:3001 for the setup wizard. Vykix, Nitrado and GPORTAL: this app will not run on that box.

Buy — $19.99 one-timeRelease notesOn a rented host instead?