What Makes Our Panel Different
A technical look at the features we built into the Zeros Host panel and why they exist. No marketing, just what the software does.
Most hosting panels are built to manage generic game servers. They handle starting, stopping, file management, and console access. That is table stakes. Here is what we built on top of that, and why. We started with Garry's Mod because that is what we run, but the tools apply broadly.
Mod Manager
The problem: installing addons on a GMod server traditionally means downloading a zip from GitHub, extracting it locally, opening an FTP client, navigating to the right directory, and uploading. That is five steps for something that should be one.
Our Mod Manager lets you paste a GitHub URL or search for common addons. It downloads the repository, extracts it to the correct directory (/garrysmod/addons/ or /gamemodes/ depending on type), and shows you progress in real time. One click.
Backdoor Scanner
GMod addon packs, especially from random Workshop collections, sometimes include backdoors. These are Lua scripts that open remote code execution channels, allowing someone to run arbitrary commands on your server. They are more common than you think.
Our scanner parses the Lua in your addon files and checks it against known malicious patterns: HTTP callbacks to unknown domains, obfuscated code, RunString calls from remote sources, and other red flags. It tells you exactly which file matched and which pattern triggered.
Why it matters
None of these features are technically revolutionary. But they are features that every GMod server owner needs and no other panel we have found provides out of the box. We built them because we needed them ourselves, and we think other server owners will too.
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