Source Engine Hosting Plans on RepublicNodes Compared
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Garry's Mod and Team Fortress 2 hosting on RepublicNodes — real specs and pricing for every Performance and Budget tier.
Source Engine Hosting Plans on RepublicNodes Compared
Source engine games are light compared to Rust or PalWorld — a competitive CS:GO server runs comfortably in 2 GB, and even a busy GMod server with addons rarely needs more than 8-12 GB. That's why this line starts a lot cheaper than our other game categories.
Which Games
At checkout you choose your game from: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Garry's Mod, or Team Fortress 2. All three run on the same plan specs below — the egg/game binary is just a checkout option, not a separate product line.
Performance Plans
| Plan | RAM | CPU | Disk | Databases | Backups | Ports | Price (1 month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 2 GB | 100% | 6 GB NVMe | 3 | 4 | 4 | ₹119.99 / $1.35 |
| Plus | 4 GB | 200% | 12 GB NVMe | 3 | 4 | 4 | ₹239.99 / $2.70 |
| Pro | 6 GB | 250% | 16 GB NVMe | 3 | 4 | 4 | ₹359.99 / $4.05 |
| Elite | 8 GB | 300% | 20 GB NVMe | 3 | 4 | 4 | ₹479.99 / $5.40 |
| Ultimate | 12 GB | 400% | 30 GB NVMe | 3 | 4 | 4 | ₹719.99 / $8.10 |
Budget Plans
| Plan | RAM | CPU | Disk | Databases | Backups | Ports | Price (1 month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 2 GB | 80% | 5 GB NVMe | 1 | 1 | 2 | ₹59.99 / $0.67 |
| Plus | 4 GB | 180% | 10 GB NVMe | 1 | 1 | 2 | ₹119.99 / $1.35 |
| Pro | 6 GB | 230% | 13 GB NVMe | 1 | 2 | 3 | ₹179.99 / $2.02 |
| Elite | 8 GB | 280% | 16 GB NVMe | 2 | 2 | 3 | ₹239.99 / $2.70 |
| Ultimate | 12 GB | 380% | 24 GB NVMe | 3 | 3 | 4 | ₹359.99 / $4.05 |
Sizing Guide
- CS:GO, 10-16 player competitive/casual: Starter is plenty — Source engine servers are CPU-bound on tick rate, not RAM-bound.
- GMod with a moderate addon list (DarkRP, TTT, sandbox builds): Plus or Pro. Addon-heavy GMod (lots of Lua, custom content) benefits from the extra RAM more than the extra CPU.
- A busy 24/7 community server (GMod DarkRP with an active playerbase, or a public CS:GO server with plugins): Elite or Ultimate for headroom and the extra database/backup slots.
- TF2: Starter to Plus covers almost every use case — TF2 servers rarely need more.
Our Budget line is genuinely the cheapest way to run a small Source engine server on RepublicNodes — ₹59.99/month gets a real dedicated slot, not a shared/oversold box. See current Source Engine plans →