xHLDS is our ReHLDS fork
Current release
3.15.0-hs.8
- Based on
- ReHLDS 3.15, MIT licence
- Plugin API
- Same as ReHLDS 3.15
- Release builds
- Linux
- Licence
- One per server
Adds -pingboost 5, crash reports and crash fixes to ReHLDS 3.15.
Built for Counter-Strike 1.6 servers. It adds -pingboost 5 on Linux and crash reports that say what crashed the server, and it fixes crashes that stock ReHLDS still has. ReHLDS is MIT licensed and stays free. xHLDS is free on Hostsrc CS 1.6 servers.
€119/year, save €25or €12/month per server hosted elsewhere. Final price, no VAT added.
See pricingLicences by email for now.
Contact us for a licenceWhat xHLDS adds to ReHLDS
-pingboost 5on LinuxThe server runs the tickrate you set, as far as its CPU allows, on an even schedule. In our lab, at 1250 it ran 35 to 45% more frames than
-pingboost 2for 7 to 11% more CPU. See how steady it stayed in our lab.-pingboost 1to3as in ReHLDSThe other modes behave as they do in ReHLDS, so you can keep the start command you use now.
Crash and hang fixes
xHLDS fixes crashes and hangs that stock ReHLDS still has. Every fix comes with a test or a written reproducer.
Kept up to date with ReHLDS
We check upstream ReHLDS daily and merge its fixes after review.
How steady it ran
We ran xHLDS and ReHLDS's timing side by side. Frames per second is how often the server updates the game.
The ranges cover a normal map and a busy one. Tested on 23 October 2026 in our lab with test clients and bots, not real players.
How we measured
- The target is
sys_ticrate, the frames per second the server should run. - xHLDS started with
-pingboost 5, the other server with-pingboost 2, which in xHLDS keeps ReHLDS's timing unchanged. - Both ran at the same time on one lab machine, each on its own CPU core, swapped between rounds.
- Normal map: 16 network test clients and 12 bots. Busy map: 24 network test clients, 6 bots and 600 extra objects on the map, so every update the server sends carries much more.
- At
sys_ticrate 1000: xHLDS 1000.0 and 999.9, ReHLDS's timing 864.1 and 922.6 frames per second, busy then normal map. - Both read with
xhlds_stats, one-minute windows, 2 to 3 rounds per load; each figure is their mean. - CPU of the server's main thread, in cores, normal then busy map: at 1250, xHLDS 0.0334 to 0.0340 and 0.1002 to 0.1003,
-pingboost 20.0300 to 0.0306 and 0.0930 to 0.0938; at 1000, xHLDS 0.0325 to 0.0331 and 0.0925 to 0.0932,-pingboost 20.0305 to 0.0308 and 0.0917 to 0.0932. - The xHLDS build was the next release's code. The test clients cost the server less than players, and a server with many plugins does more work in every frame.
Tools to find what went wrong
Engine crashes are ours. Plugin crashes get a name.
When your server crashes, xHLDS tells you what crashed it. The server restarts as before.
It finds the cause
Each crash report says where it happened: in xHLDS itself, in the game, or in a plugin, by name.
It reaches us
On Hostsrc servers, reports come to us on their own. Elsewhere, add your Steam ID to
server.cfgto send them. Without it, nothing leaves your server.xhlds_crash_owner "76561198000000001,
76561198000000002" Up to 8 Steam IDs of the 17-digit kind, in quotes.
You see what to do
On crash.hostsrc.com you see your crashes and what to do next, with passwords and player IPs hidden. It is open to invited beta testers now, and to everyone soon.
In xHLDS: ours to look at
We look at every xHLDS crash that reaches us. When an update fixes it, the crash page says which one.
In a plugin: you know which
The crash page names the plugin, even one running inside AMX Mod X. Update it, remove it, or send the crash to its author.
To turn crash reports off, start the server with -nocrashreport.
See what causes lag
Shows whether lag comes from the game and its plugins, the network or the server machine, and how each player's connection is doing. Type
xhlds_statsin the console.Some plugin mistakes no longer stop the server
Where it is safe, xHLDS skips the faulty call and keeps the server running. The console says which file made the mistake.
Hide console noise
List the lines you don't want to see, like a plugin's debug messages, in
xhlds_confilter.txt. Crash reports still keep them.
Install xHLDS
Replace two files
Copy
engine_i486.soandhlds_linuxinto your server's folder, replacing the ones there. Metamod, AMX Mod X and your game stay as they are.Add the licence
Put your
xhlds.licnext toengine_i486.so. We send it after you buy.Start and check
Start the server with your usual command, or add
-pingboost 5. Typexhlds_licensein the console to check the licence.
Every setting, command and launch option xHLDS adds is in the xHLDS settings and commands docs.
How the licence works
- One licence covers one server: its IP address and port.
- The licence is a file,
xhlds.lic, that sits next to the engine. - Type
xhlds_licensein the console to see which licence the server uses and when it expires. - The server warns you before the licence expires. A renewed file is picked up at the next map change, without a restart.
- If the IP or port changes, we reissue the licence.
- Without a valid licence the server won't run. On Hostsrc servers no licence is needed.
One licence per server
Free on every Hostsrc CS 1.6 server. New servers install with xHLDS by default, and you can switch an existing server to it. The licence is for servers hosted elsewhere.
Billed yearly or monthly. Yearly is paid upfront for the year.
- Per server. One licence covers one server.
- No free trial.
Who xHLDS is for
Admins who run Counter-Strike 1.6 servers. It is free on Hostsrc servers. A licence covers a server on another host or on your own machine.
Running many servers? Contact us for a provider licence.
On another host
Use xHLDS on a CS 1.6 server you rent elsewhere, if the host lets you replace the engine files.
On your own machine
Run it on a Linux server you manage yourself.
Linux, same plugin API
Release builds are for Linux servers, with no Windows builds for now. They use the same plugin API and binary names as ReHLDS 3.15, so Metamod and AMX Mod X stay as they are. Check your plugins on a test server first.
Built on ReHLDS
xHLDS is based on ReHLDS 3.15, which is free and MIT licensed. ReHLDS is copyright 2014 to 2025 the ReHLDS Contributors.
ReHLDS on GitHub (external site, opens in a new tab)Questions about xHLDS
€119/year paid upfront, or €12/month, per server. Both are final prices with no VAT added. There is no free trial.
No. xHLDS is free on Hostsrc CS 1.6 servers. New servers install with it by default, and you can switch an existing one to it.
Yes. One licence covers one server, so each server you run needs its own licence.
We reissue your licence for the new IP and port. Email us with the old and new addresses.
The crash report tells you, and names the plugin if it was one, AMX Mod X plugins included. Crashes in xHLDS are ours to look at.
Details of the crash, your licence file if you have one, the Steam IDs you listed, your xHLDS version and, under Pterodactyl, the panel's server ID. Only our crash service can read it, and its pages hide passwords and player IPs. Raw files are deleted after 90 days.
Start the server with -nocrashreport. Then nothing is saved or sent.
Yes. Every update is included for as long as your licence runs.
You pay for what xHLDS adds and for our maintenance: -pingboost 5, crash reports and the crash and hang fixes on this page. We check upstream ReHLDS daily, and our own fixes ship on our schedule. ReHLDS itself stays free under the MIT licence.
ReHLDS 3.15, which is free and MIT licensed. xHLDS is our fork of it.
Get an xHLDS licence
Email us your server's IP and port. One licence covers one server hosted elsewhere. Final price, no VAT added.
Yearly
€119/year
Paid upfront, save €25. €9.92/month, billed yearly.
Monthly
€12/month
Billed every month. No free trial.