Black Ops 2 Server (Plutonium)

The server runs on Plutonium and needs a free server key, created on the Plutonium website with your account. Without it, it won't start.

1. Log in on platform.plutonium.pw, the server keys section, and create a key.

2. GamePanel > Server Options: paste it into SERVER_KEY.

3. Restart. Never share this key.

Launch Black Ops 2 from the Plutonium launcher, in the same mode as the server, then open the console and type connect IP:port.

1. Plutonium launcher: BO2 Multiplayer or BO2 Zombies, depending on GAME_MODE.

2. In game, press ² (or ~), then type connect IP:port with the address from the service page.

Yes. On every startup, the server deletes the old multiplayer console logs (console_mp.log.1, .2…) and demos older than 7 days. The current log is never touched.

1. To keep a demo, download it through the File Manager (Plutonium/storage/t6/demos folder) before the next start.

2. To change the duration, set PURGE_DAYS in Server Options (in days, 7 by default).

3. Server ordered before 2 October 2026: open a ticket to get this.

These topics are common to every game: see the GamePanel fiche. For SFTP, follow the step-by-step FileZilla guide.

1. Help centre home, GamePanel fiche (all games).

The server runs one or the other: GAME_MODE in Server Options picks Multiplayer or Zombies. Each mode has its own settings, prefixed MP_ for multiplayer and ZM_ for zombies.

1. Stop the server.

2. GamePanel > Server Options: set GAME_MODE to the mode you want.

3. Set the name, max players and password for the same mode (for example MP_SERVER_NAME, MP_MAX_CLIENTS, MP_SERVER_PASSWORD, or the same with ZM_).

4. Start it.

Everything goes through Server Options: the map rotation, the mod to load and extra parameters (for bots, for instance). Mod files are uploaded through the File Manager.

1. Mod: upload its folder to the server, then enter its name in MP_MOD (or ZM_MOD).

2. Rotation: MP_MAP_ROTATION (or the ZM_ equivalent).

3. Bots and advanced options: MP_ADDITIONAL_PARAMS, following the documentation of the bot mod you're using.

4. If players need to download the mod or map when joining: see Enabling FastDL below.

FastDL is a small built-in file server: players missing your mod or custom map download it automatically when joining. It needs its own port, separate from the game port and the IW4MAdmin one.

1. Client area > My Services > your server > Secondary ports: click Request a port to get an extra port.

2. GamePanel > Server Options: put this new port in FASTDL_PORT (never the IW4M_PORT one), then set FASTDL_ENABLED to 1.

3. File Manager: copy the files to serve into the FASTDL folder, with the same structure as on the server: FASTDL/mods/mod_name/ (.ff and .iwd files) and FASTDL/usermaps/map_name/.

4. Restart. The server tells players the download address itself.

5. To check: open http://IP:port with the FASTDL_PORT port, the folder listing should show up.

IW4MAdmin is the administration tool for Plutonium servers: kicks, bans, warnings, admin ranks, player stats and a server website. It's included for free and disabled by default.

1. GamePanel > Server Options: set IW4M_ENABLED to 1.

2. Check that IW4M_PORT has a port number. It's filled in by the GamePanel, you don't need to change it.

3. Restart. The console shows [IW4MAdmin] started, website on port ….

4. If MP_RCON_PASSWORD (or ZM_RCON_PASSWORD) is empty, an RCON password is created for you. If you set one: 8 to 64 characters, letters, numbers, _, . or -.

The website opens at the server's address, on the IW4M_PORT port. To administer it, claim ownership in game first, then create your password.

1. Open http://IP:port in a browser, with the server's IP and the IW4M_PORT port.

2. Join your server in game and type !owner in chat. The first player to do it becomes owner: do this before opening the server to the public.

3. Type !sp yourpassword to set your password, then !who to see your Client ID.

4. On the website, Login: Client ID and password.

5. To name other admins: !sl player Moderator (or Administrator, SeniorAdmin).

Commands are typed in chat and start with !. Each one needs a minimum rank. !h shows the ones you're allowed to use.

1. All players: !rep player reason (report), !who, !stats, !nm (next map).

2. Trusted: !w player reason (warn), !wc player (clear warnings).

3. Moderator: !k player reason (kick), !s message (announce), !fr (restart the map), !reps (view reports).

4. Administrator: !tb player 3d reason (temp ban: m, h, d, w), !m map (change map), !mr (next map).

5. SeniorAdmin: !b player reason (permanent ban), !ub @ID reason (unban with the Client ID).

6. Full list: https://github.com/RaidMax/IW4M-Admin/wiki/Commands

Almost always a misplaced file in FASTDL, or a FastDL port that's empty or shared with IW4MAdmin.

1. Check FASTDL_ENABLED is 1 and FASTDL_PORT has its own port, different from IW4M_PORT.

2. Open http://IP:port (the FASTDL_PORT one): if nothing shows up, restart the server and try again.

3. The path must match the server's: mods/mod_name/... or usermaps/map_name/... inside FASTDL, with no extra folder.

4. After adding any new file to the mod, copy it into FASTDL too.

Most often, IW4MAdmin isn't enabled, the port is empty, or the server hasn't finished starting. The GamePanel console shows the cause on the [IW4MAdmin] lines.

1. Check IW4M_ENABLED is 1 and the address: http:// (not https), the IW4M_PORT port, not the game's.

2. First launch: IW4MAdmin downloads itself, wait one to two minutes.

3. No [IW4MAdmin] line, or "IW4M_PORT missing": your server was ordered before 2 October 2026. Open a ticket, we'll set it up.

4. Console shows "RCON_PASSWORD": your RCON password doesn't match the required format (8 to 64 characters, letters, numbers, _, ., -). Fix it or clear it, then restart.