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AMX Mod X (AMXX) is the standard admin and plugin platform for Counter-Strike 1.6. It runs on top of Metamod, a loader that sits between HLDS and the game code. Together they give you in-game admin commands, votes, stats, and access to thousands of community plugins. This guide walks you through installing both on your hosted server.
You’ll be editing server files, so keep the File Manager / SFTP guide handy. Taking a backup first is a good idea.

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Installation

1

Download Metamod and AMX Mod X

Grab the latest Metamod (the community-maintained Metamod-P build is recommended) and AMX Mod X — you need both the base package and the Counter-Strike addon package from the official AMX Mod X site. Extract them locally; each produces an addons/ folder.
2

Upload the addons folder

Merge the extracted folders so you have a single addons/ containing metamod/ and amxmodx/, then upload it into your server’s cstrike/ directory via the File Manager or SFTP. The result should look like:
cstrike/
├── addons/
│   ├── metamod/
│   │   ├── dlls/
│   │   └── plugins.ini
│   └── amxmodx/
│       ├── configs/
│       ├── plugins/
│       └── ...
├── liblist.gam
└── server.cfg
3

Point liblist.gam at Metamod

Open cstrike/liblist.gam and change the game DLL line to load Metamod instead of the game directly. Note the original value somewhere so you can revert. Change only the line matching your server’s operating system:
// Windows servers:
gamedll "addons\metamod\dlls\metamod.dll"

// Linux servers (most hosted servers):
gamedll_linux "addons/metamod/dlls/metamod_i386.so"
4

Register AMXX with Metamod

Open (or create) cstrike/addons/metamod/plugins.ini and add:
win32 addons\amxmodx\dlls\amxmodx_mm.dll
linux addons/amxmodx/dlls/amxmodx_mm_i386.so
Metamod ignores the lines that don’t match the server OS, so it’s safe to include both.
5

Restart and verify

Restart the server from the Game Panel, then type meta list in the panel console. You should see AMX Mod X listed as RUN. In-game, type amx_help in your console — if it lists commands, AMXX is alive.

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Making Yourself Admin

Admins are defined in cstrike/addons/amxmodx/configs/users.ini. Each line is: identity, password, access flags, account flags. Reload admins without a restart by typing amx_reloadadmins in the console, or just restart the server.

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Access Flags Reference

The third field grants permissions. abcdefghijklmnopqrstu is full access; common individual flags:
FlagGrants
aImmunity (can’t be kicked/banned by other admins)
bReserved slot access
camx_kick
damx_ban, amx_unban
eamx_slay, amx_slap
famx_map (change map)
gamx_cvar (change cvars)
hamx_cfg (execute configs)
iAdmin chat (amx_chat, amx_psay)
jStart votes (amx_vote, amx_votemap)
kChange sv_password
lamx_rcon access
uAccess to admin menus
zRegular user (no admin)

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Managing Plugins

Plugins are .amxx files in cstrike/addons/amxmodx/plugins/, and they’re switched on and off in cstrike/addons/amxmodx/configs/plugins.ini — one filename per line. Disable a plugin by prefixing the line with a semicolon: 
admin.amxx          ; admin base (required)
admincmd.amxx       ; basic admin commands
adminchat.amxx      ; admin chat
plmenu.amxx         ; player menu (kick/ban/slap)
mapsmenu.amxx       ; map voting menu
mapchooser.amxx     ; end-of-map vote
timeleft.amxx       ; time left commands
statsx.amxx         ; kill/death stats and rankings
;pausecfg.amxx      ; disabled example
To install a community plugin: upload its .amxx file to plugins/, add its filename to plugins.ini, upload any bundled .txt language files or configs it ships with, and restart. Plugin-specific settings usually live in cstrike/addons/amxmodx/configs/. Solid, safe picks that ship with AMXX or are community classics: StatsX (rankings and HUD stats), admin chat and menus (adminchat.amxx, plmenu.amxx), and map voting (mapchooser.amxx, mapsmenu.amxx).
Only download plugins from the official AMX Mod X forums or other trusted sources, and add them a few at a time — a single broken plugin can crash the server on map change.

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Verifying Your Setup

  • Panel console: meta list → Metamod plugins with RUN status.
  • Panel console: amxx plugins → list of loaded AMXX plugins.
  • In-game console: amx_help → paginated list of commands you have access to.
  • In-game chat: type /hp or /stats after a kill to confirm StatsX works (if enabled).

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