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To host a Content Manager server on FREAKHOSTING, build a preset in Content Manager’s Server tab on your PC, click Save, then click Pack. Choose the Linux target and leave Include executable unticked. Content Manager creates a .zip with the cfg files and the server data for your cars and track. Upload those folders to your server in Files, set your passwords on Startup and restart.

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Before you start

  • Install Content Manager and every car and track you want to use on your PC.
  • Make a backup of your server.

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How to build a server preset in Content Manager

1

Open the Server tab

In Content Manager, open the Server tab. If you don’t see it, turn it on in Content Manager’s settings.
2

Set up the preset

Pick the track, the cars and entry list, the rules (assists, tyre wear, damage), the conditions (weather, time) and the sessions. You can leave the server’s ports and passwords as they are, because our panel sets those.
3

Save

Click Save at the bottom of the preset.
4

Pack

In the same bar, click Pack. Choose the Linux target and leave Include executable and Pack into single exe-file unticked. Your server already has the Kunos server program; it only needs the files.
The pack contains cfg/server_cfg.ini, cfg/entry_list.ini and the server data for each car and the track in content/cars/ and content/tracks/. It holds only what the server needs, not the full mods.

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How to upload the pack to your server

1

Stop the server

Stop the server.
2

Extract the zip on your PC

Extract the .zip so you can see the cfg and content folders.
3

Upload the config files

In Files, open cfg and upload server_cfg.ini and entry_list.ini, replacing the old ones.
4

Upload the content

Upload each car folder into content/cars/ and the track folder into content/tracks/. Kunos cars and tracks are already on the server. For many or large folders, use SFTP.
5

Set passwords and start

Set Server Password and Admin Password on Startup, then start the server. Check the console for CONNECTED TO LOBBY.

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What the panel changes after you upload

On every start the panel writes these lines in server_cfg.ini, whatever your preset says: Everything else from your preset, such as the name, track, cars, sessions and weather, stays as you packed it.

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What is AC Server Wrapper?

AC Server Wrapper is a small Node.js program by the Content Manager developer. It starts the Assetto Corsa server, sends Content Manager extra details about the server and lets players download missing cars, skins, tracks or weather from it. It needs Node.js, its own extra port and a cm_wrapper_params.json file in the preset folder, and it starts the server itself. Your FREAKHOSTING server starts the Kunos server directly (./acServer), so the wrapper is not part of it. Players install missing content themselves, for example from a link in your server description or Discord. If you need the wrapper, open a ticket and ask what is possible.

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is the Server tab in Content Manager?

It is one of Content Manager’s main tabs. If it is missing, turn it on in Content Manager’s settings.

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Why did my preset’s password not work?

The panel replaces PASSWORD and ADMIN_PASSWORD with the values from Startup at every start. Set them there. See server and admin password.

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Do I need to upload Kunos cars and tracks?

No. The Kunos content is already in content/cars/ and content/tracks/. Only upload mod content.

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Can I run Assetto Server Manager or AssettoServer instead?

Your server runs the official Kunos server program. Other server managers and AssettoServer are separate programs. See AI traffic.

Assetto Corsa server guide

Every Assetto Corsa page in one place.

Custom tracks

Add a mod track.

Custom cars

Add mod cars and slots.

server_cfg.ini explained

What each line does.

Connect via SFTP

Upload large folders.
Tested by the FREAKHOSTING team on our Game Panel on 30 October 2026 (Assetto Corsa dedicated server, official Kunos acServer on Linux). Content Manager steps checked against the AssettoServer beginner’s guide and the AC Server Wrapper README. Steps may differ slightly if Content Manager changes.

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Last Updated: October 2026