A web-based manager for your local Insurgency: Sandstorm dedicated server — with kill tracking, ranks, medals, AI assistant, Steam integration, and community feeds.
A web-based local server manager for Insurgency: Sandstorm dedicated servers with built-in gamification, kill tracking, AI assistant, and Steam integration.
- Start/stop dedicated server with configurable parameters
- Map, game mode, side, and player count selection
- Quick settings panel with tooltips for all game parameters
- Mutator support (Frenzy, Vampirism, BulletSponge, etc.)
- Preset system - save and load server configurations
- MapCycle and Game.ini editors with backup/restore
- Mod manager - browse and toggle installed mod.io mods
- RCON console for live server commands
- Auto-restart on server crash
- Real-time server log viewer with search and filters
- Personal kill tracking via LogGameplayEvents (your kills only, not bots)
- 12-tier military rank system (Recruit to Field Marshal)
- 37+ medals across kill milestones, streaks, weapon mastery, and map mastery
- Custom challenges with live progress tracking
- Daily auto-rotating challenges
- K/D ratio per map and per weapon
- Session performance graph
- Activity heatmap by hour
- Kill feed with weapon names and color-coded events
- Rank-up animation with sound effects
- RCON announcements in-game for medals and streaks
- Stats export as shareable PNG image
- Steam achievements with unlock status
- Global achievement comparison (you vs. all players)
- Live player count from Steam API
- News feed from New World Interactive (patch notes, updates)
- GSLT token support for player name display and XP rewards
- OpenAI Realtime API voice assistant
- Specialized in Insurgency: Sandstorm server administration
- Text and voice input/output
- Multi-language support
- English and Danish included
- Easy to add more languages by copying a JSON file
- Node.js v18 or later
- Insurgency: Sandstorm dedicated server installed via Steam (App ID: 581330)
- Steam running on the same machine
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Ans777/insurgency-sandstorm-server-manager.git
cd insurgency-sandstorm-server-manager- Install dependencies:
npm install- Start the manager:
node server.js- Open http://127.0.0.1:3000/setup in your browser to configure paths and options.
Or on Windows, simply double-click start.bat.
The setup wizard auto-detects your Steam installation and server paths. You can also manually edit config.json:
{
"language": "en",
"managerPort": 3000,
"steamDir": "D:\\Steam",
"serverDir": "D:\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\sandstorm_server",
"gameDir": "D:\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\sandstorm",
"playerName": "",
"steamId": "",
"gsltToken": "",
"openaiKey": "",
"port": 27102,
"queryPort": 27131
}A Game Server Login Token enables player name display and XP rewards:
- Go to https://steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers
- Create a token with App ID 581320
- Enter it in the setup wizard or
config.json
For the AI voice assistant, enter your OpenAI API key in setup or config.json.
Your player name is auto-detected from the server log when you first connect. No manual configuration needed.
This application is designed for local use only (localhost). It has no authentication system. If you want to expose it externally:
- Add authentication (e.g., basic auth or session-based login)
- Use a reverse proxy (nginx/caddy) with HTTPS
- Never expose API keys or GSLT tokens
Copy lang/en.json to lang/xx.json and translate the values. Then select your language in the setup wizard.
- Backend: Node.js + Express + WebSocket
- Frontend: Vanilla HTML/CSS/JavaScript (no framework)
- APIs: Steam Web API, OpenAI Realtime API, mod.io
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Want to contribute screenshots? Take them while the app is running, add them to a
screenshots/folder, and open a pull request.
Found a bug? Have an idea for a new feature?
- Open an Issue — bug reports and feature requests
- Start a Discussion — questions, ideas, show & tell
- Pull requests are welcome — fork the repo, make your changes, and submit a PR
If you find the project useful, a ⭐ on GitHub helps others discover it!
This project was built entirely using Claude Code — Anthropic's AI coding assistant. From the first line of server code to the gamification system, Steam integration, AI assistant, and this documentation — everything was developed in collaboration with Claude over the course of three days.
A real-world example of what's possible when domain knowledge meets AI-assisted development.
MIT License - see LICENSE