5Stack

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Features ​

5Stack is a comprehensive Counter-Strike management system — servers, matchmaking, tournaments, stats, and everything you do with a match after it ends. This is the full picture of what the platform offers.

Pages linked below go deeper on the bigger features.

Play ​

  • Quick Play & Matchmaking — jump into 1v1, 2v2, or 5v5, spin up instant scrims, or queue into latency-aware regional matchmaking with a party.
  • Matches — server selection (on-demand, dedicated, or third-party), access modes and invites, map/region veto, check-in, and full match rules (knife, overtime, pauses, best-of, coaches, and more).
  • Tournaments & Brackets — host open or private tournaments with multi-stage Single Elimination, Double Elimination, Round Robin, or Swiss formats, group stages, seeding, byes, check-in, trophies, and a live, embeddable bracket.
  • Custom Map Pools — curated pools for every format (1v1, 2v2, 5v5).

Match review & media ​

  • Match Replay (2D & 3D) — re-watch any map as a top-down radar replay or a full 3D fly-through, right in the browser.
  • In-Browser Demo Playback — GOTV-style demo viewer with player POV switching, X-ray, and round-by-round navigation.
  • Highlights — automatic highlight reels of multikills and clutches, plus an in-app clip builder.
  • Live Streaming — broadcast matches from the panel with the Stream Deck, a public watch hub, and a scoreboard overlay.
  • Demos — automatic upload, storage, retention, and download.

Stats & community ​

  • Stats & Leaderboards — HLTV-style ratings, KAST/ADR, opening duels, clutches, roles, Elo, and global leaderboards, including imported Valve/FACEIT matches.
  • External Matches — import your Valve and FACEIT matches (or upload a demo) to get full stats, replay, and highlights.
  • Teams, Lobbies & Chat — teams, friends, parties, and smart, context-aware chat that bridges the web app and in-server.
  • Discord Integration — create matches, manage lobbies, and sync roles from Discord with the 5Stack bot.

Servers & infrastructure ​

  • Flexible Server Management — on-demand servers, dedicated hardware, or third-party machines, all from one panel.
  • Automatic CS2 updates — servers stay on the latest CS2 build (and 5Stack plugin) automatically, with optional version pinning when you need stability.
  • Regional Servers — multi-region and LAN-capable, with built-in Steam Relay to hide your real server IPs.
  • Server Insights — live CPU / memory / disk, logs, CPU pinning, and low-latency kernel status.
  • GPU Nodes — power highlights, demo playback, and live streaming rendering.

Platform ​

  • Installable app (PWA) — add 5Stack to your home screen or desktop for an app-like experience, with offline-aware caching.
  • 15+ languages — the interface is fully localized, with automatic detection of your browser language.
  • Embeds & popouts — drop a live, auto-cycling tournament bracket onto a stream or site, and pop replays and broadcasts out into their own windows for a second monitor.
  • API & personal keys — generate personal API keys for programmatic access to your data.

For administrators ​

5Stack gives admins deep control over how the platform behaves:

Rendering features need a GPU

Highlights, in-browser demo playback, and live streaming are all rendered on a GPU node. See GPU Nodes.