# Hitman 5 Server: reconstructing Absolution and Sniper Challenge services

> Hitman 5 Server reconstructs the web services used by Hitman: Absolution and Hitman: Sniper Challenge, with C# endpoints and a configurable client hook. Its documentation traces client startup requests, metadata parsing and message templates; the author says much of the server currently responds with mocked data.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game · Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/LennardF1989/Hitman-5-Server>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/LennardF1989/Hitman-5-Server/blob/5271ca7fb9e73bca213ab4dcd4dada7b27303f59/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/hitman-5-server-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/hitman-5-server-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/hitman-5-server-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legitimate copy of either supported game is required for the client hook.
- **Prerequisites:** The server project targets .NET 6 and requires the .NET SDK for development.
- **Limits:** Many server functions still use mocked data.
- **License:** AGPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/LennardF1989/Hitman-5-Server/blob/5271ca7fb9e73bca213ab4dcd4dada7b27303f59/README.md>

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