Server Settings
There are lots of server settings to change all from the score limit, to the speed of the shotgun. This doc will show you what those are, not how to set up a server. Read the Server Setup doc to learn that. For server commands, see the Server Commands doc.
Syntax: setting value
Physics settings
To change the game's physics, read the Server Tuning doc.
Engine settings
* means it can't be changed while running the server.
| Settings | Description | Default |
| sv_name | Server name. | unnamed server |
| sv_bindaddr * | Address to bind. | |
| sv_port * | The port the server will listen on. | 8303 |
| sv_external_port * | Port to report to the master servers (in case of firewall rename) | 0 |
| sv_max_clients * | Number of clients that can be on the server at the same time. | 12 |
| sv_high_bandwidth * | Use high bandwidth mode, for LAN servers only. | 0 |
| sv_register | Register on the master servers. | 1 |
| sv_map | What map to use. | dm1 |
| sv_rcon_password | Password to access the remote control (rcon). | |
| sv_map_reload | Reload the current map. | 0 |
Game settings
| Settings | Description | Default |
| sv_warmup | Warmup time between rounds. | 0 |
| sv_scorelimit | Score limit of the game. 0 means you follow time limit. | 20 |
| sv_timelimit | Time limit of the game, in case of equal points there will be sudden death. | 0 |
| sv_gametype | The gametype (dm/ctf/tdm). Need map refreshing. | dm |
| sv_maprotation | Rotate between these maps. | |
| sv_rounds_per_map | The number of rounds before changing to next map in rotation. | 1 |
| sv_motd | Message of the day, shown in server info and when joining a server. | |
| sv_spectator_slots | How many spots that's spectator only. | 0 |
| sv_teambalance_time | The time in minutes after the teams are uneven, to auto balance. | 1 |
| sv_spamprotection | Turn on/off spam filter. | 1 |
| sv_tournament_mode | Players will automatically join spectator. | 0 |
| sv_teamdamage | Turn on friendly fire. | 0 |
| sv_powerups | Set to 0 to disable powerups (katana). | 1 |
| sv_vote_kick | Enables kick voting. | 1 |
| sv_vote_kick_bantime | Time to ban a player if kicked by voting. 0 equals only kick. | 5 |