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Killing Floor 2: Connecting to and setting up your server

How to connect to your Killing Floor 2 server and find the automatically generated admin password.

Here you'll learn how to connect to your Killing Floor 2 server and set it up.

Connecting

  1. Start the server on the server page with Start.
  2. Wait until the status shows “running”. You can follow the progress in the Console tab.
  3. Search for your server name in the in-game server browser, or connect directly using the address (IP:Port) at the top of your server page.

Important settings

  • Server name (SERVER_NAME) – the name in the server browser.
  • Map (MAP_NAME) – the map on start, e.g. kf-bioticslab.
  • Difficulty (DIFFICULTY) – 0 = Normal, 1 = Hard, 2 = Suicidal, 3 = Hell on Earth.
  • Admin password (ADMIN_PASS) – for admin rights.

You'll find further settings in the Files tab in KFGame/Config/LinuxServer-KFGame.ini, and the web admin settings in KFGame/Config/KFWeb.ini.

Changes to the Startup variables take effect on the next restart.

Good to know

  • The admin password (ADMIN_PASS) is generated automatically by the portal during setup. It is shown once at the top of the server page – please make a note of it. You can change it in the Startup variables tab.
  • On first start, the server downloads the game files. This can take a few minutes – please don't interrupt it.
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