Quake Live: Connecting to and setting up your server

Here you’ll learn how to connect to your Quake Live server and change the most important settings.

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.
3. In the game, open the console and enter connect IP:Port. Alternatively, you can find the server in the server browser.
4. The address (IP:Port) is shown at the top of your server page.

Important settings

You change these values in the Startup variables tab. Changes take effect on the next restart.

• Server name (SERVER_NAME) – the name in the server browser.
• Server password (PASSWORD) – only people who know the password can join.
• Server type (SERVER_TYPE) – 0 offline, 1 LAN, 2 internet. For players joining over the internet, it must be set to 2.
• Automatic update (AUTO_UPDATE) – updates the server on start (default: off).

You manage other server files in the Files tab.

Good to know

• During setup, the server files are downloaded via Steam, so the first start may take a few minutes longer.