Here's how to connect to your Squad server and adjust the most important settings.
Connecting
- Open the server page in the client area and click Start.
- Wait until the status shows “running”. You can follow the progress in the Console tab.
- Copy the address (IP:Port) at the top of the server page.
- Search for the server by its name in the Squad server browser and join.
Important settings
In the Startup variables tab:
- Server name (
servername) – name in the server list. - Max. players (
maxplayers) – maximum number of players. - Reserved slots (
reservedslots) – slots for admins and moderators. - Advertise server (
advertise) – show the server in the public list (true/false). - Force team balance (
teambal) – evens out teams that are too unbalanced (true/false).
You'll find further settings in SquadGame/ServerConfig/Server.cfg in the Files tab. Changes in the Startup variables tab take effect on the next restart.
Good to know
- Enter Workshop mods as comma-separated IDs in
WORKSHOP_ITEMS; for them to be loaded, a reinstall is required – afterwards click Reinstall under Manage on the server page (create a backup first). - The first start takes longer because the server files are downloaded and set up.