Server Hosting

This guide covers installing and running a dedicated Warfork server on Linux.

Dependencies

Install these before proceeding:

wget tar rsync unzip tmux jq bc

App	ID	Auth
Game client	671610	Steam login required
Dedicated server	1136510	Anonymous login

Use App ID 1136510 for Linux dedicated servers: no Steam account needed.

steamcmd +login anonymous +app_update 1136510 validate +quit

The server binary is wf_server. It installs to your SteamCMD steamapps/common/ directory.

Open these on your firewall and forward them if behind NAT:

Port	Protocol	Purpose
44400	UDP	Game traffic (sv_port)
44444	TCP	HTTP downloads (sv_http_port)

Basic launch with command-line overrides:

./wf_server +set sv_hostname "My Server" +set g_gametype ca +set g_maplist "wfca1 wfca2"

For a persistent session using tmux:

tmux new-session -d -s warfork "./wf_server +set sv_hostname 'My Server' +set g_gametype ca +set g_maplist 'wfca1 wfca2'"

Reattach with tmux attach -t warfork.

Server configs are auto-generated on first run at:

configs/server/gametypes/<gametype>.cfg

Edit these files directly after the first run. Settings in the config are loaded at startup; command-line +set overrides take precedence.

Cvar	Default	Description
`sv_hostname`	:	Name shown in server browser
`sv_port`	44400	UDP port
`sv_public`	:	Report to master server (1 = yes)
`sv_pure`	0	Enforce pure client (0 = off)
`sv_maxclients`	:	Max player slots
`g_gametype`	:	Gametype: dm, ca, ctf, duel, tdm, race, etc.
`g_timelimit`	10	Match time limit in minutes
`g_scorelimit`	0	Frag/score limit (0 = disabled)
`g_maplist`	:	Space-separated map rotation
`g_maprotation`	:	0 = same map, 1 = ordered, 2 = random
`g_numbots`	0	Number of bots
`g_warmup_timelimit`	5	Warmup duration in minutes
`g_instagib`	0	Instagib modifier (0/1)
`g_allow_falldamage`	:	Enable fall damage
`g_allow_selfdamage`	:	Enable self damage
`g_allow_teamdamage`	:	Enable team damage
`g_allow_stun`	:	Enable stun mechanic

These are defined in ca.as and written to configs/server/gametypes/ca.cfg on first run.

Cvar	Default	Description
`g_scorelimit`	11	First team to 11 rounds wins
`g_ca_timelimit1v1`	60	Time limit (seconds) for 1v1 situations in a round
`g_noclass_inventory`	`gb mg rg gl rl pg lg eb cells shells grens rockets plasma lasers bolts bullets`	Weapons players spawn with
`g_class_strong_ammo`	`1 75 20 20 40 125 180 15`	Ammo counts at spawn: GB MG RG GL RL PG LG EB
`g_allow_selfdamage`	0	Disabled in CA by default
`g_allow_teamdamage`	0	Disabled in CA by default

Set rcon_password in your server config or on the command line. From a connected client or remote console:

rcon login <password>
rcon status
rcon kick <playername>
rcon map <mapname>
rcon addip <ipaddress>

rcon addip bans by IP. Persistent bans are stored in configs/server/banned.cfg.