Day of Defeat Server Config — Ready-to-Use server.cfg

Config files

server.cfg

ini

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// Hostname for server.
hostname "SERVERNAME"

// rcon_password - remote console password.
rcon_password "ADMINPASSWORD"

// Server password - for private servers.
sv_password ""

// Server Logging
log on
sv_logbans 1
sv_logecho 1
sv_logfile 1
sv_log_onefile 0

// disable autoaim
sv_aim 0

// disable clients' ability to pause the server
pausable 0

// maximum client movement speed
sv_maxspeed 320

// 20 minute timelimit
mp_timelimit 20

// cheats off
sv_cheats 0

// load ban files
exec listip.cfg
exec banned.cfg

What these settings mean

Quick reference for the 10 most important keys in this Day of Defeat config. Hover or tap any key to see what it controls — useful when you're tuning a server for the first time and don't want to grep through the upstream wiki.

Core

2 settings

hostname: Server name shown in the in-game browser. Keep it under 64 characters and avoid colour codes if you want clean Steam listings.
sv_password: Optional join password. Empty string means a public server.

Gameplay

2 settings

mp_timelimit: Map time limit in minutes (TF2 / casual). 0 disables.
sv_cheats: Enables developer cheat commands like noclip and god. Always 0 in competitive — only flip on for practice / surf / KZ servers.

RCON

1 setting

rcon_password: Remote console password. Use a long random string — Source RCON is unencrypted, so anyone sniffing your wire can grab it if it's weak.

Logging

5 settings

log: Master switch for server logging. `on` writes to logs/L<date>.log — required for SourceMod and stats.
sv_logbans: 1 logs ban / kick events. Always on for any moderated server.
sv_logecho: 1 mirrors log lines to the server console — handy when tailing via screen / tmux.
sv_logfile: 1 writes log lines to disk in addition to stdout.
sv_log_onefile: 1 writes all activity into a single log file instead of rotating per map.