How to Configure Your Quake Live Server
Complete Quake Live server configuration — hostname, game factories, workshop maps, and admin setup.
Quake Live uses server.cfg in the baseq3/ directory.
Key Settings
set sv_hostname "My QL Server"
set sv_maxClients 16
set g_password ""
set zmq_rcon_enable 1
set zmq_rcon_password "rconpass"
set sv_mapPoolFile "mappool.txt"Game Types
Use Game Factories (.factories files in baseq3/scripts/) to define game modes:
- FFA, Duel, Team DM, Clan Arena, CTF, Domination, Freeze Tag, Harvester, Race
Workshop Maps
Add maps via workshop.txt in baseq3/ (one Workshop ID per line). Use set sv_mapPoolFile "mappool_workshop.txt" for Workshop map rotation.
Bots
addbot [name] [skill] [team]Skill: 1-5 (1=easy, 5=expert).
Admin
Admins by Steam ID in server.cfg: set zmq_stats_enable 1
Ports
| Port | Protocol |
|---|---|
| 27960 | UDP |
Plugins
Use minqlx (Python plugin framework) for admin, voting, balancing. Install to minqlx-plugins/.
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