# SCP: Secret Laboratory Server Guides (/docs/scp-secret-laboratory)



import { Card, Cards } from "fumadocs-ui/components/card";
import { Rocket, Settings, Shield, Users, Wrench, Lock, Puzzle, FileText, SlidersHorizontal, Swords, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react";

SCP: Secret Laboratory is a free-to-play multiplayer horror game by Northwood Studios, based on the SCP Foundation universe. Players take on various roles including scientists, facility guards, chaos insurgents, and SCP entities in tense rounds of survival and containment. Running a dedicated server gives you full control over gameplay rules, plugins, and admin permissions.

Getting Started [#getting-started]

Connect and set up your server.

<Cards>
  <Card icon={<Rocket />} title="Connect to Your Server" description="Join your server through the in-game server list." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/connect-to-your-server" />

  <Card icon={<Settings />} title="Configure Your Server" description="Adjust gameplay settings and server configuration." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/configure-your-server" />
</Cards>

Server Management [#server-management]

Manage your server name, players, password, and admins.

<Cards>
  <Card icon={<Settings />} title="Change Server Name" description="Set a custom name for your server." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/change-server-name" />

  <Card icon={<Users />} title="Max Players" description="Change the maximum player slot limit." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/max-players" />

  <Card icon={<Lock />} title="Set a Password" description="Protect your server with a password." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/set-a-password" />

  <Card icon={<Shield />} title="Adding Admins" description="Grant Remote Admin permissions to players." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/adding-admins" />

  <Card icon={<Wrench />} title="Reset Server" description="Reset your server to a fresh state." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/reset-server" />
</Cards>

Gameplay & Config [#gameplay--config]

Tune how your server plays and find where its config files live.

<Cards>
  <Card icon={<SlidersHorizontal />} title="Gameplay Config Reference" description="Every config_gameplay.txt setting — rounds, warhead, AFK, stamina — with defaults." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/gameplay-config-reference" />

  <Card icon={<Swords />} title="Friendly Fire & Teamkill Detector" description="Enable friendly fire without auto-banning your players." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/friendly-fire-and-ff-detector" />

  <Card icon={<FileText />} title="Config File Locations" description="Where config_gameplay.txt, bans, whitelist, and plugin files live." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/config-file-locations" />

  <Card icon={<RefreshCw />} title="Game Version & Auto-Update" description="Auto-update, pinning a build, and Steam beta branches." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/game-version-and-branches" />
</Cards>

Customization [#customization]

Install plugins to enhance your server.

<Cards>
  <Card icon={<Puzzle />} title="Install Plugins" description="Add LabAPI and EXILED plugins from the panel Plugins tab or manually." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/install-plugins" />

  <Card icon={<Wrench />} title="EXILED Compatibility" description="Fix EXILED plugins that break after a game update — LabAPI vs EXILED, and pre-releases." href="/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/exiled-compatibility" />
</Cards>

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