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Natural Selection 2 — Start a headless Natural Selection 2 server. More information: <https://naturalselection.fandom.com/

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Problem

How to use the Natural Selection 2 command: Start a headless Natural Selection 2 server. More information: <https://naturalselection.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_Server>.

Solution

Natural Selection 2 — Start a headless Natural Selection 2 server. More information: <https://naturalselection.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_Server>.

Start a server with the default settings:

{{path/to}}/server_linux

Give a server a custom name that shows in the server browser:

{{path/to}}/server_linux -name '{{server_name}}'

Specify a connection port for the server:

{{path/to}}/server_linux -port {{27015}}

Specify maximum player count:

{{path/to}}/server_linux -limit {{2..24}}

Specify the initial map the server starts on:

{{path/to}}/server_linux -map {{ns2_summit}}

Limit access to the server with a password:

{{path/to}}/server_linux -password {{password}}

Start a server with webui admin interface:

{{path/to}}/server_linux -webadmin -webport {{8080}}

Code Snippets

Start a server with the default settings

{{path/to}}/server_linux

Give a server a custom name that shows in the server browser

{{path/to}}/server_linux -name '{{server_name}}'

Specify a connection port for the server

{{path/to}}/server_linux -port {{27015}}

Specify maximum player count

{{path/to}}/server_linux -limit {{2..24}}

Specify the initial map the server starts on

{{path/to}}/server_linux -map {{ns2_summit}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/Natural Selection 2

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