Do you ever feel a wave of nostalgia, yearning to play classic first-person shooters like Quake 3: Arena, but dread the thought of spending hours configuring a server? We've got the perfect solution for you! Here's a quick and easy way to start your own Quake 3: Arena server and dive into nostalgic gameplay with your friends in no time.
We'll be using LinuxGSM to deploy this game server. LinuxGSM (Linux Game Server Managers) is a command-line tool for deploying and managing dedicated game servers on Linux.
For more advanced configuration options, you can refer to the official LinuxGSM Quake 3: Arena server documentation.
To deploy your Quake 3: Arena server on Zerops, follow these steps:
- Set up your Zerops account and project (if you haven't already).
- Create a new service for your (e.g.
quake3-server) - To ensure your server functions correctly, you need to enable IPv4 connectivity. Follow these extra steps in the Zerops GUI:
- Projects >
quake3-server- IP Addresses & Public Routing Overview > (Activate) Unique IPv4 address
- Services >
q3server> Public access & internal ports > Public Access through IP Addresses > Setup up the first access through IPv4
You can change server some of the server configuration parameters by changing following environment variables in zerops-import.yml or zerops.yml.
| key | type | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
SV_HOSTNAME |
string | Quake 3: Arena server hosted on zerops.io | Server hostname. |
MOTD |
string | Welcome to zerops.io Quake 3: Arena | Message of the day. |
ENABLE_BOTS |
bool (1 or 0) | 1 | Enables bots on the server. |
MIN_PLAYERS |
int | 8 | Minimum players on server, remaining spots will be filled by bots. |
MAX_PLAYERS |
int | 16 | Maximum players on server. |
TIME_LIMT |
int | 10 | Maximum round time. |
FRAG_LIMIT |
int | 30 | Target frag count, after which is change of round. |
If you have any troubles running the server or whatever, join our Discord server and ask there :) Enjoy!