---
name: "conqmetad"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "conquest"
version: "8.3-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/conqmetad"
---

# conqmetad(6)

a Conquest Meta server

## NAME

conqmetad - a Conquest Meta server

## SYNOPSIS

**conqmetad** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

**conqmetad** is a meta server for Conquest.  A meta server listens for game availablity announcements from other **conquestd** servers scattered about, and makes this list available to conquest clients that use the **-m** option.  This makes it easy for people to find prospective games.

The de‐facto Conquest Meta server runs at **conquest.radscan.com**.

The meta server listens on port UDP port 1700 for announcements from **conquestd** servers.  TCP connections to port 1700 cause **conqmetad** to dump the current server list and their associated data in an easily parsable text format, one server per line, and disconnect.

## OPTIONS

- **-d**

  Daemon mode.

- **-l**

  Listen for local connections only.  When this option is supplied, only clients on the local host will be able to connect.

- **-u \<user\>**

  Run as user *user*.

## SEE ALSO

[conquest(6)](/conquest/6.md), [conquestd(6)](/conquestd/6.md), [conqoper(6)](/conqoper/6.md), [conqdriv(6)](/conqdriv/6.md), [conquestsh(6)](/conquestsh/6.md), [conqmetad(6)](/conqmetad/6.md)

## AUTHOR

Jon Trulson \<jon@radscan.com\>