---
name: "ioq3ded"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "ioquake3-server"
version: "1.36+u20250316.526edd3+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ioq3ded"
---

# ioq3ded(6)

ioQuake3 game engine (dedicated server)

## NAME

ioq3ded - ioQuake3 game engine (dedicated server)

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/lib/ioquake3/ioq3ded** \[**+set**  *option* *value*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**ioquake3-server** is the dedicated server for the ioQuake3 game engine.

The version provided in Debian is not usually useful to run directly, and is not included in the **PATH**. The **openarena** and **quake3** Debian packages provide wrapper scripts to launch servers for particular games.

## OPTIONS

Any console command can be prefixed with **+** and used as a command-line option (run the server in a terminal to use the console). The **+set** command is generally the most useful to use on the command line, but things like **+map** also work.

Options that can be set with **+set** (note that this is not a full list!) include:

**capturelimit** \<value\>

**dedicated** \<bool\>

**fraglimit** \<value\>

**fs\_basepath** \<string\>

**fs\_game** \<value\>

**g\_allowVote** \<bool\>

**g\_banIPs** \<IP address\>

**g\_doWarmup** \<bool\>

**g\_friendlyFire** \<bool\>

**g\_gametype** \<bool\>

**g\_gravity** \<value\>

**g\_inactivity** \<value\>

**g\_maxGameClients** \<value\>

**g\_motd** \<string\>

**g\_needpass** \<bool\>

**g\_password** \<string\>

**g\_quadfactor** \<value\>

**g\_weaponrespawn** \<value\>

**net\_ip** \<IP adress\>

**net\_port** \<value\>

**net\_qport** \<value\>

**nextmap** \<string\>

**sv\_allowDownload** \<bool\>

**sv\_floodProtect** \<bool\>

**sv\_fps** \<value\>

**sv\_hostname** \<string\>

**sv\_maxclients** \<value\>

**sv\_maxPing** \<value\> (Measurd in milliseconds)

**sv\_minPing** \<value\> (Measurd in milliseconds)

**sv\_pure** \<bool\>

**timelimit** \<value\> (Measured in minutes)

## SEE ALSO

[**ioquake3**(6)](/ioquake3/6.md), [**openarena-server**(6)](/openarena-server/6.md), [**quake3-server**(6)](/quake3-server/6.md), /usr/share/doc/ioquake3-server

## AUTHOR

ioQuake3 was written by id Software Inc. and the ioQuake3 Team.

This manual page was written by Bruno "Fuddl" Kleinert \<fuddl@debian.org\> and Simon McVittie \<smcv@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).