---
name: "pioneers-server-gtk"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "pioneers"
version: "15.6-1+b5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pioneers-server-gtk"
---

# pioneers-server-gtk(6)

graphical game server for Pioneers

## NAME

pioneers-server-gtk - graphical game server for Pioneers

## SYNOPSIS

**pioneers-server-gtk** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **pioneers-server-gtk** command.

**Pioneers** is an implementation of the popular, award-winning "Settlers of Catan" board game for the GNOME desktop environment.  It uses a client/server model for networked play of between two and eight players.  This program provides a GUI-configurable stand-alone server which you connect to from  **pioneers** itself.

## OPTIONS

Pioneers accepts the standard GTK+ commandline options.

## ENVIRONMENT

The default settings of the server can be influenced with the following three environment variables:

- **PIONEERS\_METASERVER**

  The hostname of the metaserver when no metaserver is specified in the user interface. (The settings file takes precedence)

- **PIONEERS\_SERVER\_NAME**

  The hostname of the server. If it is not set, the hostname is determined by  **[hostname(1)](/hostname/1.md)**. (The settings file takes precedence)

- **PIONEERS\_DIR**

  The path to the game definition files. If it is not set, the default installation path will be used.

## FILES

**/usr/share/games/pioneers/\*.game** and **$XDG\_DATA\_HOME/pioneers/\*.game**

Game definitions

**/usr/share/pixmaps/pioneers-server.png**

Game icon

**$XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/pioneers-server**

Saved settings

**/usr/share/games/pioneers/computer\_names**

A list of names the computer player can use

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Steve Langasek \<vorlon@debian.org\>, and updated by Roland Clobus \<rclobus@bigfoot.com\>. Pioneers was written by Dave Cole \<dave@dccs.com.au\>, Andy Heroff \<aheroff@mediaone.net\>, and Roman Hodek \<roman@hodek.net\>, with contributions from many other developers on the Internet; see the AUTHORS file in the pioneers distribution for a complete list of contributing authors.

## SEE ALSO

**[pioneers(6)](/pioneers/6.md)**, **[pioneers-server-console(6)](/pioneers-server-console/6.md)**, **[pioneersai(6)](/pioneersai/6.md)**