---
name: "quake2-server"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "quake2-server"
version: "85.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/quake2-server"
---

# quake2-server(6)

classic first person shooter (dedicated server)

## NAME

quake2-server - classic first person shooter (dedicated server)

## SYNOPSIS

**quake2-server** \[*WRAPPER-OPTIONS*\] \[*ENGINE-OPTIONS*\] \[*ENGINE-COMMANDS*\]*...*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **quake2-server** command.

**Quake II** is a popular first-person shooter game, released in 1997 by iD Software.  This wrapper script will launch the Quake II engine.  The game data needs to be installed independently using the 'game-data-packager' program, and by default it will be looked for at */usr/share/games/quake2* and */usr/share/games/quake2-demo*.

This wrapper script accepts a few GNU-style options. Any further arguments are passed to the engine unmodified. Consult the engine documentation for full details, but most engines support a syntax where you can give console commands by prefixing with a plus sign.

In addition to any arguments on the command line, the quake2-server script automatically passes the arguments "+set dedicated 1" to the engine.

## OPTIONS

These options are accepted for **WRAPPER-OPTIONS** in the synopsis.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

- **--engine=ENGINE**

  Select a non-default Quake II engine binary

- **--demo**

  Use the demo data, even if you have both the demo and the full version installed

## EXAMPLES

Run a server to play the demo in cooperative mode: **quake2-server --demo +map demo1 +set coop 1**

- Run a deathmatch server:

  **quake2-server +map q2dm1 +set deathmatch 1**

- Use the default server configuration in /etc/quake2-server/debian\_server.cfg:

  **quake2-server +exec debian\_server.cfg**

## SEE ALSO

[**quake2**(6)](/quake2/6.md), [**game-data-packager**(6)](/game-data-packager/6.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page, and the quake2-server wrapper script, were written by Simon McVittie \<smcv@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others). They are based on the Quake packaging by David Banks and Simon McVittie.