Running a Server

server.cfg, command-line flags, RCON and day-to-day operation.

Start the server

bash

knight-server -cfg server.cfg
knight-server -cfg server.cfg -gamemode Gamemodes/tdm.sa

Command-line flags

Flag	Meaning
`-cfg <file>`	Configuration file (default `server.cfg`).
`-gamemode <file>`	Load this `.sa` file instead of the one in the config.
`-loglevel <level>`	`debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`.
`-logtrace`	Print raw packet traces (very verbose).

server.cfg

The configuration is line-based and forgiving: unknown keys are warned about, not fatal.

cfg

port 7777
hostname "My Knight Server"
gamemode0 bare 1
language English
password ""
rcon_password "change-me"
maxplayers 100
worldtime 12
weather 10
gravity 0.008
serialcheck 0
streamdistance 200

# rate limiting (unknown sources)
ipratelimit_burst 100
ipratelimit_persec 50

# classes (fallback if the gamemode adds none)
addclass 0 1958.4 1343.2 15.4 270.0 24 100 25 50

RCON

Send rcon <password> <command> in the console, or use the server-browser RCON. Built-in commands:

Command	Action
`echo <text>`	Print text to the log.
`say <text>`	Broadcast a chat message.
`players`	List connected players.
`kick <id> [reason]`	Kick a player.
`ban <id> [reason]`	Ban a player.
`reloadgamemode`	Reload the current gamemode.
`varlist` / `cmdlist`	List server variables / commands.

Running as a service

On Linux, keep the server alive with systemd. This restarts it automatically if it crashes.

cfg

[Unit]
Description=Knight server
After=network.target

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/srv/knight
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/knight-server -cfg server.cfg
Restart=on-failure
User=knight

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

bash

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now knight

Query and monitoring

Knight answers SA-MP server-browser queries (i, c, r, o, p) on the same UDP port. Use any SA-MP server-browser query tool.

Tip

Set hostname, gamemode0 and mapname so the server browser shows the right details.