If you are using CoD4X, make sure your RCon password is longer than 8 characters
Basic setup commands
These commands are useful for managing your server
Developer console can be enabled in Options > Game Options > Enable console.
Press the tilde key and the console will pop up on top of the screen.
*you always have to use /rcon prefix when using RCON commands
You can log into RCON by /rcon login *password*. Once logged in, you can use all available RCON commands. You can do this only when you are directly connected to the server.
1. Change server name: /rcon sv_hostname "*servername*"
2. Change server password: /rcon g_password "*password*"
*you can also remove the password completely by leaving the quotes blank
3. Show the server status: /rcon status
*shows name, guide, ip and other info of the connected players
Developer console can be enabled in Options > Game Options > Enable console.
Press the tilde key and the console will pop up on top of the screen.
*you always have to use /rcon prefix when using RCON commandsYou can log into RCON by /rcon login *password*. Once logged in, you can use all available RCON commands. You can do this only when you are directly connected to the server.
1. Change server name: /rcon sv_hostname "*servername*"
2. Change server password: /rcon g_password "*password*"
*you can also remove the password completely by leaving the quotes blank
3. Show the server status: /rcon status
*shows name, guide, ip and other info of the connected players
Map & game modes commands
1. Change map: /rcon map *mapname*
Valid map names:
Backlot - mp_backlot
Bloc - mp_bloc
Bog - mp_bog
Chinatown - mp_carentan
Wetwork - mp_cargoship
District - mp_citystreets
Ambush - mp_convoy
Countdown - mp_countdown
Crash - mp_crash
Winter Crash - mp_crash_snow
Creek - mp_creek
Crossfire - mp_crossfire
Downpour - mp_farm
Killhouse - mp_killhouse
Overgrown - mp_overgrown
Pipeline - mp_pipeline
Shipment - mp_shipment
Showdown - mp_showdown
Strike - mp_strike
Vacant - mp_vacant
2. Change game mode: /rcon g_gametype *gamemode*
Valid game modes:
Deathmatch - dm
Domination - dom
Headquarters - koth
Sabotage - sab
Search&Destroy - sd
Team Deatchmatch - war
*restart the map after changing game mode by command /rcon map_restart
**additionally, you can use /rcon fast_restart to quickly reset scores and map
Valid map names:
Backlot - mp_backlot
Bloc - mp_bloc
Bog - mp_bog
Chinatown - mp_carentan
Wetwork - mp_cargoship
District - mp_citystreets
Ambush - mp_convoy
Countdown - mp_countdown
Crash - mp_crash
Winter Crash - mp_crash_snow
Creek - mp_creek
Crossfire - mp_crossfire
Downpour - mp_farm
Killhouse - mp_killhouse
Overgrown - mp_overgrown
Pipeline - mp_pipeline
Shipment - mp_shipment
Showdown - mp_showdown
Strike - mp_strike
Vacant - mp_vacant
2. Change game mode: /rcon g_gametype *gamemode*
Valid game modes:
Deathmatch - dm
Domination - dom
Headquarters - koth
Sabotage - sab
Search&Destroy - sd
Team Deatchmatch - war
*restart the map after changing game mode by command /rcon map_restart
**additionally, you can use /rcon fast_restart to quickly reset scores and map
/rcon login [RCONPASSWORD]
Login to remote rcon.
/rcon kick [NAME]
Kicks a player by name from the server. (Must include Color Codes)
/rcon kick all
Kicks all players from the server.
/rcon onlykick [NAME]
Kicks a player by name from the server. (Does not need Color Codes)
/rcon onlykick all
Kicks all players from the server.
/rcon clientkick [ID]
Kicks a player by client id from the server.
/rcon banUser [NAME]
Bans a user by their ingame name. Writes their GUID to ban.txt
/rcon banClient [ID]
Bans a user by their client number. Writes their GUID to ban.txt
/rcon tempBanUser [NAME]
Kicks and temporarily bans player by name from server.
/rcon tempBanClient [ID]
Kicks and temporarily bans player by client id from server
/rcon unbanuser [NAME]
Unban every player banned with [name]. If you want to unban a single player whose name appears more than once, you should edit "ban.txt" manually.
/rcon map mapname
Loads the map specified by mapname.
/rcon map_rotate
Loads next map in rotation set in sv_maprotation.
/rcon map_restart
Reloads the map.
/rcon fast_restart
Restarts the map.
/rcon serverinfo
Shows the current server's settings.
/rcon systeminfo
Shows the current System Information.
/rcon status
Displays info of all the players on the server.
/rcon exec [FILENAME]
Executes a Server Config File (located in your server's main directory)
/rcon writeconfig [FILENAME]
Saves a Server Config File
/rcon say
Post a console message to all players.
Login to remote rcon.
/rcon kick [NAME]
Kicks a player by name from the server. (Must include Color Codes)
/rcon kick all
Kicks all players from the server.
/rcon onlykick [NAME]
Kicks a player by name from the server. (Does not need Color Codes)
/rcon onlykick all
Kicks all players from the server.
/rcon clientkick [ID]
Kicks a player by client id from the server.
/rcon banUser [NAME]
Bans a user by their ingame name. Writes their GUID to ban.txt
/rcon banClient [ID]
Bans a user by their client number. Writes their GUID to ban.txt
/rcon tempBanUser [NAME]
Kicks and temporarily bans player by name from server.
/rcon tempBanClient [ID]
Kicks and temporarily bans player by client id from server
/rcon unbanuser [NAME]
Unban every player banned with [name]. If you want to unban a single player whose name appears more than once, you should edit "ban.txt" manually.
/rcon map mapname
Loads the map specified by mapname.
/rcon map_rotate
Loads next map in rotation set in sv_maprotation.
/rcon map_restart
Reloads the map.
/rcon fast_restart
Restarts the map.
/rcon serverinfo
Shows the current server's settings.
/rcon systeminfo
Shows the current System Information.
/rcon status
Displays info of all the players on the server.
/rcon exec [FILENAME]
Executes a Server Config File (located in your server's main directory)
/rcon writeconfig [FILENAME]
Saves a Server Config File
/rcon say
Post a console message to all players.
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