Call of Duty 2 Server Launcher Script

A simple script to launch your Call of Duty 2 Server.

[Based on CSGO-Server-Launcher] (https://github.com/crazy-max/csgo-server-launcher)

Depends on GNU Screen and AWK.

Configuration

The config file is located in:

• /path/to/installation/main/server.cfg

Before running the script, you must change some variables.

• SCREEN_NAME - The screen name, you can put what you want but it must be unique and must contain only alphanumeric character.
• USER - Name of the user who started the server.
• IP - Your Server's IP address.
• PORT - The port that your server should listen on.
  
  
• DIR_GAME - Path to the installation of the game.
• DAEMON_GAME - You don't normally need to change this variable.
• LOG_NAME - Name of the log file.
  
  
• DEDICATED - It can be 0, 1 or 2. 0 for localhost, 1 for LAN, 2 for WAN operation
• CFG_NAME - Name of the cfg file.
• CHEATS - Enable of Disable cheats
• MAX_CLIENTS - Number of maximum clients.
• PB - Enable or Disable PunkBuster.
• PUNKBUSTER - Enable or Disable Punkbuster again with pb_sv_enable or pb_sv_disable.
• PARAM_START - Starting Parameters which depend on your previous choices take look if you need anything else.

GNU Screen should be configured in multiuser mode. [GNU Screen multiuser] (http://aperiodic.net/screen/multiuser)

Usage

For the console mod, press CTRL+A then D to stop the screen without stopping the server.

• start - Start the server with the PARAM_START var in a screen.
• stop - Stop the server and close the screen loaded.
• status - Display the status of the server (screen down or up)
• restart - Restart the server (stop && start)
• console - Display the server console where you can enter commands.

Example of automatic restart with cron

You can automatically restart your game server by calling the script in a crontab. Just add this line in your crontab and change the folder if necessary.

0 5 * * * cd /path/to/script && ./cod2script restart >/dev/null 2>&1

This will restart your server every day at 5 am.