how to start your own server

[killer47]

Start Your Own Dedicated Server

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A lot of questions has been asked about how to set up your own server with COD4. So Im gonna try make a litle tutorial here. If you have any suggestions about how to improve it please share it with us.



Step One:
Install the game on your server pc OR copy/FTP the install folder from your pc to a server pc.
Usually C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare and keep the folder structure intact.

Step Two:
Prepare your router/modem to forward the right ports to the server pc. Follow instructions from PortForward site.
Ports to forward are 28960, 28000 and 28100. Also check that your firewalls allow those ports trough.

Step Three:
Create a shortcut to start your server or set up the command line on your remote server. This has to be done differently for a ranked and un-ranked server. We will explain both and use our server config files as a example.

ShortCut/Command line
1. First you have to make a shortcut to iw3mp.exe file in your root folder.
2. Right click that file and make a shortcut to the desktop.
3. Right click on the new shortcut you just created and go to its properties.

FOR RANKED SERVER:
4. Find the TARGET: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\iw3mp.exe" field
and add the following to the END of the existing target, do not DELETE any of the existing target:
+exec serversetting.cfg +set dedicated 2 +set net_ip 1.2.3.4 +set net_port 28960 +map_rotate so now it looks like this:
Code: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\iw3mp.exe" +exec serversetting.cfg +set dedicated 2 +set net_ip 1.2.3.4 +set net_port 28960 +map_rotate


FOR UN-RANKED SERVER:
4. Find the TARGET: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\iw3mp.exe" field
and add the following to the END of the existing target, do not DELETE any of the existing target:
+exec serversetting.cfg +set fs_game "mods/<yourmod_folder> +set dedicated 2 +set net_ip 1.2.3.4 +set net_port 28960 +map_rotate so now it looks like this:
Code: "C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\iw3mp.exe" +exec serversetting.cfg +set fs_game "mods/<yourmod_folder> +set dedicated 2 +set net_ip 1.2.3.4 +set net_port 28960 +map_rotate

Note 1: Make sure there is a SPACE between "iw3mp.exe" and "+exec serversetting.cfg".
Note 2: Now here is the trick, the +set net_ip 1.2.3.4 has to be changed to your server pc's internal IP adress, something like 192.168.0.1.
Note 3: For un-ranked server the <yourmod_folder> is the name of the folder for your mods, all small letters!

Step Four:
Now its time to add your config files and use our server config files. For a ranked server place the two files serversetting.cfg and gamesetting.cfg in your servers main folder. Edit the files to your likings and your ready.

For a un-ranked server place all four files in <yourmod_folder>. Edit the files to your likings. Remember to copy the files mod.ff, z_modwarfare.iwd and a renamed mod.csv file from the ModWarfare folder to <yourmod_folder>.

Step Five:
DirectX
To run the server you need a DirectX file, download the attached directX file in this post and upload the d3dx10_34.dll file to your Window's Servers system32 directory (Mine was in C:\WINDOWS\system32).

PunkBuster files
1. Download pbsetup.exe here, from evenbalance.com.
2. Upload pbsetup.exe to your server. It does NOT need to be in the CoD4 directories, in fact it is probably best if you treat this as a stand-alone application (it can update ALL PB servers from one application).
3. Run pbsetup.exe and click "Add a Game". Choose a CoD4 server. You will likely need to browse to the iw3mp.exe file so that pbsetup knows where your CoD4 server is located.
4. Once you have added your CoD4 server, select/highlight the CoD4 server in the list and click "Check For Updates". This should download a number of files to your CoD4 server directories. You should not have to do anything else.



Then your ready to rock!

[NitroBobby]

That is weird, you spam useless topics everywhere then you come here and post a superbly written guide. I'm torn between "great guide!" and, "tell me where you copied this from"

[XShy]

And... He forgot one of the biggest things...What are the configs?? Well I'm here to saave the day!

For the mods folder you need the cod4_server mod

Place the following file into your mods folder

http://uppit.com/4538TO

Enjoy!

[deathangel73]

And... He forgot one of the biggest things...What are the configs?? Well I'm here to saave the day!

For the mods folder you need the cod4_server mod

Place the following file into your mods folder

http://uppit.com/4538TO

Enjoy!

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[Deer Rat]

That is weird, you spam useless topics everywhere then you come here and post a superbly written guide. I'm torn between "great guide!" and, "tell me where you copied this from"

I feel the same way...

[Slaine]

Not torn at all, so I will ask outright.

Where did you copy and paste it from Killer, we both know you didn't write it.

[{HH} Keiji]

Killer...that so copied, where you get it?