Host a Urban Terror Dedicated Server

Urban Terror started as a realism based "total conversion" mod for Quake III Arena. Nowadays, Urban Terror is played using the free, stand-alone, ioquake3 engine modified, which doesn't require Quake III Arena, in addition to being an add-on to id Software's Quake III Arena. https://www.urbanterror.info/

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Requirements Setup Guide Installation

Hardware Requirements

Here's what you need to run a Urban Terror dedicated server.

Economy

Small match, 1-8 players

CPU0.25 cores

RAM256 MB

Storage5 GB

Standard

Standard match, 8-16 players

CPU0.5 cores

RAM512 MB

Storage5 GB

Pro

Large match with bots, 16-32 players

CPU1 core

RAM1 GB

Storage5 GB

Start hosting from your own computer

Run a Urban Terror server on your desktop, laptop, VPS, or dedicated machine — GameCP automates Docker setup, resource allocation, and Urban Terror configuration instantly. Automatic port forwarding means your friends can connect without touching your router. Start local, scale to a VPS when you're ready.

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Setup in 4 Steps

Skip the manual installation, port forwarding, and configuration. Install on your own computer and start hosting instantly.

Step 01

Create a GameCP Account

GameCP gives you a full control panel with Docker containerization, file management, automatic port forwarding, and automatic updates — all built in.

Step 02

Connect Your Hardware

Install GameCP on your own desktop, laptop, VPS, or dedicated machine. One-line install — no SSH expertise needed.

GameCP installs Docker, configures networking, and sets up automatic port forwarding so your friends can connect instantly. Start hosting from your own PC and scale to a VPS later. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Step 03

Deploy Urban Terror

Select "Urban Terror" from the template library and hit deploy. GameCP handles installation, ports, startup commands, and all configuration automatically.

Includes pre-configured server.cfg. Uses the yolks:debian image. ~5 GB storage.

Step 04

Start Playing

Hit start and share your server address. Automatic port forwarding handles the rest — no router config needed.

GameCP provides live QUAKE3 console access from your browser. Your friends connect using the address GameCP gives you.

The Manual Way vs. GameCP

Manual Setup

✗Configure 1+ firewall ports and router settings
✗Write systemd service files
✗SSH into server to edit configs
✗Requires a VPS or dedicated server
✗30-60 minutes if experienced

With GameCP

Automatic port forwarding — no router config
Host from your own PC, VPS, or dedicated server
Docker container with auto-restart
Visual config editor in browser
Under 5 minutes total

Under the Hood

The full manual process to host a Urban Terror dedicated server on a VPS. Or install GameCP on your own computer and skip all of this.

Step 1

Configure & Prepare

Set your server settings, then install Docker, and pull the Urban Terror container image.

Server ConfigurationEdit values to update all commands

Server NameServer name displayed in the server browser

Max PlayersMaximum number of concurrent players

Starting MapInitial map the server starts with. Only change to...

Join MessageMessage displayed to players when they join the se...

Game ModeGame mode for the server.

Map Time LimitTime in minutes before the map rotates. Set to 0 f...

Friendly FireWhether teammates can damage each other.

Minimum BotsMinimum number of bots to fill the server. More th...

Server PasswordPassword required to join the server. Leave empty ...

RCON PasswordPassword for remote console (RCON) admin commands....

ArchitectureServer binary architecture. Use x86_64 (64-bit) un...

Memory AllocationMemory allocated during server startup in megabyte...

terminal

# Update system and install Docker
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y docker.io
sudo systemctl enable --now docker

# Create game server directory
sudo mkdir -p /opt/gameserver

# Server configuration
export MAX_PLAYERS="16"
export SERVER_MAP="ut4_casa"
export JOIN_MESSAGE="Welcome to this server!"
export SERVER_GAMETYPE="3"
export SERVER_TIMELIMIT="10"
export SERVER_FRIENDLYFIRE="1"
export BOT_MINPLAYERS="0"
export EXE="x86_64"
export HUNKMEGS="128"

# Pull the container image
docker pull ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:debian

Step 2

Run the Installation Script

Urban Terror uses a custom install script to download and configure the server files.

Installation Script

#!/bin/bash

mkdir -p /opt/gameserver
cd /opt/gameserver

apt update
apt -y install libxml2-utils sed

echo "Downloading Urban Terror"
curl -sSL -o UrTUpdater-Ded.sh https://github.com/FrozenSand/UrTUpdater/releases/download/v4.0.3-RC1/UrTUpdater-v4.0.3-Ded.sh

echo "Updating Urban Terror"
bash /opt/gameserver/UrTUpdater-Ded.sh << EOF
y
1
1
1
n
y
n
EOF

# Set up default configs
mv /opt/gameserver/q3ut4/server_example.cfg /opt/gameserver/q3ut4/server.cfg
mv /opt/gameserver/q3ut4/mapcycle_example.txt /opt/gameserver/q3ut4/mapcycle.txt

chmod +x /opt/gameserver/Quake3-UrT-Ded.x86_64
chmod +x /opt/gameserver/Quake3-UrT-Ded.i386

# Enable bot support in server config
sed -i '/\/\/pb_sv_enable/a\set  bot_enable 1\nset  bot_minplayers 0' /opt/gameserver/q3ut4/server.cfg

echo "-----------------------------------------"
echo "Installation completed..."
echo "-----------------------------------------"

Step 3

Open Firewall Ports

Urban Terror requires 1 port to be open for game traffic and queries.

terminal

sudo ufw allow 27960/udp

27960/UDP(PORT)

Step 4

Launch the Server

Start the Urban Terror server using the configuration from Step 1.

terminal

docker run -d \
  --name urban-terror-server \
  -p 27960:27960/udp \
  -e MAX_PLAYERS="16" \
  -e SERVER_MAP="ut4_casa" \
  -e JOIN_MESSAGE="Welcome to this server!" \
  -e SERVER_GAMETYPE="3" \
  -e SERVER_TIMELIMIT="10" \
  -e SERVER_FRIENDLYFIRE="1" \
  -e BOT_MINPLAYERS="0" \
  -e EXE="x86_64" \
  -e HUNKMEGS="128" \
  -v /opt/gameserver:/opt/gameserver \
  -w /opt/gameserver \
  ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:debian \
  ./Quake3-UrT-Ded.x86_64 +exec "server.cfg" +set fs_game "q3ut4" +set fs_basepath "/home/container" +set fs_homepath "/home/container" +set dedicated "2" +set com_hunkmegs "128" +set net_port "27960"

Or skip all of this

GameCP automates every step above: Docker, port forwarding, startup, and config. Install on your own PC and deploy a Urban Terror server in under 5 minutes.

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