How to Set a Server Name and MOTD on your Squad Server

Setting a custom Server Name and message of the day is a great way to customise your Squad server. Your Server Name will also be used by players to identify your server in the Server Browser.

Setting A Server Name

Your Server Name is set in your server's squad.properties file and can be easily updated using your server's control panel.

  1. Access your control panel, and Stop your server.
  2. Navigate to Files > Config Files.
  3. Click Squad Server Settings.
  4. Locate the Server Name field and enter your desired name.
  5. Save and Start your server.

Setting Your Server's MOTD

Your server's MOTD is displayed in a small text box to players when they join your Squad server. It is usually used to display server info, rules or community updates.

  1. Access your control panel, and Stop your server.
  2. Navigate to Files > Config Files.
  3. Click MOTD.cfg.
  4. Enter a MOTD. Up to two HTML tags can be used.
  5. Click the Save button and Start the server.

If you would like any additional information on how to configure your server, you can find our other Squad articles here.

If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php

Mitchell Smith

Managing Director @ Shockbyte

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