How to Configure Match Settings on Your Trackmania Server

Editing your Trackmania server’s match settings gives you complete control over how your races run. You can adjust the game mode, choose which maps to include, and tweak gameplay rules to create the perfect experience for your community.

#Configure Your Server Match Settings

1. Access your control panel.
2. Stop your server before making any changes.
3. Go to the Files tab.
4. Open this directory:
   /UserData/Maps
5. Review your available maps inside the Campaigns or Downloaded folders. Learn how to upload new maps here.
6. Return to the main UserData directory and open the MatchSettings folder.
7. You can either edit the existing example.txt file directly or create a copy to make your own custom settings file.
8. Open the file in the text editor.

Inside the file, you’ll find different sections that define your server setup:

• Game Mode:
  Find the <script_name> tag and set it to your preferred mode.
  Example:
  <script_name>Trackmania/TM_TimeAttack_Online</script_name>

  Here are some common options you can use:

  Game Mode	Script Name
  Time Attack	Trackmania/TM_TimeAttack_Online
  Rounds	Trackmania/TM_Rounds_Online
  Teams	Trackmania/TM_Teams_Online
  Cup	Trackmania/TM_Cup_Online
  Laps	Trackmania/TM_Laps_Online
  Stunts	Trackmania/TM_StuntMulti_Online
  Knockout	Trackmania/TM_Knockout_Online
  Royal Time Attack	Trackmania/TM_RoyalTimeAttack_Online
  Platform	Trackmania/TM_Platform_Online

• Maps:
  Below the script name, locate the <map><file> section. Replace the example maps with the ones you want to use.
  Example:
  <map><file>Campaigns/Training/Training - 01.Map.Gbx</file></map>

  You can include multiple tracks by repeating this line for each map.

9. After editing, click Save.
10. Go to the Config tab in your control panel.
11. In the Match Settings File field, confirm that the file name matches the one you edited (for example: example.txt or customrace.txt).
12. Start your server to apply the changes.

Once restarted, your server will use your updated match configuration. You can modify the same file anytime to adjust tracks, modes, or gameplay rules without needing to start over.