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Call of Duty: World at War

This guide covers the codwawserver module in AlphaGSM.

Status: PASSED on 2026-05-30

Requirements

  • Docker recommended on Linux: branch-local or published alphagsm-steamcmd-linux-runtime
  • Host/process fallback: screen
  • Python packages from requirements.txt

New AlphaGSM servers default to Internet dedicated mode (dedicated=2). Existing servers without this setting retain their prior native launch behavior. The server uses DemonWare authentication in this mode, so its DNS and service availability can prevent startup before a playable map exists. For a local LAN server, select the engine's supported LAN mode explicitly:

alphagsm mycodwawse set dedicated 1

Use set dedicated 2 to restore Internet mode. These native mode values follow GameServerManagers' CoDWaW configuration. The disposable smoke and integration cases select LAN mode and still require real Quake status on the exact managed port, mp_airfield, positive capacity, and complete shutdown. These checks do not validate Internet authentication, public listing, or remote-player joining. The LAN smoke passed in run 38812335342, after run 38775144746 reported a DemonWare DNS/authentication failure in the implicit Internet mode.

Quick Start

Create the server:

alphagsm mycodwawse create codwawserver

Run setup:

alphagsm mycodwawse setup

Start it:

alphagsm mycodwawse start

Check it:

alphagsm mycodwawse status

Stop it:

alphagsm mycodwawse stop

Setup Details

Setup configures:

  • the game port (default 28960)
  • the install directory
  • downloads and extracts the server archive
  • the current validated Linux lane runs through the Docker-backed steamcmd-linux runtime

Useful Commands

alphagsm mycodwawse update
alphagsm mycodwawse backup

Notes

  • Module name: codwawserver
  • Default port: 28960
  • Current supported validation lane on Linux: Docker-backed steamcmd-linux
  • query, info, and info --json use the native Quake-style UDP status protocol on the managed game port.

Server variables

After create codwawserver, inspect or change these with set:

alphagsm myserver set --list
alphagsm myserver set KEY --describe
alphagsm myserver set KEY VALUE
Key Aliases Type What it does
dedicated — integer Dedicated mode: 1 for LAN, 2 for Internet (default). Applied at launch.
dir — string Install directory for the server.
download_name — string Cached archive filename.
exe_name — string Server executable filename.
hostname servername, name string The advertised server name.
moddir — string The active Call of Duty: World at War mod directory. Example: baseq3.
port gameport integer The game port for the server. Example: 27960.
startmap map, gamemap, level, world string The startup map.
url — string Download URL for the server archive.

Developer Notes

Run File

  • Executable: codwaw_lnxded
  • Location: <install_dir>/codwaw_lnxded
  • Engine: Custom

Server Configuration

  • Config file: <moddir>/server.cfg (default main/server.cfg)
  • set servername, set moddir, and set map rewrite <moddir>/server.cfg immediately through the schema-backed config-sync path.
  • Runtime note: CI requires a native UDP status response for both process and Docker launches; a TCP listener does not establish game readiness.
  • Template: See server-templates/codwawserver/ if available

Maps and Mods

  • Map directory: <install_dir>/<moddir>/
  • Mod directory: <install_dir>/<moddir>/
  • Workshop support: No

Mod Sources

Call of Duty: World at War supports AlphaGSM-managed direct url mod sources for content-only .pk3 payloads.

Supported payload shapes:

  • a direct .pk3 URL
  • an archive containing bare .pk3 files at the archive root
  • an archive containing <moddir>/<name>.pk3

AlphaGSM installs approved .pk3 content into the active moddir directory, tracks only the files it owns, and adds that active content directory to the managed backup targets.

Examples:

alphagsm mycodwawse mod add url https://example.com/mappack.pk3
alphagsm mycodwawse mod add url https://example.com/custom-content.zip
alphagsm mycodwawse mod apply
alphagsm mycodwawse mod cleanup

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