Skip to content

Kf2server

Jump to bottom
github-actions[bot] edited this page Oct 16, 2026 · 3 revisions

Killing Floor 2

This guide covers the kf2server module in AlphaGSM.

kf2server is currently PASSED on the documented Ubuntu 24.04 Linux baseline. The current GitHub integration lane still exercises both process and Docker runtime selection, and the validated Linux lifecycle stays aligned across both backends while local runs remain process-backed by default unless you opt into the Docker backend.

Requirements

  • screen
  • SteamCMD runtime libraries (lib32gcc-s1, lib32stdc++6)
  • Python packages from requirements.txt

Quick Start

Create the server:

alphagsm mykf2serve create kf2server

Run setup:

alphagsm mykf2serve setup

Start it:

alphagsm mykf2serve start

Check it:

alphagsm mykf2serve status

Stop it:

alphagsm mykf2serve stop

Setup Details

Setup configures:

  • the game port (default 7777)
  • the install directory
  • SteamCMD downloads the server files

Useful Commands

alphagsm mykf2serve update
alphagsm mykf2serve backup

Notes

  • Module name: kf2server
  • Default port: 7777
  • Default Steam query port: 27015
  • query and info use the configured A2S query port. Docker publishes this UDP listener separately from the gameplay port.
  • The native Steam UDP listener uses the game port plus 12783; AlphaGSM claims and publishes this port too.

Workshop content

The native Workshop adapter accepts a public item or collection ID or Steam Community URL, checks that it belongs to Killing Floor 2 (AppID 232090), and manages native server subscriptions and client downloads:

alphagsm mykf2serve stop
alphagsm mykf2serve mod add workshop https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1208883070
alphagsm mykf2serve mod apply
alphagsm mykf2serve start

Start on the stock map first so the engine can download Workshop maps. Once a map exists in the native cache, stop the server and select it with set startmap MAP_NAME. The adapter uses KFGame/Config/LinuxServer-KFEngine.ini on Linux and PCServer-KFEngine.ini on Windows. It preserves operator subscriptions and unrelated settings, and refuses config changes while the server runs. mod cleanup removes AlphaGSM's subscriptions and download-manager entry; engine-generated cache files remain available on disk.

The public KF-Corridor fixture (1208883070) passed anonymous SteamCMD access and the Linux engine's own Workshop download on 2026-10-13. The stock-map AlphaGSM process run answered real A2S with KF-BIOTICSLAB and six slots. Custom-map world loading and the complete Workshop smoke/integration lifecycle are still pending; Workshop Docker validation is also pending.

Server variables

After create kf2server, 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
configsubdir — string Relative config directory.
dir — string Install directory for the server.
exe_name — string Server executable filename.
gametype — string Game mode class to start.
port gameport integer Primary gameplay port.
queryport — integer Steam query port.
startmap map, gamemap, level, world string Starting map name.

Developer Notes

Run File

  • Executable: Binaries/Win64/KFGameSteamServer.bin.x86_64
  • Location: <install_dir>/Binaries/Win64/KFGameSteamServer.bin.x86_64
  • Engine: Custom (SteamCMD)
  • SteamCMD App ID: 232130

Server Configuration

Maps and Mods

  • Map directory: Check game documentation
  • Mod directory: Check game documentation
  • Workshop support: Native subscription adapter; complete native load validation pending.

Clone this wiki locally