ufoai-server(6)
β¨ ufoai-server β the manual page bestie π
okay so you're looking at the ufoai-server(6) page, section 6, from the games family, and honestly? it's giving dedicated server realness. let's get into it π¦
πΈ NAME πΈ
ufoai-server β the UFO: Alien Invasion dedicated server. that's it, that's the whole name. no cap.
β SYNOPSIS β
ufoai-server [+<internal command> option value] ...
yep. that's the whole vibe. you run it, you optionally sprinkle internal commands on top, and it just goes. π
π DESCRIPTION π
so ufoai-server is the dedicated server for the strategy game UFO: Alien Invasion. like, the actual server-server. not the game client with a server bolted on β the dedicated one, living its own life, serving matches, main character energy only. π
β¨ OPTIONS β¨
-h,--helpβ shows you this help. when in doubt, ask for help. iconic behaviour honestly π«Ά-q,--quietβ turns OFF console output. the server goes silent mode. no thoughts, head empty, just vibes π€«+<internal command>β okay this one's fun. anything you pass as+<internal command>is exactly the same stuff the in-game console understands. to open that in-game console you pressSHIFT+ESC. and if you wanna know all the options the game supports? use the in-gamecvarlistand it'll dump the whole list for you. iykyk π
ποΈ FILES ποΈ
/etc/ufoai-server/server.cfgβ the dedicated server config. this is where the settings live π/etc/default/ufoai-serverβ default commands that get executed when you start up the dedicated server. like a little pre-game ritual πmapcycle.txtβ this is the file that defines the mapcycle the dedicated server is using. maps go in, maps come out, rotation stays rotating π
π SEE ALSO π
go check your sibling page, bestie, it's right there π
π little reminder: options passed with+<internal command>are the same as what the in-game console understands β so if you're confused,SHIFT+ESCin game andcvarlistare your new besties.
and that's a wrap, angel β¨ this was ufoai-server, manual page ufoai-server(6), from the games section β dated August 2013 because the classics never go out of style π stay slay, keep your server up, and don't forget your server.cfg ππ¦πΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- debian bookworm: ufoai-server 2.5-7 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- debian trixie: ufoai-server 2.5-8 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu jammy: ufoai-server 2.5-6 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu noble: ufoai-server 2.5-7build3 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu questing: ufoai-server 2.5-8build1
- ubuntu resolute: ufoai-server 2.5-9ubuntu1 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu stonking: ufoai-server 2.5-11 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms