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What Is QLSM?

QLSM (Quake Live Server Management) is a free, open source web UI for deploying and managing Quake Live dedicated servers without using terminal.

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Three Deployment Modes

QLSM supports three ways to run your Quake Live servers:

  • Local (self-host) — run game servers on the same machine as QLSM itself. Good for a spare Linux box or home server.
  • Standalone — connect QLSM to any remote host: bare metal, a VPS, or a LAN server. You bring the machine; QLSM handles the rest over SSH.
  • Cloud (Vultr) — provision VMs directly from the UI using Terraform. No external tooling needed.

Key Features

  • Live server status — current map, gametype, match state, players, and scores visible at a glance. ZMQ credentials auto-generated and displayed.
  • In-browser config editors — CodeMirror-powered editors for server.cfg, mappool.txt, access.txt, and workshop.txt. Syntax highlighting, search/replace, and inline validation.
  • minqlx plugin management — enable plugins with checkboxes. Python validation built in.
  • Factory file management — select which factory files deploy to each instance.
  • Presets — save a full config/plugin/factory set as a reusable preset. Spin up new instances with consistent baselines.
  • RCON Console — send commands and watch live server events in the browser.
  • Logs — server logs and chat logs (including rotated archives), searchable.
  • Workshop management — push updates manually or schedule automatic restarts that also pull the latest Steam Workshop content.
  • QLFilter — optional eBPF/XDP anti-DDoS filter that drops reflection garbage before it reaches your QLDS ports.
  • 99k LAN rate mode — NAT-based trick that enables the high-bandwidth LAN rate path for internet servers. Real improvement for LG-heavy or large CA/FFA servers.
  • User and API management — multi-user support, API keys, external REST API.

Where To Start