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How To Add Admins To Your Quake Live Server

Managing player permissions—including granting administrative privileges or banning players—is essential for maintaining a healthy gaming environment. Quake Live uses a file called access.txt to handle player permissions.

Setting Yourself As An Admin In Quake Live

Section titled “Setting Yourself As An Admin In Quake Live”
  1. Access the Game Host Bros Panel and select your Quake Live server.
  2. In the sidebar click on Management > File Manager.
  3. Select the baseq3 folder.
  4. Find the file named access.txt.
  5. Add a new entry on its own line and follow the format: steamid|(mod|admin|ban) For example: 76561198072786081|ban.
  6. Type /reload_access to make the changes live.