The launch checklist
In short
Before you advertise anywhere, go through this list. Every item is something a real server discovered on launch day.
The first minute decides whether a new player stays — loading screen, spawn, minimap and HUD all count. Read the first sixty seconds, and for the marketing side use the server launch checklist.
Checklist
- Recommended artifacts, tested on a dev server
-
sv_projectName,sv_projectDesc, tags, locale and a 96×96 icon set - Server list banners and a loading screen that match your brand
- Ports 30120 TCP/UDP open; 40120 and 3306 closed to the public
- OneSync on and
sv_maxclientsmatching your subscription - Security convars set and tested
- Secrets moved to an
exec’d file - Staff accounts in txAdmin with the right permissions
- ACE groups for admin commands
- Scheduled restarts with save handlers
- Daily off-machine database backups — and one test restore
- resmon checked with 20+ players on the test server
- No oversized-asset warnings in the console
- Rules, appeal route and support channel in Discord
- A rollback plan for the first update