How to add Tags to your Squad Dedicated Server

Sometimes you just need to advertise how special your sauce really is - with the release of Squad v4.3 Server Administrators are able to add "Tags" to their server to aid in players finding the right fit for their playstyle.

How to...

1. Navigate to your server installation folder (or the File Manager if you are a Southnode customer)
   
   
2. Navigate to the SquadGame/ServerConfig folders, and edit the Server.cfg file
   
   

   Tags can be configured in the Server.cfg. They are added to the ‘Tags’ line and delimited with space. By default all the client filters are set to show “Any” tags, which displays all the servers, including untagged ones. Filtering by tags on the client will narrow down the search result to servers that match the tag(s) used in the filter. We recommend you use each category of tags that applies to your server, as it helps players filter the server list down to their play style and preferences. Not adding tags will mean that players will only see your server in the server browser if they're not filtering on that specific tag category.

   A couple of notes on how Find Match works:
   - Only shows modded servers if the player has these mods installed
   - Doesn’t show full servers
   - The server browser filter uses game mode tags to narrow down the server selection. The Find Match will instead search by active gamemode.

   Example of Tags Line Usage:
   Tags=language_en language_nl mode_aas mode_raas mode_invasion playstyle_relaxed exp_experience maprot_voting

   Tag List

   
   Language - You can add up to 2 language tags
   Note: Squad is using ISO-639-1 two letter codes
   
   English: language_en
   Chinese: language_zh
   Russian: language_ru
   German: language_de
   Turkish: language_tr
   Ukrainian: language_uk
   French: language_fr
   Portuguese: language_pt
   Polish: language_pl
   Swedish: language_sv
   Thai: language_th
   Dutch: language_nl
   Finnish: language_fi
   Korean: language_ko
   Spanish: language_es
   Norwegian: language_no
   Japanese: language_ja
   Danish: language_da
   Italian: language_it
   Czech: language_cs
   Tagalog: language_tl
   Indonesian: language_id
   Kazakh: language_kk
   Arabic: language_ar
   Hebrew: language_he
   
   Game Modes - You can add up to 3 game mode tags
   Invasion: mode_invasion
   AAS: mode_aas
   RAAS: mode_raas
   Destruction: mode_destruction
   Territory Control: mode_tc
   Insurgency: mode_insurgency
   Seed: mode_seed
   Skirmish: mode_skirmish
   Training: mode_training

   Playstyle - You can add 1 playstyle tag (This tag is intended to help you better define your server identity and the type of players you want to attract)
   Relaxed - Communicate, coordinate, play for fun
   Focused - Play the objective, play to win
   Milsim - Tactics and subordination
   Relaxed: playstyle_relaxed
   Focused: playstyle_focused
   Milsim: playstyle_milsim
   
   Experience - You can add 1 experience tag
   New Player Friendly: exp_newplayer
   Experience Preferred: exp_experience
   
   Map Rotation - You can add 1 map rotation tag
   Note: Squad does not have an in-game map voting system. Map Voting tag is applicable to servers that have implemented their own voting system.
   Set Rotation: maprot_rotation
   Map Voting: maprot_voting
   
   

So for example, to have a server that speaks English, has AAS/RAAS/INV game modes, is a relaxed playstyle for experienced players, and has a map voting feature, you would add the following line to your Server.cfg file:

Tags=language_en mode_aas mode_raas mode_invasion playstyle_relaxed exp_experience maprot_voting

Further Reading

How to add Admins to your Squad Dedicated Server

How to change the Map Rotation of your Squad Dedicated Server

How to change the name of your Squad Dedicated Server

How to setup RCON for your Squad Dedicated Server

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