Day of Defeat: Classic is WWII team combat on the GoldSrc engine, Axis versus Allies fighting over flags. This guide shows how to host your own dedicated server, pick a map, set a password, and get friends in. On 2hours.gg the server is hosted by the hour, so you start it when you play and stop it when you are done.
What you get
A Day of Defeat: Classic dedicated server on GoldSrc (Half-Life Dedicated Server, app 90, mod dod). No files to install, no Steam token to create.
- Every stock map built in: All official maps ship with the server, so nobody has to download anything to join.
- Friends join by IP: Give people the IP and they connect from the in-game console or the server browser.
- Player sizes: Small (8 players), Medium (16), Large (32). Pick the size that fits your group.
- Ready fast: The server boots in about 5 minutes and you only pay for the hours it runs.
Deploy the server
Open the deploy page and choose your options. The form asks for a map, a size, and an optional join password.
- Map: Default is dod_avalanche. You can also pick dod_anzio, dod_caen, dod_donner, dod_flash, dod_kalt, dod_merderet, dod_saints, dod_switch, dod_forest, dod_jagd, dod_falaise, dod_sturm, dod_northbound, dod_vicenza, dod_charlie.
- Password: Leave it empty and anyone with the IP can join. Set a password and only people you give it to can join.
- Size: 8, 16, or 32 players.
How friends join
Once the server card shows the IP, share it. Players open the console with the ~ key and connect.
connect IP:27015- Public server: connect IP:27015
- Private server: password yourpass; connect IP:27015
- Server browser: Find it in the Internet tab or add it by IP. The server name starts with 2hours.gg.
Run the server as admin
You deployed it, so you are the admin. Day of Defeat uses GoldSrc RCON (UDP), which our web console speaks, so you can run these from the web console on the server card or from the in-game console (~) with rcon. Log in once with your RCON password from the card, then prefix each command with rcon.
rcon_password yourpassword
rcon changelevel dod_caen
rcon status
rcon mp_timelimit 30
rcon mp_friendlyfire 1
rcon kick <name>Good to know
- No bots: This release is player versus player. There is no bot wiring, so bring people to fill the server.
- Custom maps: Every official map is included. Custom map delivery needs a FastDL host, which is not set up on this release, so stick to the stock maps.
- Source remake: If you wanted the newer Source engine version, that is a separate game, Day of Defeat: Source. Check the edition before you start hours.
Deploy a Day of Defeat server by the hour