# Change dedicated server default map in EXE shortcut

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-dedicated-server-default-map-in-exe-shortcut/402598>\
**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [August 23, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-dedicated-server-default-map-in-exe-shortcut/402598 "2017-08-23T09:02:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_dabf0adc](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_dabf0adc](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_dabf0adc)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-dedicated-server-default-map-in-exe-shortcut/402598/1 "2017-08-23T09:02:20Z")

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Hello, is there a way to change dedicated server default map when we create server .exe shortcut ?  
For changing port number we add -port=xxxx .  
For the map what should we do ?

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**Author:** ![A7E7](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@A7E7](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/A7E7)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-dedicated-server-default-map-in-exe-shortcut/402598/2 "2018-03-24T12:14:22Z")

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You can just add the map name after the exe shortcut

YourPath/YourProjectNameServer.exe YourMapName -log -port=xxx