# How to make custom start config?

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**Category:** Multiplayer & Networking\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, UE4, question\
**Created:** [September 24, 2016, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-custom-start-config/371478 "2016-09-24T08:22:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rama](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/rama/32/882413_2.png) [@Rama](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Rama)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-custom-start-config/371478/2 "2016-09-26T16:58:56Z")

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I use commandline .bat files to start instances in this sort of way

> **[Batch file](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_file)**
>
> A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. It consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command-line interpreter, stored in a plain text file. A batch file may contain any command the interpreter accepts interactively and use constructs that enable conditional branching and looping within the batch file, such as IF, FOR, and GOTO labels. The term "batch" is from batch processing, meaning "non-interactive execution", though a batch file might not process a bat...

#Batch Files for Dedicated Servers

I have info on creating dedicated server instances via commandline here:

**How to run Dedicated Server From Commandline**

> **[How to Run Dedicated Server Games From Commandline](https://forums.unrealengine.com/questions/318894/how-to-run-dedicated-server-games-from-commandline.html)**
>
> \#Overview Dear Community, I"ve just created a tutorial on how to run Dedicated Servers with 2 connecting clients from commandline! (editor closed) The key part is that you can’t use 127.0.0.1 for the clients who want to connect to the dedicated...

**Wiki on Dedicated Servers From Commandline**

> **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)**
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> After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — ue4community.wiki! You will be able to find content from the official...

Then I make a .bat file that runs all my other .bat files at the same time 🙂

❤

Rama

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