I’ve noticed that a lot of users and servers have questions about how to configure there server, but not knowing what type of commands change certain things. I found this great thread on a list of commands and a brief explanation by a poster named “Muppet”. I just modified the structure a little bid, but regardless I give credit to Muppet!

hostname “Team Fortress 2 Insidier” // This is your server name as shown in the server list

sv_password “” // Your server password. Leaving it empty between the quotes means it will be public and unlocked.
rcon_password “tf2insider” // This is your password to access server side commands
sv_rcon_banpenalty 5 // Number of minutes to ban users who fail rcon authentication
sv_rcon_maxfailures 10 // Max number of times a user can fail rcon authentication before being banned

mp_autoteambalance 1 // 0 is off and 1 is on. if 1 then should be used in conjunction with the following 3 commands
mp_autoteambalance_delay 60 // Time (in seconds) after the teams become unbalanced to attempt to switch players
mp_autoteambalance_warning_delay 30 // Time (in seconds) after the teams become unbalanced to print a balance warning
mp_teams_unbalance_limit 2 // Teams are unbalanced when one team has this many more players than the other (0 disables)

mp_enableroundwaittime 1 // Enable or disable timers to wait between rounds. 0 is off 1 is on
mp_bonusroundtime 20 // Time after round win until round restarts (in seconds)
mp_restartround 20 // Time the current round will restart (in seconds)
mp_stalemate_timelimit 120 // Timelimit (in seconds) of the stalemate round
mp_timelimit 30 // game time per map in minutes

mp_maxrounds 4 // Max number of rounds to play before server changes maps
mp_winlimit 3 // Max number of rounds one team can win before a server changes maps

mp_forcecamera 0 // Force dead clients to first person mode disabling freelook. 0 is off 1 is on
mp_allowspectators 1 // enable or disable spectators on the server. 0 is off 1 is on
mp_friendlyfire 0 // 0 is off and clients can do harm to team mates. 1 is on and players can kill or injure team mates
mp_footsteps 1 // footsteps on or off. 0 is off and 1 is on
sv_cheats 0 // allow cheats to be used by the client. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_timeout 300 // the amount of time in seconds that a client is booted for no input
sv_maxspeed 320 // the maximun speed a client can move at
sv_consistency 1 // Force clients to pass a consistency check for critical files before joining server. 0 is off 1 is on
decalfrequency 10 // the pause in seconds between a decal being sprayed

sv_voiceenable 1 // allow players to use a microphone. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_alltalk 0 // toggles whether both teams can hear each others voice comms or not. 0 is off 1 is on. recommend it being off
mp_chattime 10 // players can chat for this amount of time (in seconds) after a game is over

sv_allowupload 1 // allow custom decals to be uploaded. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_allowdownload 1 // allow files to be downloaded from the server. 0 is off 1 is on
net_maxfilesize 15 // Max download file size. Default is 15
sv_downloadurl “” //redirect download location

sv_minrate 20000
sv_maxrate 30000
decalfrequency 10
sv_maxupdaterate 100
sv_minupdaterate 66
sv_mincmdrate 66
sv_maxcmdrate 100

log off // enable or disable server logging. on is on off is off
sv_logbans 0 // Log server bans in the server logs
sv_logecho 1 // Echo log information to the console. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_logfile 0 // Log server information in the log file. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_log_onefile 0 // log everything in one file

sv_lan 0 // is this an internet or LAN server. 0 is internet 1 is LAN
sv_region 3 // server location. -1 is the world, 0 is USA east coast, 1 is USA west coast, 2 south america, 3 europe, 4 asia, 5 australia, 6 middle east, 7 africa
sv_contact insider@tf2insider.com // contact email for sysop
sv_pausable 0 // enables or disables whether the server can be paused. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_pure 1 // forces all clients on the server to use content that matches what is on the server. 0 is off 1 is on
sv_pure_kick_clients 1 // kicks clients that do not have content that matches what is on the server

exec banned_user.cfg
exec banned_ip.cfg

writeid
writeip

You can find the original thread here:

http://forums.srcds.com/viewtopic/5264