diff --git a/launch-dedicated.sh b/launch-dedicated.sh
index c5dd5ab77b..52505a9f67 100755
--- a/launch-dedicated.sh
+++ b/launch-dedicated.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # example launch script, see https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/Dedicated for details
-Name="Dedicated Server"
-Mod="ra"
+
+# Usage:
+#  $ ./launch-dedicated.sh # Launch a dedicated server with default settings
+#  $ Mod="d2k" ./launch-dedicated.sh # Launch a dedicated server with default settings but override the Mod
+#  Read the file to see which settings you can override
+
+Name="${Name:-"Dedicated Server"}"
+Mod="${Mod:-"ra"}"
 Dedicated="True"
 DedicatedLoop="True"
-ListenPort=1234
-ExternalPort=1234
-AdvertiseOnline="False"
+ListenPort="${ListenPort:-"1234"}"
+ExternalPort="${ExternalPort:-"1234"}"
+AdvertiseOnline="${AdvertiseOnline:-"True"}"
+AllowPortForward="${AllowPortForward:-"False"}"
 
 while true; do
      mono --debug OpenRA.Game.exe Game.Mod=$Mod Server.Dedicated=$Dedicated Server.DedicatedLoop=$DedicatedLoop \
      Server.Name="$Name" Server.ListenPort=$ListenPort Server.ExternalPort=$ExternalPort \
-     Server.AdvertiseOnline=$AdvertiseOnline
+     Server.AdvertiseOnline=$AdvertiseOnline Server.AllowPortForward=$AllowPortForward
 done