Counter Strike: Source is a staple in the FPS genre. If you want to host your own counter strike: source dedicated server you need to go no further! This counter strike: source dedicated server can run both on Windows and Linux operating systems. For windows this test was done on Windows 8 64bit but should run the same on Windows server 2008/2012. For linux I tested this setup on Ubuntu 14.04 64bit server os.
- Download and Extract SteamCMD for Windows http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd.zip
- Double click the SteamCMD.exe program to start the update of SteamCMD
- You can now login as anonymous or with your steam account. I chose to login as anonymously.
login anonymous
- Now create a new folder in windows to hold your server files. I made it C:\CSSOURCESERVER.
- Back in the SteamCMD command window set steam to download to the created folder (C:\CSSOURCESERVER\)
force_install_dir C:\CSSOURCESERVER
- Now we can finally download the server files. Use the following command to start the download. The server files are 2.2GB
app_update 232330 validate
- You can now close SteamCMD and navigate to the C:\CSSOURCESERVER\ folder. You should see files loaded to it.
- To start your server open up command prompt (Start >CMD) and run the following command
srcds.exe -steam -console -game cstrike +map de_dust2 -maxplayers 16
- Now your server is running. You need to forward the following ports to your server from your router and make sure your firewall has them open
TCP/UDP 27016 (GamePort, I raise it from the default 27015 for the folks that run a server off the same comp as their client, they should run it bumpd up 1 port so it does not cause port conflicts..)) UDP 1200 (Friends Network) UDP 27000 to 27016 (<--raised to 27016 from 27015 to match the game and rcon port changes) UDP 27020 TCP 27030 to 27039 TCP: 27016 (SRCDS Rcon port, make sure it is properly set)
You can access the console to use RCON commands with the ~ key (next to the 1)
| hostname | The name of the server. |
| sv_password | Set server password. Leave blank to disable. |
| mp_friendlyfire <0/1> | Turn on/off friendly fire. Default: off |
| mp_footsteps <0/1> | Turn on/off footsteps. Default: on |
| mp_autoteambalance <0/1> | Force clients to auto-join the opposite team if they are not balanced. Default: on |
| mp_autokick <0/1> | Kick idle/team-killing players. Default: off |
| mp_flashlight <0/1> | Turn on/off the ability for clients to use flashlight. Default: off |
| mp_tkpunish <0/1> | Punish TK’ers on next round? Default: on |
| mp_forcecamera <0/1> | Force dead players to first person mode, effectively disabling freelook. Default: off |
| sv_alltalk <0/1> | Players can hear all other players, no team restrictions. Default: off |
| sv_pausable <0/1> | Can the server be paused Default: 0 |
| sv_consistency <0/1> | Force cleints to pass consistency check for critical files before joining server? Default: 0 |
| sv_cheats <0/1> | Allow cheats on server. Default: 0 |
| sv_gravity <0/1> | World Gravity Default: 800 |
| sv_maxvelocity | Maximum speed any ballistic object is allowed to attain per axis. Default: 3500 |
| sv_unlag <0/1> | Enables player lag compensation. Default: 1 |
Windows
Linux
hello it says
‘srcds.exe’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
help please
mine too saying the same
Instead of running it from the command line try navigating to your installation folder in Windows explorer and right clicking on srcds.exe and create a shortcut. Then edit the shortcut to include the parameters for your server.