In this tutorial we will be covering the process of installing and running a CS:S Game server.
Update the packages: sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
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Install these additional libraries: sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 libc6-i386
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Add a new user for running the game server: sudo adduser steam
(For security purposes).
Login to the new user that we created: su steam
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SteamCMD is a free tool created by Valve and used to download Game Server files easily.
As you are logged as the steam user, make sure youâre in /home/steam
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Create a directory for SteamCMD: mkdir SteamCMD
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Navigate to the newly created directory and download the SteamCMD archive: cd steamCMD && wget http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
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Extract the archive:tar -xvzf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
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Now we get to the exciting bit, downloading the actual files that make the game server operate.
Run SteamCMD: ./steamcmd.sh
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Login to Steam servers anonymously: login anonymous
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Set the install directory: force_install_dir ./css/
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Download the game files: app_update 232330 validate
(This may take a while).
Quit the SteamCMD console: quit
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Navigate to the CS:S Installation Directory: cd css
Execute this command to run the server: ./srcds_run -console -game cstrike -maxplayers 20 - port 27015 +map de_dust2
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Your CS:S server should be up and running! To connect to it use the IP on your Vultr instance.
For an advanced configuration guide refer to the CS:S section on the SteamCMD Wiki. Enjoy!
This concludes our tutorial. Thank you for reading.