Instructions to setup CS2 dedicated server

CS2 Dedicated Server.md

Hardware Requirements

1. 65gb of storage
2. server equivalent of AWS EC2 t3.xlarge

Installation

1. Follow the "Install" instructions at https://linuxgsm.com/servers/cs2server/

Ports configuration

1. Update security group associated with your EC2 instance to open the following ports for incoming traffic
   • 27010 - 27020 for both TCP and UDP

Frequently used commands

cs2server

1. ./cs2server start to start server, use restart if you want to restart
2. ./cs2server stop to stop server
3. ./cs2server console to run in-game server commands for CS2
   • To exit the console press CTRL+b d. Pressing CTRL+c will terminate the server.
4. ./cs2server update to update CS2 server

For more details check out Basic Usage at https://linuxgsm.com/servers/cs2server/

cs2 server commands

mp_limitteams  "0"        // Allow free team-switching
bot_quota      "0"        // Disable bots
mp_restartgame "1"        // Restart game and go live

Check following gist for more commands: https://gist.github.com/ar1a/0abaa6d6225fb3c98451aa0c85dc08b9

Copying those configs in game directory will allow you to quickly execute those configs, all instructions are in above gist