Counter-Strike Source

Here you'll get instructions of how to install a linux dedicated Counter-Strike server.

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Counter-Strike Source needs glibc 2.3.2 or later!

My setup: Games installation directory: /usr/local/games; Games user: games; Games group: games

Installation of Steam

Create a seperate steam directory: $ mkdir steam
Getting the files: $ wget ftp://hlserver:hlserver@ftp.valvesoftware.com/linux/hldsupdatetool.bin
Make the update tool executable: $ chmod +x ./hldsupdatetool.bin
Execute the update tool: $ ./hldsupdatetool.bin

Create a seperate steam account for admin purposes

Create a seperate steam account for your server besides your own account to play the Steam games. This is merely a hint, not a rule.

Creating a steam account: $ ./steam -create <email@address> <password> <hint> <answer>; $ ./steam -create gamesadmin@dragonbe.be complexPWD "I play games on" "Linux"

If you get an error AuthenticationServerRSAPublicKey failed signature verifcation, then you still have old settings recordes somewhere. Thes e are the steps to make it work again:

Go to your main games installation directory: $ cd /usr/local/games; $ ls -al
Look for the directory .steam (a hidden directory) and remove ClientRegistry.blob: $ rm .steam/ClientRegistry.blob

Installation of Counter-Strike Source Server

Installation: $ ./steam -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir /usr/local/games/srcds_l -username XXXXXX -password XXXXXX -remember_password

Configuring the server

Before you launch your newly downloaded server, you have to create a server.cfg file and you should modify the motd.txt file to welcome gamers at your server.

Move into your Counter-Strike source directory: $ cd /usr/local/games/srcds_l
Editing your server.cfg file: $ vi cstrike/server.cfg

The settings defined here are just for my setup. I show this configuration as an example, but you're free to modify the contents any way you want to.

// Logging
log 1

// Server Info
hostname "DragonBe's CS Source"
sv_contact admin@dragonbe.be
sv_region 3

// CS Specific Cvars
mp_autokick 1
mp_autoteambalance 1
mp_buytime 30
mp_c4timer 40
mp_decals 200
mp_flashlight 1
mp_forcecamera 0
mp_freezetime 6
mp_friendlyfire 1
mp_hostagepenalty 5
mp_limitteams 1
mp_roundtime 3
mp_spawnprotectiontime 5
mp_startmoney 800
mp_timelimit 25
mp_tkpunish 1

// General HL Cvars
sv_allowdownload 1
sv_allowupload 1
sv_footsteps 1
sv_maxrate 20000
sv_minrate 2000
sv_maxspeed 320
sv_specnoclip 0
sv_voiceenable 1

Edit your motd.txt (Message of the day): $ vi motd.txt

Starting the Counter-Strike Source server

$ ./srcds_run -console -game cstrike +map de_dust +maxplayers 16 -port 27015 -pingboost 3 -autoupdate

Starting the Half Life Deathmatch server

Downloading the new Steam updates

$ cd /usr/local/games/steam/hlds_l

$ ./steam -command update -game "hl2mp" -username <username> -password <password> -remember_password

$ cd /usr/local/games/srcds_l

$ ./srcds_run -console -game hl2mp +map dm_lockdown +maxplayers 14 -port 27016 -pingboost 3 -autoupdate

Scripts

You can also use this script to run the server (this requires "screen").

#!/bin/sh

# define your port and ip here
IP=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
PORT=27015

echo "Starting Counter-Strike Source Server"
sleep 1
screen -A -m -d -S css-server ./srcds_run -console -game cstrike +map de_dust 
 +maxplayers 12 -autoupdate -ip $IP -port $PORT

Firewall port settings

Steam ports: UDP 1200 (used for friends service); UDP 27000 to 27015 inclusive; TCP 27030 to 27039 inclusive
Computers running Dedicated Servers need these ports open: UDP: 27015 and 27020 (default HLDS, SRCDS and HLTV port); TCP: 27015 (SRCDS Rcon port)