Comments on: HOW TO: Setup A CS:Source Dedicated Server

By: KolliKilla

KolliKilla — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:27:36 +0000

Hi. I’m Setting up a server and i would like to thak anyone who put this information on the web

Sincerely Kolli

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:37:00 +0000

No problem - I’m glad it was of use to you!

By: Bryan Russell

Bryan Russell — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:05:33 +0000

If you have any info on this, I would greatly appreciate it. When I try to load a custom map, such as de_losttemple or de_kismayo, the server switches to the map fine. But none of the clients download the .bsp file. They DO however download the .nav, but not the .bsp. They then disconnect with a message saying “Missing File: de_kismayo.bsp”, for example. I appreciate your time and thanks for the great information posted above. One of the best i’ve read ever. -Bryan

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:09:23 +0000

Hi!

Thanks for the compliment.

’sv_allowdownload 1′ should allow the clients to download any maps they do not have off the server.. Which is why I find it very odd that they cannot download them.
The clients must make sure that they have ‘cl_allowdownload 1′ set in their config.cfg file. Apart from that, I’m not sure what the problem could be..

You could also try changing the line:
sv_allowdownload 1
To:
sv_allowdownload “1″
Although I’m quite sure the quotation marks are optional!

Also try changing ’sv_allowupload 0′ to ’sv_allowupload 1′ - that could work. I hope that does the trick..

I’m sorry I can’t be of more help, my mind’s swirling at the moment. If that doesn’t help, try asking on the Counter-Strike.net Server Op forum. They might be able to answer your question

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 04 May 2006 11:46:15 +0000

Hi,

Great guide! Thankyou

My server is running on a different port (28015) and I was wondering where I can change this?

Many thanks,
Dave

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Thu, 04 May 2006 17:51:48 +0000

Hello,

I think it should be as simple as adding a ‘ port 27020′ parameter to the command, but I will have to look this up for you (I think you meant 27015, rather than 28015? ;))

I’ll get back to you once I’ve found out. In the meantime, try the above - that may work

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 04 May 2006 21:36:53 +0000

Hi J_K9,

Thanks for your reply… No, I meant 28015. Yeah, I know. The server isn’t even showing in xFire, which makes me suspect the port should be in the 27000-27999 range at max, and that it needs to change…

Will have a look at the port command, cheers

Hmmm…

Cheers for your help,
Dave

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Fri, 05 May 2006 13:23:52 +0000

Hi,

28015? That’s very odd… Usually CS:Source servers run in the 27015-27030 range. Surely you would have had to forward the 28015 port to your computer as well to make that work?

Anyway, I did a bit of research, and adding the following parameter to the command should work:

+port 27015

So that the final command is (example):

./srcds_run -console -game cstrike map cs_italy ip 192.168.1.100 maxplayers 16 +port 27015 -autoupdate

That should work

Oh, and to change the source TV port (if you want to change it from its default 27020), you would need to add this: +tv_port 27021

Best of luck!

By: djGuess?

djGuess? — Tue, 30 May 2006 20:43:48 +0000

Hi There,

I’m having problems with the router thing. I’ve done the whole thing where I go into my router setting,to put the port numbers in eg.27000-* bla bla. But everytime I get the new line for the next port, it doesn’t allow me to add the next settings. eg. my UDP Ports. Do you know what I mean. I don’t know how to explain it.

Thanx

DJ Guess?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:18:45 +0000

Hi,

I’m afraid that, because I don’t know what your router’s make or model is, I can’t help you with that.. Plus, I’m not too sure what you mean
But, here’s a site which should help you: http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm

Luck

By: djGuess?

djGuess? — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:01:00 +0000

I have a Marconi Model 2 router.I’ve been to that site www.portworward.com and they’ve showed me how to enter the ports manualy in my router’s config. I’ve done the first one and then selected ‘add this setting’. It then adds the first line, but when I want to add the 2nd and 3rd ports (UDP), it doesn’t accept it, my router doesn’t shows the rest of the ports I’ve added. It only shows the first entry (port) I’ve added. Do you think it would still work?

Now another problem. I’ve updated my srcds, but now srcds.exe file is not working. I double click it but nothing happens, any suggestions.

Thanks alot.
djGuess?

By: snake

snake — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 06:50:43 +0000

I have a cs 1.6 server and i was wondering if its possible two run two ports on a server … !

By: meatwad

meatwad — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 23:35:10 +0000

this has been very helpfull for me. thankyou

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:01:39 +0000

djGuess? - I’ve never seen the configuration page for one of them, and to be honest I have never heard of that router.. I’m afraid I can’t help you any longer - try the router manufacturer’s support forum to see if they can help
If you have been doing this on Linux, then the scrds.exe file will not work. You’ll have to run the ./srcds app with the relevant parameters.

snake - Hi. I’m not quite sure what you mean.. You cannot run the same CS 1.6 server on two different ports. However, you can install two different copies of the server on the same machine, and set each copy to run on a different port. That would work - as long as you have a good enough server to support them

meatwad - I’m glad it helped!

I might as well advertise The TAZ Zone’s server: 81.19.208.38:27015
Pop over there if you have the chance..

By: dswimr615

dswimr615 — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:11:58 +0000

PLease help me>

I have no idea what that means, so if you could give me an exammple, that’d be awesome!

Thanks,

Dswimr615

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:00:12 +0000

Counter-Strike:Source is a computer game (a First Person Shooter, at that). To play the game online, you need to join a server, and this allows you to play against other people. This tutorial explains how to set up your own server, so that you can allow other people to play on your server, and have as many custom modifications as you wish.

More info on Counter-Strike:Source can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Source

Cheers

By: xxnaruto13xx

xxnaruto13xx — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:35:25 +0000

Hi! Do you have a tutorial on how to setup a Counter-Strike:Source Dedicated server from the tools tab? If you do, I would greatly appreciate it because I dont know how to save the server settings, Thanks!

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:45:10 +0000

Sorry, I haven’t made a tutorial for that - for the simple reason that, AFAIK, that can only be done on Windows

But, the same configuration files should apply to that as well, so you may be able to modify the server’s settings by editing the files mentioned in this tut.

Sorry I can’t be of more help

By: oshea

oshea — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:15:29 +0000

hey, i am having trouble getting ppl to connect to server. they always say server not responding, but when i am playing on it, they also say that its on LAN. i tryed sv_LAN o but it didnt work!someone told me to try it. i want to know how to get it where people can connect to it. can u PlZ help me!!!
thanks

By: xxnaruto13xx

xxnaruto13xx — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:57:00 +0000

Hi again!,

I have a question. Can the dedicated windows server run even if your computer is off? I would deeply appreciate it if you could help me because I am going to run a 24/7 server for my clan but I have to shut down the server when I shut down my computer so I can go to sleep. I don’t have a great computer that doesnt slow down when you keep it on everyday. Thanks!

By: exoasol

exoasol — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:21:51 +0000

my linux server doesnt have a server.cfg. was wondering if I had to create it myself and then refer the server to it to make sure it runs the cfg file.

The tutorial was exactly what I needed to get it running. /applaud on a job well done

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:42:11 +0000

oshea - Copy and paste this command in (you have a ‘o’ at the end - it should have been a ‘0′ zero): sv_lan 0

xxnaruto13xx - Hi. No, your server will not keep running once your computer has been shut down.. Once it’s off, it’s off.
exoasol - Thank you! And, sure - if the server.cfg isn’t in the mentioned directory, then create one there and put your settings in it; the server will automatically get its settings from there, so you won’t need to worry about changing anything in the server.. Create the file, add your settings, and you’re good to go

By: Mrmarshie

Mrmarshie — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:00:21 +0000

I am having problems putting maps on my server

I change the mapcycle.txt file like i am supposed to but when it goes to a custom map it puts it on de_dust. Can you help me?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:37:48 +0000

Hi,

Are you sure the custom map is not corrupt? That is a possible reason for what is happening (the server will usually restart and go to the first map in mapcycle.txt when it detects a corrupt map).

You should add map names to listmaps.txt as well as mapcycle.txt - I’m not sure if this will solve your problem or not, but it’s a general heads-up.

If what I’ve suggested doesn’t work, then I’m really not sure what could be happening.. Try asking on the Steam Forums or on the FragMasters Forums - someone on either of the two should be able to help you out

By: Justin S.

Justin S. — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:13:35 +0000

wow. fantAstic tutorial. one thing tho:

when i do this command:
# ./steam -command update -game “Counter-Strike Source” -dir .
it says: “unable to determine CPU frequency”

how can i fix this?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:39:07 +0000

Thank you.

Unfortunately, I don’t have the server installed right now, so I can’t check if there are any parameters or anything of the sort which might help (for example, a parameter to use a known CPU frequency reporter app).

Try asking on this forum, as someone there should be able to help: http://forums.srcds.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=6. If not, you could also try asking on the two forums mentioned in comment #24..

By: Justin S.

Justin S. — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:35:42 +0000

F**K i am SO pissed. not nessesarily at you, but just pissed and maybe you can help. my site is hosted by canaca (www.canaca.com) and about 5 minuts after i started doing your tutorial everything was cut off. i couldn’t use ssh, ftp ore regular web on my website. i e-mailed canaca and they said that my account has been PERMINANTLY SUSPENDED and that there is no chance of me ever getting it back. they did this because i: “had a suspicious counter strike script” on it. i had some seriously important sh*t on that website, as well as i paid for a full year and have only been with them a couple months. any sugjestions or recomendations?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:48:38 +0000

Hi Justin,

I have a feeling the company did that within reason - if you signed up with them for webhosting (which is what I gathered from their site), there was probably something in their licence (which you agreed to) stating that you would not install any extra software, or run any other services. I have not looked at their licence, but if Canaca is worth their reputation, there will be a clause like that in there.

Unfortunately, this is neither my fault nor is there anything I can do to help. If you went against their licence without checking whether you were allowed to do this or not beforehand, then they probably have the right to suspend your account permanently (again, read the licence). By installing a CS:Source server on their webserver, you were opening another port and therefore causing the possibility of the compromise of your server AND any other virtual servers on the machine.
All I can suggest is either to: 1. Contact them and beg for forgiveness, stating that you didn’t know you weren’t allowed to do this and will never do it again - the chances of this working are small, but try it anyway. If 1. doesn’t work, try: 2. Ask them to send you all the files/SQL databases you had on the site via email. That way, at least you get a copy of the things you had on the website.

Sorry buddy, this is beyond me - I have no say in this. You should have checked that what you were doing complied with the licence before doing it.

Best of luck.

By: bob marley

bob marley — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 04:50:48 +0000

when i do this:
# telinit 3
it says command not found

help

By: Justin S.

Justin S. — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:17:18 +0000

ok i finally got everything installed. but when i connect to the server it is Super laggy. like when you go foreward, after a second it teleports you back. how can i make it not laggy?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:38:03 +0000

Bob - Try the command ‘init 3′ instead.

Justin - It is probably to do with your server’s connection. Where has it been set up? What kind of connection is it on? Is it running any other services? If so, try turning them off. What specifications does the server have?

By: Justin S.

Justin S. — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:34:54 +0000

my website is hosted on dreamhost, (http://dreamhost.com/) and here are my rate settings on my server.cfg file:

//rate settings
decalfrequency 30
sv_maxrate 30000
sv_maxunlag .5
sv_maxupdaterate 100
sv_minrate 15000
sv_minupdaterate 50
sv_unlag 1

and i set my tickrate to 66 when i do the run command. here is the run command i use:

./srcds_run -console -game cstrike map de_dust2 ip 208.113.157.213:27015 maxplayers 18 -tickrate 66

By: Justin Strawn

Justin Strawn — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 01:52:58 +0000

on my above post, for some reason the plus signs didn’t show up on my run command. but just so u know, i do use them.

By: netop

netop — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:57:54 +0000

thanks J_K9, great tutorial, works for linux and freebsd, saved me alot of working out thanks

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:29:55 +0000

I’m glad it helped, netop

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:36:24 +0000

Nice tutorial thx for the work you put in i liked the config section it goes into more depth than most which is nice.

By: EnForcer UK

EnForcer UK — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:59:30 +0000

Nice tut, install went lika a breeze.
Thank you for the effort :o)

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:51:14 +0000

Sam and EnForcer UK - no problem

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:01:18 +0000

Ok i got this problem here is what i get

sam@LinuxBox:~/srcds_l$ ./steam -command update -game “Counter-Strike Source” -dir.
WARNING: unrecognized parameter ‘Source”’
WARNING: unrecognized parameter ‘-dir.’
Checking bootstrapper version …
Updating Installation
** ‘game’ options for Source DS Install:

“Counter-Strike Source”
“dods”
“hl2mp”

** ‘game’ options for HL1 DS Install:

“cstrike”
“czero”
“dmc”
“dod”
“gearbox”
“ricochet”
“tfc”
“valve”

** ‘game’ options for Third-Party game servers:

“redorchestra”
“ship”
“sin”
HLDS installation up to date
sam@LinuxBox:~/srcds_l$

Don’t think i did anything wrong i followed exactly as it says.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:40:39 +0000

i think its somthing to do with Counter-Strike Source becaise i tried hl2mp because i need a server for that to and that installed so it must be a typo

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:13:29 +0000

Hi Sam,

It is a typo - you need a space between the ‘dir’ and ‘.’. The command should be:

./steam -command update -game “Counter-Strike Source” -dir .

Cheers

By: dcccccccc

dcccccccc — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:57:05 +0000

how do u forward ports?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:21:11 +0000

See your router’s user manual or setup guide - it should say how to do so in there. If you can’t find either of the manuals, or it isn’t explained in there, see this comprehensive resource: http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm

Hope that helps

By: xxnaruto13xx

xxnaruto13xx — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 02:00:41 +0000

Hi!

Do you know how to save settings for a map on a server that has a web server? If you do i would deeply appreciate it because I have a web server on my server but I don’t know how to save the settings on one or two maps.

Thanks!

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:46:54 +0000

What do you mean by “save the settings”? Do you mean that you want to save things like restricted weapons on a map, etc?

Read the Mani documentation

By: albinoturtle

albinoturtle — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:19:31 +0000

hey i use source dedicated server and i set everything up and stuff. It says its successfully connected to the steam servers and is VAC secured. Anyway it says the server is running and stuff and i load counter strike source and then look for my server in the internet servers, i cant find it anywhere, but when i goto LAN tab i can see it (even though i selected internet connection at setup)

any ideas?

thanks

By: xxnaruto13xx

xxnaruto13xx — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:02:34 +0000

Hi.

What I mean by “save the settings” is like sv_gravity and sv_airaccelerate is already executed when the map starts.

By: Shikima

Shikima — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:15:34 +0000

Hey, thanks for writing this tutorial, it’s great!

To answer albinoturtle’s question, if you created a server it’ll show up in lan even though you set it up as an internet server. This dosent just apply to srcds. If your on a lan with the server then you can only access the server through it’s local ip. So if you try to search for it on the internet you wont find it. I don’t know why it’s like that, something with your isp maybe? But odds are if you did everything right it should show up on the internet list, even though you only see it on your lan.

I’ve also got a question. I’ve installed srcds before but never got it to work, it would error all the time, I thought it was because the kernel was 2.4 so I upgraded it to 2.6, then I tried running it again after I updated it, but it gave me error on line 426 something about an illegal instruction, do you know what that means?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:09:26 +0000

I’m sorry, I don’t know what the error means - have you tried Googling for it? And have you tried installing srcds on another Linux distribution? It’s an odd error… Try installing it on another distribution, and let me know the result - in the meantime, I’m going to try to find a fix for you

By: zomg

zomg — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 06:30:26 +0000

what u mean by terminal window?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:42:44 +0000

Press Alt F2 and type ‘xterm’ without the quotes.

By: Four Hours And Two Bucketloads Of Perspiration Later at J_K9 @ Linux

Four Hours And Two Bucketloads Of Perspiration Later at J_K9 @ Linux — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:37:39 +0000

[…] … I have set up a Counter-Strike:Source server for a client. The Band of Brothers clan contacted me a few days ago, and we agreed to a deal - I would set up and configure their server as they wanted for a flat rate (the first time), and then I would be hired on occasion to maintain and update the server at an hourly rate. Being a student, and knowing my way around the Source Dedicated Server (see my HOW TO: Setup a CS:Source Dedicated Server tutorial if you would like to do your own), I eagerly accepted the offer. […]

By: DreamDemon

DreamDemon — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:26:29 +0000

Great tutorial! However, I’ve run into some issues with FC3 ( all updated with yum) that are boggling me. Here’s the server info;

Compaq ProLiant DL360
Raid 0 using (2) U160 10k RPM HS drives
Dual PIII-733
1 Gig ECC RAM
custom written firewall script ( will email on request - not for public)

Here’s the output when I start the server:

Auto detecting CPU
Using default binary.
Auto-restarting the server on crash

Console initialized.
Attempted to create unknown entity type event_queue_saveload_proxy!
Game.dll loaded for “Counter-Strike: Source”
********************************************************
Loading Mani Admin Plugin 2005 V1.1.0zi, www.mani-admin-plugin.com

0xb6e0dba8 SDK PlayerInfoManager002
0xb7639ae0 SDK VEngineServer021
0xb76094a0 SDK GAMEEVENTSMANAGER002
0xb7f21e04 SDK VFileSystem012
0xb7636540 SDK ISERVERPLUGINHELPERS001
0xb76142a0 SDK VEngineServerStringTable001
0xb7609358 SDK EngineTraceServer003
0xb761b080 SDK VEngineRandom001
0xb6dfd95c SDK ServerGameEnts001
0xb6de6cd0 SDK IEffects001
0xb763e5d8 SDK IEngineSoundServer003
0xb76068b4 SDK VEngineCvar002
0xb6dfd804 SDK ServerGameDLL003 => Upgraded to ServerGameDLL004
0xb763c32c SDK VoiceServer001
********************************************************
Searching for game type [Counter-Strike: Source]
Found gametypes for Counter-Strike: Source
Linux binary @ ./cstrike/bin/server_i486.so
Program Start at [0×9c50a58]
var_address = 0xb6d3d410
Game Type [Counter-Strike: Source]
Hooked SayText [3]
Hooked SayText2 [4]
Hooked TextMsg [5]
Hooked HudMsg [6]
Hooked ShowMenu [10]
Hooked Fade [12]
Hooked VGUIMenu [13]
Hooked RadioText [21]
*********** Loading downloads.txt ************
*********** downloads.txt loaded ************
Hooking voiceserver
maxplayers set to 32
Server logging enabled.
Server logging data to file logs/L0815001.log
L 08/15/2006 - 16:24:42: Log file started (file “logs/L0815001.log”) (game “/usr/local/games/srcds/cstrike”) (version “2784″)
L 08/15/2006 - 16:24:42: Banid: “” was banned “permanently” by “Console”
L 08/15/2006 - 16:24:42: Banid: “” was banned “permanently” by “Console”
couldn’t exec banned_ip.cfg
Network: IP 127.0.0.1, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27015 SV / 27005 CL

I have UT99 running as a server as well ( no conflicting ports) and it’s seen fine by the outside world. Any suggestions?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:21:45 +0000

Hmm… Fedora Core 3? Slightly outdated, in my opinion - but, if you like it..
The way I see it, this line is the killer:

Network: IP 127.0.0.1, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27015 SV / 27005 CL

The server seems to be using the wrong interface - it’s using lo instead of whatever interface you are connected to the internet to. You should be able to specify which interface to use when starting the server… Could you please check out “./srcds –help” to see if there is a parameter for that? I’m sorry, I’d check it myself, but I don’t have a server to test this with.

If you specify the right interface, it will probably work

By: Platinum Cheese

Platinum Cheese — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:59:49 +0000

Brilliant 10 out of 10 no problems, easy to follow. Good job i owe u!

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:18:23 +0000

You don’t owe me anything, Platinum Cheese - I’m just glad you found it useful

By: Platinum Cheese

Platinum Cheese — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:47:23 +0000

ok then, i gotta ask u, if u wanted to make 2 or 5 servers so each one was set to different things e.g. a zombie server on one setting and a normal server on another, but obviously run them indervidually would u have to copy and paste the whole lot? and change settings or just copy the the server .cfg file and change settings?
thanks

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:19:13 +0000

Copy and paste the whole lot, and run it on a different port (it’s probably the best choice - you, technically, could just copy and paste the server.cfg file and modify that, but it would take quite a bit of tweaking to get it all working smoothly IMHO).

By: SpuD

SpuD — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:37:46 +0000

You, good sir, are a star. Another server to take to lans, thank you ;D

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:30:19 +0000

A great how-to!

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:29:57 +0000

SpuD and Brian - Thank you!

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 22:06:04 +0000

I just setup the CS:Source server with the Mani Admin plugin. Call me stupid but I have no idea what to do now. The server works and allows me to play but how do you manage the server? How does rconn work, etc…
Any pointers that someone would want to pass out to me would be greatly appreciated.

Tom

By: pete

pete — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:54:36 +0000

Tom:
First, you need to set yourself up w/ admin in the Mani config file (set it to your steam ID, just as the example in the cfg shows)

From there it’s easy…just connect to the server and bind an unused key to “admin”: Open your console and type bind k “admin” then just press the k key and you’ll have a nice little admin menu pop up.

As for rcon, set your rcon password in the server config, then when you connect, go to the console and do “rcon_password (password)” then you can do rcon (whatever command you want).

Hope that helps!

BTW, great tutorial! I gotta bookmark this!

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 20:57:06 +0000

Pete - Do as Tom suggested! First of all, you need to add your Steam ID to the adminlist.txt file (I think that’s what it’s called - checked the Mani documentation). To find out what your Steam ID is, join a server (any server will do), open the console (` or ~), and enter: “status” (without the quotes). Copy the Steam ID next to your name (you can’t miss it - it’s something like STEAM_0:0:142764), and paste that into adminlist.txt. Save that, and then go to the PC you play CS:Source on. Browse to the C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\username\counter-strike source\cstrike\cfg\ directory, and edit the file called “valve.rc”. Add the following line to it:

bind “p” “admin”

Save and close the file, and start up CS:Source. Join your server, and press the P key. A nice little admin menu should pop up!

As for rcon access, go to your in-game console and type:

ma_rcon rcon_command

For example, if you wanted to change the gravity to 200:

ma_rcon sv_gravity 200

Hope that helps

Pete - Thank you very much!

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:01:32 +0000

Thanks for the suggestions. I’m still having some issues though. When I log in to my server and hit the key I binded to the admin command nothing happens. When I open the console it reports that the command “admin” is not recognized. When I look back at the server I also see that the adminlist.txt file has been renamed to adminlist.txt.old. Any suggestions on what I’m doing wrong?

Thanks again,
Tom

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:31:32 +0000

Well, Mani Admin Plugin was broken by the recent CS:Source update (on the 24th August). That’s probably the problem

You’ll need to get the latest update: V1.2 Beta N RC2.3. Read the changes, what happened, etc over here: click

I have to set this up on a client’s server tomorrow, so, if you need any help, just ask… I’ll (hopefully) be able to give you precise instructions

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 05:37:20 +0000

It’s ALIVE!!! I found my problem, I fat fingered a digit in my Steam ID. Thanks for all the help. This how to is awesome!

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:52:32 +0000

Hehe! Thanks.

Typos are a nuisance… I’ve made more than my fair share of them too Haha!

By: DDM

DDM — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:11:26 +0000

Exellent howTo, found it easy to read/follow. I congratulate you J_K9.

By: Speck

Speck — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:21:28 +0000

Thank you! Great work!

By: Brother

Brother — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 06:27:26 +0000

i have a problem that ppl can not connect to my sever here is my server.cfg file every thing is right but all that the ppl get is server not responding Please help!!!!!
// server name
hostname “S@V3D Crew”

// rcon passsword
rcon_password “brother300″

// Advanced RCON
sv_rcon_banpenalty 10
sv_rcon_maxfailures 10
sv_rcon_minfailures 5
sv_rcon_minfailuretime 30

// server cvars
mp_friendlyfire 0
mp_footsteps 1
mp_autoteambalance 1
mp_autokick 1
mp_flashlight 1
mp_tkpunish 1
mp_forcecamera 1
sv_alltalk 1
sv_pausable 0
sv_cheats 0
sv_consistency 1
sv_allowupload 1
sv_allowdownload 1
sv_maxspeed 320
mp_limitteams 4
mp_hostagepenalty 5
sv_voiceenable 1
mp_allowspectators 1
mp_timelimit 30
mp_chattime 10
sv_timeout 65

// round specific cvars
mp_freezetime 4
mp_roundtime 5
mp_startmoney 1000
mp_c4timer 45
mp_fraglimit 0
mp_maxrounds 0
mp_winlimit 0
mp_playerid 0
mp_spawnprotectiontime 5

// bandwidth rates/settings
sv_minrate 0
sv_maxrate 0
decalfrequency 3
sv_maxupdaterate 60
sv_minupdaterate 10

// server logging
log on
sv_logbans 1
sv_logecho 1
sv_logfile 1
sv_log_onefile 0

// bots
bot_add
bot_quota 4
bot_quota_mode normal
bot_difficulty 1
bot_chatter normal
bot_auto_follow 1
bot_auto_vacate 1
bot_join_after_player 1
bot_defer_to_human 1
bot_allow_rogues 0
bot_walk 0
bot_join_team T
bot_eco_limit 500
bot_allow_grenades 1
bot_all_weapons
bot_allow_grenades 1
bot_allow_pistols 1
bot_allow_sub_machine_guns 1
bot_allow_shotguns 1
bot_allow_rifles 1
bot_allow_snipers 1
bot_allow_machine_guns 1

// operation
sv_lan 0
sv_region 0

// execute ban files
exec banned_user.cfg
exec banned_ip.cfg

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:59:19 +0000

DDM, Speck - I thank you.

Brother - Some of the bot commands may have changed. I would give you the ones I’m using, but I don’t have my server.cfg at hand at the moment. Try removing the bots for the moment, and see if it works then. If it still doesn’t, my guess is that something like Mani or HLStatsX isn’t working properly…

Did you install both of them? And what version of Mani have you installed?

By: Brother

Brother — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:50:32 +0000

no i didn’t install them i will install then and take the bots off and see what happens. Thanks man i didn’t think any buddy would help me your cool, thanks again

By: MJSee

MJSee — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:56:34 +0000

thanks for the help, this is awesome!

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:49:42 +0000

Hello.. I follow the tutorial ( gj by the way ) and when I try to start the server.. it just brings me to a help menu.. It just tells me the commands to put after the ./steam Did I do something wrong?

Let’s see.. I am in the correct folder.. and I type.

./steam -game “Counter-strike Source” -map de_dust

It says..

-bash Warning command - map cannot be found
-bash Warning command De_dust cannot be found

Then it gives a menu with a list of commands.. I’m not sure what I did wrong?

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:04:20 +0000

Eh, stupid me.. I guess I downloaded the wrong files - It works now! lol

By: Miracle

Miracle — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:33:10 +0000

It’s been loads of help but I got a problem even though I enter the Rcon password from the ingame console I can’t use admin powers, how can I use the admin controls in the ingame console?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:29:16 +0000

Greg - Hehe! Great

Miracle - Check out the Mani documentation for Mani commands. Rcon commands can be executed by (I’m using sv_gravity 150 as an example):

rcon_password YOURPASSWORD rcon sv_gravity 150

Or, simply: ma_rcon sv_gravity 150

Check out the other Mani commands too

By: Miracle

Miracle — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:39:18 +0000

thanks got it working but other people say my server says not responding why is that?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:59:54 +0000

Have you tried accessing it from another PC on the LAN? If you have, what is the result? Does it work?

Have you configured your firewall correctly, and that of any devices in front of it (such as a router)?

By: Miracle

Miracle — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:46:49 +0000

no router. The LAN works as I can see it in the Lan tab in the Steam servers but even though the connection to the steam servers is succesful I can’t see it in the internet tab. I’ve tried disabling the firewall but still it won’t work…any ideas?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:00:04 +0000

Try adding your public IP with the port number to your favourites list, and trying to connect to that. Or, in the game, type the following into ocnsole: connect x.x.x.x:27015
Where the x’s represent your IP address.

You may also need to change your server’s region.. Did you do that?

By: Miracle

Miracle — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:51:30 +0000

Yeah I changed it to 255 so it can be world. I live in Mexico though so I put in South America to begin but it didn’t do much so I put 255 in. I’ll try another region but it’s not working still…even when I put the command +ip xx.xx.xx.xx -port 27015

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:29:50 +0000

Hmm…. The truth is that I honestly don’t have a clue Try the Steam forums, or the 4uservers.co.uk forum. Sorry.

By: crick

crick — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:09:55 +0000

hi.
Im new to all this server stuff, and i have a problem… wheni try 2 add bots to my Source Dedicated Server, the server kicks the bots. can sonone please help me??? thanks alot

By: andrew

andrew — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:05:41 +0000

on cs it says server not responding. how do i fix it

By: David

David — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:33:29 +0000

Hey

A lot of people say there server says server not responding. I have that too but for some reason every now and then it… it just opens and anyone can join, but then it locks up everyones ping goes 1000 and get kicked then it says server not responding again. Any help with this?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:06:10 +0000

Crick - Check out the bot server cvars here: http://www.counter-strike.com/command_bots.php I think they may have changed since I wrote this tut

Andrew and David - Everything’s fine on the two servers I admin… Try the Steam forums

By: $hIzNiT

$hIzNiT — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:56:46 +0000

Ok umm.. i want to make my server an internet server but right now its on LAN, i am using a router but don’t know what i should do to my firewall (which i know how to access.) Could u tell me what to do to change it to Internet for me cause i Do ahve a router.

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:28:05 +0000

You have you give your server a static IP address, and set up port forwarding on your router for the afore-mentioned ports to your server.

By: $hIzNiT

$hIzNiT — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:25:39 +0000

i tried getting to my router through the internet and i typed 192.186.0.1 but nothing happened.. it didnt even bring up google. Any other way o access my router other then through the address bar?

By: The Stubbs (unsigned band)

The Stubbs (unsigned band) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:30:10 +0000

Ha. I find it strangly ironic how half the comments are from Windows users!

Great tutorial though, got me through the installation even though I’ve never used any of thisa stuff before. Thanks.

Peter

p.s. The Stubbs are sponsoring this server for mi5-clan.co.uk in case anyone wondered why a band would want a gaming server

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:09:50 +0000

$hlzNiT - What gateway are you using? Type ‘ifconfig’ (or ‘ipconfig’ on Windows) to find out what your gateway is, and enter that IP into your web browser.

The Stubbs - Hah! As do I… I’m only using it because I’m forced to in school (same goes for IE)
I’m glad you found it helpful, though

By: $hIzNiT

$hIzNiT — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:34:20 +0000

ok it finally worked, i got to my router but i dont know the password, my brother knows so ill ask him. Also: Wat should i do wen i get logged in?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:04:03 +0000

You make sure you’ve given your server a static IP address, and set up a static route (port forward) for the ports mentioned in the tutorial to your server. Make sure your server is properly secured, though

By: $hIzNiT

$hIzNiT — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:12:07 +0000

ok j_k9

i have accessed my router on the internet, wat do i do now to make my port 27015? im using microsoft router. Do I go to: Security>Application-Triggered Port Forwarding. Or Security>Persistent Port Forwarding?

By: Devin

Devin — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:44:47 +0000

hi, Thank ypu very much for the server ad steam ports its just can you explain to be the DIRECTION (INBOUND/ OUTBOUND) for each range or port/s from this list please![UDP] 1200 (Used for Steam’s Friends service)
[UDP] 27000 to 27015 inclusive
[TCP] 27030 to 27039 inclusive
These are all Steam related ports

[UDP] 27015 and 27020 (Default dedicated server port, also used for HLTV)
[TCP] 27015 (For RCON access)

By: Mr Cheeks

Mr Cheeks — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:45:57 +0000

Great job on the tutorial. Can you tell me about system requirements for a CS:source server? I mean what good and what’s really good. Also, can you tell me about bandwidth requirements. I currently have a 10MB down and 1 MB up cable connection, how many players can i have on this connection? thank you in advance.

By: Sadman

Sadman — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:32:20 +0000

Hi, I did exacly what happened there but when I start my dedicated server and go to the map list my custom map isn’t in the list!

Thanks for the rest though!

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:56:58 +0000

$hizNit - Persistent Port Forwarding.

Devin - Do both inbound and outbound. That way, you cannot go wrong

Mr Cheeks - Thank you. As for the hardware requirements… That’s a tough one! There’s such a wide range of hardware that it would be impossible to define a minimum… If you give me a price range for the motherboard/CPU/RAM, I can recommend a good selection of hardware to get the most out of your money. Your connection isn’t bad, but I don’t think you’re going to be able to have many players on that server - with just 1Mb/s up, it’s going to be very tricky to run a lag-free server, especially if the number of players runs into double figures… To be honest, I don’t know the minimum bandwidth requirement - sorry.

Sadman - Have you added the maps to your mapcycle.txt file, with each custom map’s name on a new line? Make sure that you have just typed ‘de_dolls’ instead of ‘de_dolls.bsp’ (or whatever the map’s name is), and restart the server

By: $hIzNiT

$hIzNiT — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:26:04 +0000

Ok, i forwarded a port on persistent port forwarding as, 27000 - 27015. Wats my next step?

By: phyrko

phyrko — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:09:27 +0000

Great guide, J_K9, thanks.

I have seen a few people list the “Ammo Settings” cvars in their config files but I cannot find out how to make them work.

Is there a plugin required enable the max ammo amount settings?

By: J_K9

J_K9 — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:26:23 +0000

$hIzNiT - Do the same for the other ports (above)

phyrko - You may need to have sv_cheats set to 1 in order to make higher settings work. I think that’s what worked for me last time I tried it - YMMV Please do let me know if it works though; heh!