How to Setup Counter Strike Source Dedicated Server
The popular video game Counter Strike Source enables players to run a dedicated server, in which a user makes his own server for others to join and play on. The Source Dedicated Server is free and anyone who owns a Valve game that uses the Source game engine can host his own server. It is not difficult to set up a dedicated server on a Windows operating system, but using some of the commands requires previous knowledge and getting used to.
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Create a new Steam account. The new Steam account will host the dedicated server. You cannot join the server while running it from the same account. Therefore, you must create one Steam account that runs dedicated servers and one Steam account to play on them. You do not need games on the Steam account that runs the dedicated server.
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Download Source Dedicated Server. Under the "Tools" tab on Steam, find "Source Dedicated Server." Right-click it and click "Install Game."
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Double-click "Source Dedicated Server" and a small window will pop up. Under the "Game" option, select "Counter Strike: Source."
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Rename the server to whatever name you want. Choose the maximum number of players you want in your server at a time. Choose an rcon password if you want one and whether or not you want the server to be VAC-secure. When you are finished selecting the options, press the "Start Server" button. Another window will open on your screen.
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Learn the basics of your server and try different things to get used to it. The "Main" tab lets you change the name, map, password and map cycle. The "Configure" tab allows you to change things about the game such as starting money and time limit. "Statistics" shows a variety of information in a graph, such as FPS and ping. "Players" gives a list of everyone in the server and "Bans" lets you remove people from the server. Finally, the "Console" tab gives you access to the console.
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