Setting up a Source Dedicated Server (Windows)

This is Quickstart guide - Setting up a Source Dedicated Server into your home PC (Windows version) using SteamCMD tool.

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Installing SRCDS

Get SteamCMD tool (Download Link), extract zip file and place steamcmd.exe in this directory structure.

C:\server\steamcmd\steamcmd.exe

Open notepad.exe and create TXT file in same destination, named update.txt and create BATCH file named steamcmd_run.bat.

C:\server\steamcmd\update.txt C:\server\steamcmd\steamcmd_run.bat

Inside steamcmd_run.bat file, save this script.

steamcmd.exe +runscript update.txt

Inside update.txt file, save this SteamCMD script

Note:This script will now install multiple SRCDS (CS:GO, CS:S and TF2). Disable lines which you not want to install with double slash // or delete lines

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force_install_dir "../Counter-Strike Global Offensive"
app_update 740 validate

force_install_dir "../Counter-Strike Source"
app_update 232330 validate

//force_install_dir "../Half-Life 2 Deathmatch"
//app_update 232370 validate

//force_install_dir "../Day of Defeat Source"
//app_update 232290 validate

force_install_dir "../Team Fortress 2"
app_update 232250 validate

Note:If some reason you fail to create these above files, you can download those from google drive

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Hb81rG2D5exQlPz1icLVG3c6VtIwedGP

Run steamcmd_run.bat file, SteamCMD window should appear and start downloading files. If everything is done right, you get SRCDS in C:\server\

Launching SRCDS

Find srcds.exe program from SRCDS game directory. For example in CS:GO mod:

C:\server\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\srcds.exe

Create shortcut from srcds.exe and open shortcut properties.
In shortcut properties Target: input, you see path to the program.

"C:\Server\counter-strike global offensive\srcds.exe"

• By adding parameter -console, you run SRCDS without GUI
• Adding parameter -game, you set <game mod> folder you are going to run
• Adding SRCDS command +map, you start server with specific map. You find maps in ...<game mod>/maps/ folder

Example to run Counter-Strike: Global Offensive dedicated server

"C:\Server\counter-strike global offensive\srcds.exe" -console -game csgo +map de_dust2

Examples for other games

"C:\Server\Counter-Strike Source\srcds.exe" -console -game cstrike +map de_dust2
"C:\Server\Team Fortress 2\srcds.exe" -console -game tf +map cp_dustbowl

Updating SRCDS

Close all running SRCDS servers and run steamcmd_run.bat

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--Bacardi (talk) 08:05, 30 March 2020 (CDT)