How To Make A Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) Game Server On A DigitalOcean Ubuntu Linux VPS (Droplet)

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Published on October 25, 2024 11:36:28 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr5BbOiVMTo

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Counter-Strike 2 (2023)

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In this video, I take you step by step through the process of setting up your very own Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) game server on a DigitalOcean Virtual Private Server (VPS) also known as a Droplet.

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Steam Game Server Account Management https://steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers
SteamDB (Steam DataBase) https://steamdb.info/
Download PuTTY https://www.putty.org/
Counter-Strike 2 Maps BSP or VPK Name https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Counter-Strike_2/Maps

Steps To Setup CS2 Game Server On An Ubuntu VPS
1. Go to https://digitalocean.pxf.io/c/1245219/1373759/15890 and create a free DigitalOcean account. The above link is my referral link granting you $200 in free cloud credit for 60 days as a new user
2. Once you have created your DigitalOcean account, you will be taken to your DigitalOcean project dashboard. Click Create.
3. Click Droplets
4. Select your region closest to you and your friends for the lowest ping (latency) and best lag free gaming experience
5. For your droplets image select Marketplace and type counter strike 2 into the search box and click to select it
6. Configure the remaining droplet features to your requirements ensuring to select a plan with at least 4GB RAM and 2 Cores Premium Droplet
7. Navigate to https://steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers and log into your steam account
8. Grab the Counter Strike 2 App ID from https://steamdb.info/ and paste it into the app ID section for the steam game server account management site in the previous step
9. Add a memo and click Create
10. A Counter Strike 2 Steam game server login token will now be generated
11. Open up another tab and navigate to https://www.putty.org/ to download and install the SSH client called PuTTY. If you're not on Windows you will need to download an alternative SSH client appropriate for your OS. For a detailed installation guide of PuTTY check out this video of mine    • How To Install PuTTY On Windows 10 Or...  
12. Once you have installed PuTTY, open it and enter your DigitalOcean CS2 servers IP address and click on Open
13. Login as root and enter your droplets root password that you created earlier

Note: If your unable to login to your CS2 droplet through PuTTY you will need to give your server more time to initialise, otherwise you may get time out errors preventing you from logging in successfully

14. Type the following command:

nano /home/steam/serverfiles/game/csgo/cfg/cs2server.cfg

15. Edit your cs2server.cfg file to your liking, ensuring to add your Steam game server login token

sv_setsteamaccount "your_token"

Note 2: I also edited my servers hostname and map in this video demonstration. If you would like to change your CS2 server map also, you can grab the BSP or VPK name here https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Counter-Strike_2/Maps

My example cs2server.cfg edits:
hostname "Websplaining"
sv_setsteamaccount "B663A0F4714F017011DA4DED82ACAF42"
map "de_dust2"

16: Once you are done with cs2server.cfg edits, save your changed by pressing Ctrl+O at the same time on your keyboard followed by enter.
17. Exit out of the Nano terminal text editor by pressing Ctrl+X

Type the following commands one after another:
su - steam
./cs2server update
./cs2server start

18. Once your Counter-Strike 2 server has started close out of the command line terminal and copy your DigitalOcean CS2 droplets IP address from your project dashboard
19. Open Counter-Strike 2 on Steam
20. Click on the Globe or world icon known as the Community Server Browser
21. If you're greeted by a small community servers notification, simply click Ok to proceed to the community servers list
22. Click favorites
23. Click the + symbol
24. Add your DigitalOcean CS2 server IP and port 27015 in the below configuration:

You_Server_IP:27015
25. Click Ok
26. You should now see your CS2 server in your favorites list, click on it to select it and then click on Connect to be connected to your CS2 game server.

Congratulations, you have successfully created your first CS2 game server on a DigitalOcean Droplet

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Context
1:18 - Create A Counter-Strike 2 Game Server
5:04 - Create A CS2 Steam Game Server Login Token
7:25 - Login To Your CS2 Game Server
9:45 - Configure cs2server.cfg file And Start The CS2 Server
14:49 - Connect And Play Your CS2 Server
17:31 - Closing & Outro

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