Dedicated Server Guide

Setup

1. Download SteamCMD
   Details on how to do so are on Valve Developer Wiki here
2. Download files for the game you want to host
   Open command line, run steamcmd then follow the steps below carefully
   1. Specify where to install by typing in force_install_dir /path/to/where/to/put/server
   2. Login to your steam account by doing login <username>, replace "<username>" with your Steam login username
   3. Download the game you want to host for. For example if you want to host for Half-Life 2 you would type in app_update 220 validate
   4. Wait for the download to finish and then type in quit to exit
3. Download necessary files to turn the game to a dedicated server
   You'll need 2 files to be able to run a dedicated server, srcds executable and the dedicated library file
   You can obtain these files with the following commands:
   Windows: steamcmd +force_install_dir C:\path\to\where\to\put\temporary\files +login anonymous +download_depot 244310 244312 1190459529383296764
   Linux: steamcmd +force_install_dir /path/to/where/to/put/temporary/files +login anonymous +download_depot 244310 244313 4225323878391996105
   Note that it HAS to be on a new directory rather than the server directory, we will be copying files from this folder to put into the server
   After downloading, go to the new directory and copy 'srcds_linux' and 'srcds_run' to the server's root and move 'dedicated.so' from 'temorary/files/bin' to the 'server/bin' folder.
   If you're on Windows, copy 'srcds.exe' to the root and 'dedicated.dll' to the 'bin' folder.
   After you are done, it should look like this:

SPMPsrcds
├───bin
│   ├───...
│   └───dedicated.dll
├───hl2
├───platform
├───hl2.exe
├───srcds.exe
├───steam_appid.txt
└───thirdpartylegalnotices.txt

After you are finished, feel free to remove the new folder and continue with the rest of the steps

4. Make a launch script
   Create a file named launch.bat (launch.sh for Linux) with the following contents:
   Windows: srcds.exe -game <gamedir> -console -ip 0.0.0.0 -maxplayers 32
   Linux:

#!/bin/sh
./srcds_run -game <gamedir> -console -ip 0.0.0.0 -maxplayers 32

Replace <gamedir> with the folder name for the game you want to host, for example if you are hosting for Half-Life 2 you would have -game hl2
After you made the file, launch it. On Linux you'll have to mark the file as executable by running chmod +x launch.sh and then launch by doing ./launch.sh

Optimization

While the setup will get you started, you'll still need to do some console commands to make the experience more enjoyable.

• net_splitrate <number bigger than 1, like 10 or 20> : Will allow the server to send more data per tick.
• net_splitpacket_maxrate 1048576 : Same as the above.