Installing Counter Strike: Source or any other half-life Sever On Breezy.

[bjweeks]

This how-to will help you install a Counter Strike: Source server.

The first step is to make a directory to put the server I will use /srcds (source dedicated server) because I find is the most convenient.

 sudo mkdir /srcds

Move into the directory.

 cd /srcds

Change the directory permissions.

 chmod 755 /srcds

Download the Half-Life server update tool.

 sudo wget http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin

Make the file an executable.

 chmod +x hldsupdatetool.bin

Run the update tool. Then except the EULA.

 ./hldsupdatetool.bin

The bin extracted 'steam'. So you can remove it and the readme now.

 sudo rm hldsupdatetool.bin

 sudo rm readme.txt

Run the 'steam' file to update it.

 ./steam

Install the server. This could take a few hours.

 ./steam -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir .

Now go take a break it is installing all the files. It could take a over an hour.

Once that done you can start you server by.

 ./srcds_run -game cstrike -autoupdate +map de_dust

I hope this how-to helped you post any errors, typos, suggestions or feedback.

I'm in the process of updateing the how-to, I have a few more bugs to comfirm.

[::DoGG::]

GREAAAATT howto
helped me a lot, ony one question - can i download with this steam server for CS 1.5 or only 1.6 is available ???

EDIT:
i would add "chmod 755 -R /srcds" , if you add just "chmod 755 /srcds" after install you wont be able to do anything without superuser privileges.

[bjweeks]

This only install the latest server so installing "cstrike" would install Counter Strike 1.6. Would you need to use -r because you set the chmod before you put the files in the directory.

[Plasma88]

everything went smoothly, until the second to last step....

plasma@ubuntu:/cs$ ./steam -command update -game cstrike -dir .
Checking bootstrapper version ...
Getting version 17 of Steam HLDS Update Tool
Downloading. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cannot open output file 'LinuxHldsUpdateTool_17.pkg'

i get that cannot open 17 pkg....

any ideas?


p.s. im also a complete linux noob

[bjweeks]

It could be a issue with Valve's servers, try again and see if is works.

[Brian.Hall]

everything went smoothly, until the second to last step....

plasma@ubuntu:/cs$ ./steam -command update -game cstrike -dir .
Checking bootstrapper version ...
Getting version 17 of Steam HLDS Update Tool
Downloading. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cannot open output file 'LinuxHldsUpdateTool_17.pkg'

i get that cannot open 17 pkg....

any ideas?


p.s. im also a complete linux noob

Run ./steam as sudo. That should fix it for you.

Ex: sudo ./steam -command update -game cstrike -dir .

[jamaican]

hello just wondering how do you make a directory or wer do you get one because im on windows xp and i dont no how thnx for you help


jamaican

[dynamicres]

great howto!!

[Dark Sarcasm]

Hi, I am new to linux and I was wondering what port I should forward for this server, and also how to configure admins and such. I have another server that I am using as a web, ftp, and network server, so I don't want to put it in the DMZ and disrupt the other server.
Thanks in advance!

-Tom

[tehgooch]

I keep getting this when trying to run hldsupdatetool.bin:

tehgooch@gserver:/srcds# ./hldsupdatetool.bin
bash: ./hldsupdatetool.bin: No such file or directory
tehgooch@gserver:/srcds#

The file is there, and I followed all the directions exactly. I am running Ubuntu 7.04 Server AMD64 (Is it because I'm running AMD64?).

I'm doing this through SSH on my Windows XP Pro computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I tried to include any information that might be useful, but if you need more just ask .