Here's how to connect to your Counter-Strike 2 server and adjust the most important settings.
Connecting
- Open the server page in the client area and click Start.
- Wait until the status shows “running”. You can follow the progress in the Console tab.
- Copy the address (IP:Port) at the top of the server page.
- In CS2, enable the developer console under Settings → Game, open it and enter
connect IP:Port.
Important settings
In the Startup variables tab:
- Servername (
SERVER_NAME) – name in the Steam server browser. - Server-Passwort (
SERVER_PASSWORD) – password for joining. - Maximale Spieler (
MAX_PLAYERS) – maximum number of players. - Karte (
SRCDS_MAP) – start map, e.g.de_dust2orde_mirage. - Spielmodus (game_mode) (
GAME_MODE) and Spieltyp (game_type) (GAME_TYPE) – together they set the mode, e.g. Competitive 1/0, Wingman 2/0, Casual 0/0. - Steam-Gameserver-Login-Token (GSLT) (
STEAM_GSLT) – required so that the server is listed publicly. - VAC aktivieren (
VAC_ENABLED) and Automatische Updates (AUTO_UPDATE).
Changes in the Startup variables tab take effect on the next restart.
Good to know
- The Steam token (GSLT) is required and entered when ordering; you can change it later under Startup variables. How to get one is explained in Counter-Strike 2: create a Steam token (GSLT).
- The portal generates the RCON password automatically. It is shown once at the top of the server page – please make a note of it. To change it: RCON-Passwort (
RCON_PASSWORD). For external RCON tools, set RCON aktivieren (RCON_ENABLED) to 1. - The first start takes longer because the server files (several dozen GB) are downloaded.