Game hosting

Counter-Strike 2 server

Create and configure a Counter-Strike 2 server on RHQ Game Hosting.

Your Counter-Strike 2 server runs on our game panel (Pterodactyl). The first start downloads the game files through SteamCMD, so it takes longer than later starts.

  1. Get a game server token

    Log in at steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers, enter App ID 730 and create a token (GSLT). Without it the server is not listed publicly.

  2. Enter the token in the panel

    Open your server, go to Startup and paste the token in the Steam token field.

  3. Start the server

    Press Start and wait until the console shows that the server is running.

  4. Set the basics

    In the Files tab edit game/csgo/cfg/server.cfg: hostname, sv_password, rcon_password. Set the start map and game mode in Startup.

  5. Join

    In CS2 open the console (~) and type:

    connect YOUR_SERVER_IP:27015

Ports

PortProtocolUse
27015UDP and TCPGame connection and RCON

Your server's assigned ports are shown in the panel and may differ from these defaults.

Useful console commands

changelevel de_dust2
host_workshop_map WORKSHOP_ID
mp_restartgame 1

Plugins

CS2 plugins run on Metamod with a framework such as CounterStrikeSharp. Upload them to game/csgo/addons from the Files tab and follow the plugin's instructions.