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Counter Strike 2 — Host a headless Counter Strike 2 server. More information: <https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki

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Problem

How to use the Counter Strike 2 command: Host a headless Counter Strike 2 server. More information: <https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Counter-Strike_2/Dedicated_Servers>.

Solution

Counter Strike 2 — Host a headless Counter Strike 2 server. More information: <https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Counter-Strike_2/Dedicated_Servers>.

Run a game with one map:

{{path/to}}/cs2 -dedicated +map {{de_dust2}}

Run a game with specified maximum number of players:

{{path/to}}/cs2 -dedicated +map {{de_dust2}} -maxplayers {{64}}

Run a game with specified server IP and port:

{{path/to}}/cs2 -dedicated +map {{de_dust2}} -ip {{1.2.3.4}} -port {{27015}}

[Interactive] Shut the server down:

quit

Code Snippets

Run a game with one map

{{path/to}}/cs2 -dedicated +map {{de_dust2}}

Run a game with specified maximum number of players

{{path/to}}/cs2 -dedicated +map {{de_dust2}} -maxplayers {{64}}

Run a game with specified server IP and port

{{path/to}}/cs2 -dedicated +map {{de_dust2}} -ip {{1.2.3.4}} -port {{27015}}

[Interactive] Shut the server down

quit

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