[Tutorial] How to make a self hosted WCS server (SRCDS)

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How to make a self hosted WCS server (SRCDS)

Part 1. Installing the Dedicated Server.

• Download SteamCMD, unzip and place it in a new folder somewhere on your computer (NOT IN YOUR STEAM CLIENT FOLDER!) E.g. in C://Program Files/SteamCMD/.
  
• Right click on the steamcmd.exe file and create a shortcut to it. Name this shortcut e.g. "Server Update Tool" and place it in the new folder you've just created.
• Create a second folder, e.g. "your server folder" in which you will put your server files, and place this folder e.g. on your desktop.
• Right click on the "Server Update Tool" shortcut file and choose properties. Modify "Target" "C:\program files\SteamCMD\steamcmd.exe" by adding steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir "<PATH TO YOUR DEDI SERVER FILES>" +app_update <APP ID> validate behind it.
  
  • CS:S Example: Target "C:\program files\SteamCMD\steamcmd.exe" steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir "C:\Users\username\Desktop\your server folder" +app_update 232330
• Right click on the "Server Update Tool" shortcut and run it as an administrator. All the necessary server files are now downloaded to "your server folder". Wait till this is done and then proceed to "Part 2. Creating the Server Launcher".

Part 2. Creating the Server Launcher.

• Locate the srcds.exe file, this is located in "your server folder".
• Right click on the srcds.exe file and create a shortcut to it and place it e.g. on your desktop.
• Right click on the shortcut file and change your server folder path/srcds.exe to "your server folder path\srcds.exe" -console -game cstrike +map de_dust2 +maxplayers 20 -port 27015
  
• Double click the shortcut to launch the server.

Part 3. Setting up the server.

• Navigate to "your server folder/cstrike". This is your server management home folder.
• Enable Show File Extensions.
  
• Create a server.cfg file and place it in the "cstrike/cfg" folder.
  
• Install WCS and its requirements.

Part 4. Allow others to connect.

• Open your Command Prompt and type: ipconfig in it.
  
• Write down the IPv4-address because it is the IP for your dedicated server. Also write down the Local IP because we might be able to use this to access your router settings.
• Enter the local IP in a browser, e.g. firefox, and fill in your router username and password. If you don't know this try to google for more info about your router because most have a brand specific default username and default password.
• Locate NAT settings in your router and add these ports (for both TCP and UDP):
• steam friends service-  start 1200 end 1200
• steam main  - start 27000 end 27015
• main steam - start 27020 end 27039
• steam cyberface - start 27040 end 27041
• Note: the port we added to the server in srcds (27015) is the basic port for servers. this can be changed if you want to have another server running from the same net. you can have servers on ports from 27000 to 27015. If you want it to be a higher number you gonna have to open a new port.
• Join the server on IP:PORT (where IP is IPv4 and Port is defined in the properties of the SRCDS shortcut file).

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Updated for SteamCMD.

[DoCNL]

Ahh nice, i will try this some time this week
Im pretty much sure it will work, tutorial looks good, nice

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Ty for the tutorial really helped me out