The fourth installment of the popular franchise Counter-Strike, called Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, is one of the few first person shooters available to Linux users. Accordingly, your Linux box is an excellent candidate to host a server for Counter-Strike: GO. With our guide, you can make installation a painless, error free process.<\/p>\n
Before proceeding with the steps in this guide, make sure you have the following: Your first step is to make sure that your system is up to date. We’ve prepared the following commands for you to run on your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server. You will need to create a user for Steam. Feel free to leave the info fields empty, as they aren’t necessary. At the end of the process, validate the information by pressing Y or Enter.<\/p>\n Next, we’ll proceed with the steps for installation. Enter the Steam command shell:<\/p>\n Once you’re in the shell, issue this command:<\/p>\n Now wait for the server software to download and be installed. You should see this message when everything’s done.<\/p>\n All that remains is to type quit to exit the shell.<\/p>\n For WAN connections, Counter-Strike: GO will require a server token. (If you’re just running over LAN, this won’t be necessary.) Naturally, you’ll need to have a Steam account and own a copy of Counter-Strike:GO.<\/p>\n For more information on the Game Server Login Token, be sure to consult Valve\u2019s Counter Strike: GO wiki. Here’s an extract of the pertinent information:<\/p>\n CS:GO game servers and GOTV relays not logged in to a persistent game server account with a Game Server Login Token (GSLT) will only allow clients to connect from the same LAN RFC1918 addresses (10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255,172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255,192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255). If your server has a public routable IP address and clients need to connect from outside the server LAN then you need to get registered for GSLT.<\/p>\n To create your GSLTs, visit the GSLT creation utility and follow the instructions here: http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/dev\/managegameservers<\/p>\n Each GSLT is restricted for use on one dedicated server instance only, and should be passed on command line with +sv_setsteamaccount THISGSLTHERE. You can also use command line setting -net_port_try 1 to avoid instances from reusing the same GSLT by accident.<\/p>\n Every game server operating with your GSLT must comply with game server operation guidelines outlined here: http:\/\/blog.counter-strike.net\/index.php\/server_guidelines\/<\/p>\n Follow this link: http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/dev\/managegameservers and log in with the Steam account that has access to your copy of Counter Strike: GO.<\/p>\n You’ll see a form to fill in. Here’s the information that you’ll need to supply: After validation, you’ll recieve your token.<\/p>\n Let’s move on to server configuration and your startup script. You will need to first create the server configuration file. Open the file and add this content to it.<\/p>\n You’ll need to enter the following commands as your root user. Create a startup script that will automatically start Counter-Strike: GO if the server reboots. The script will be stored in this file:<\/p>\n Add the below content to the file, being sure to replace [YOUR_GSLT] in the script with your actual game server token. If you’re looking for more information about game mode and game settings, check out Valve’s wiki page on starting the server.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll need to make the script executable. Then, enable your Counter-Strike: GO Server to start on boot. Start up the server. The final step is to edit your firewall so Counter-Strike: GO traffic can flow to and from your server. If you are using Ubuntu’s default firewall service, iptables, here is how to open your ports both for Steam services & the Counter-Strike: GO server. The ports that you’re allowing will carry this traffic: And if you’re using the iptables-services package, make sure to add this set of rules to your iptables file. Get ready to play Counter-Strike: GO on your newly launched server. Be sure to invite your friends, and to share this article with them if they\u2019re interested in setting up their own server<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How to install Counter-Strike: GO server on Ubuntu 14 The fourth installment of the popular franchise Counter-Strike, called Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, is one of the few first person shooters available to Linux users. Accordingly, your Linux box is an excellent candidate to host a server for Counter-Strike: GO. With our guide, you can make installation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-applications","operating_system-ubuntu-14-04"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u2022 1 Node (Cloud Server<\/a> or Dedicated Server<\/a>) running Ubuntu 14.
\n\u2022 Root access to the node.
\n\u2022 All system updates applied
\n\u2022 Tar, nano, and wget, which should be included in the base Ubuntu installation already
\n\u2022 lib32gcc1<\/p>\nTutorial<\/h2>\n
\napt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y<\/code><\/p>\n
\napt-get install nano wget tar lib32gcc1 -y<\/code><\/p>\n
\nadduser --disabled-login --disabled-password steam<\/code><\/p>\ncd \/home\/steam\/
\nsu - steam
\nwget https:\/\/steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net\/client\/installer\/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
\ntar xvf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
\nrm steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
\n.\/steamcmd.sh<\/code><\/p>\nlogin anonymous
\nforce_install_dir .\/csgo
\napp_update 740 validate<\/code><\/p>\nUpdate state (0x61) downloading, progress: 100.00 (15789214502 \/ 15789238956)
\nSuccess! App '740' fully installed.<\/code><\/p>\nRegistering Game Server Login Token<\/h2>\n
\nApp ID: 730 (Be sure to type 730 here, and not 740 as you did in the Steam command line earlier!)
\nMemo: This is an optional description that you can use for your own purposes.<\/p>\nGame Authentification token (GSLT) Last connection Memo
\n730 *********************************\t<\/code><\/p>\n
\nnano \/home\/steam\/csgo\/csgo\/cfg\/server.cfg<\/code><\/p>\nhostname \"SERVER-HOSTNAME\"
\nsv_password \"SERVER-PASSWORD\"
\nsv_timeout 60
\nrcon_password \"RCON-PASSWORD\"
\nmp_autoteambalance 1
\nmp_limitteams 1
\nwriteid
\nwriteip<\/code><\/p>\nhostname \"SERVER-HOSTNAME\" #This is the name of your server<\/code>
\nsv_password \"SERVER-PASSWORD\" #This is your server password. You can leave it blank for no password.<\/code>
\nrcon_password \"RCON-PASSWORD\" #This is your Rcon server password, if you'd like to administrate your server remotely via Rcon.<\/code><\/p>\nnano \/etc\/init.d\/csgo<\/code><\/p>\n
\n!\/bin\/sh -e
\nDAEMON=\"\/home\/steam\/csgo\/srcds_run\"
\ndaemon_OPT=\"-game csgo -console -usercon +game_type 0 +game_mode 1 +mapgroup mg_active +map de_dust2 +sv_setsteamaccount [YOUR_GSLT] -net_port_try 1\"
\nDAEMONUSER=\"steam\"
\ndaemon_NAME=\"srcds_run\"
\nPATH=\"\/sbin:\/bin:\/usr\/sbin:\/usr\/bin\"
\ntest -x $DAEMON || exit 0
\n. \/lib\/lsb\/init-functions
\nd_start () {
\n log_daemon_msg \"Starting system $daemon_NAME Daemon\"
\n\tstart-stop-daemon --background --name $daemon_NAME --start --quiet --chuid $DAEMONUSER --exec $DAEMON -- $daemon_OPT
\n log_end_msg $?
\n}
\nd_stop () {
\n log_daemon_msg \"Stopping system $daemon_NAME Daemon\"
\n start-stop-daemon --name $daemon_NAME --stop --retry 5 --quiet --name $daemon_NAME
\n\tlog_end_msg $?
\n}
\ncase \"$1\" in
\n start|stop)
\n d_${1}
\n ;;
\n restart|reload|force-reload)
\n d_stop
\n d_start
\n ;;
\n force-stop)
\n d_stop
\n killall -q $daemon_NAME || true
\n sleep 2
\n killall -q -9 $daemon_NAME || true
\n ;;
\n *)
\n echo \"Usage: \/etc\/init.d\/$daemon_NAME {start|stop|force-stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}\"
\n exit 1
\n ;;
\nesac
\nexit 0<\/code><\/p>\n
\nchmod +x \/etc\/init.d\/csgo<\/code><\/p>\n
\nupdate-rc.d csgo defaults<\/code><\/p>\n
\n\/etc\/init.d\/csgo start<\/code><\/p>\n
\niptables -A INPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 27000:27030 --dport 1025:65355 -j ACCEPT
\niptables -A INPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 4380 --dport 1025:65355 -j ACCEPT<\/code><\/p>\n
\n\u2022\t27000 to 27015 inclusive: UDP Game client traffic
\n\u2022\t27015 to 27030 inclusive: UDP Typically Matchmaking and HLTV
\n\u2022\t4380 : UDP Steamworks P2P Networking and Steam Voice Chat<\/p>\n
\n-A INPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 27000:27030 --dport 1025:65355 -j ACCEPT
\n-A INPUT -p udp -m udp --sport 4380 --dport 1025:65355 -j ACCEPT<\/code><\/p>\nConclusion<\/h2>\n