In this article we will install the source dedicated server on the Linux platform with the help of HLDS- half life dedicated server. Half Life Dedicated Server basically is a software that powers many older steam games. Generally the Counter-Strike servers are the dedicated web servers running HDLS. We assume you have enough Linux knowledge to download, run files etc.<\/p>\n
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First of all download hldsupdatetool from the site. Make a dir called srcds_l, and save hldsupdatetool in that dir and run it. (Check the following code when you have an uncompress error. – To fix your ncompress option, you have 2 options. First, you can either install ncompress by getting a mandrake rpm for ncompress OR you and link it to gunzip<\/p>\n
Code:<\/strong><\/p>\n ln -s \/usr\/bin\/gunzip \/usr\/bin\/uncompress Command(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n mkdir srcds_l The new version of HLDSUpdateTool will be downloaded now. You will be returned to the console after its done.<\/p>\n After the first step we need to move ahead with the downloading the files, which can be done as follows:<\/p>\n We can start downloading the files. This can take a few hours depending on the connection the server uses.<\/p>\n Command(s): <\/strong><\/p>\n .\/steam -command update -game “Counter-Strike Source” -dir .<\/p>\n If you want to install a Half-Life 2 Deathmatch server, use “hl2mp” for the game switch.<\/p>\n Now its the time to start the scrds<\/p>\n First edit (or create) srcds_l\/cstrike\/cfg\/server.cfg like you want it to be. Now we are ready to run the srcds. To take the extra step you can do is Running srcds in background (re-attachable)<\/p>\n We will make a script that will run the srcds in the background in a “screen” Command(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n #!\/bin\/sh <\/p>\n Save the file, and chmod it to run<\/p>\n Command(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n chmod +x server.sh<\/p>\n If you want to start your server, simply run server.sh . It will start your srcd server in the background, to open it type:<\/p>\n Command(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n screen -x css-server<\/p>\n If you want to close it again press ctrl+a+d, and it will detach the screen and keep it running in the background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this article we will install the source dedicated server on the Linux platform with the help of HLDS- half life dedicated server. Half Life Dedicated Server basically is a software that powers many older steam games. Generally the Counter-Strike servers are the dedicated web servers running HDLS. We assume you have enough Linux knowledge… <\/p>\n
\nNOTE: Your gunzip MIGHT be in \/bin\/gunzip )<\/p>\n
\ncd srcds_l
\nwget http:\/\/www.steampowered.com\/download\/hldsupdatetool.bin
\nchmod +x hldsupdatetool.bin
\n.\/hldsupdatetool.bin
\n.\/steam<\/p>\n
\n.\/srcds_run -console -game cstrike +map de_dust -maxplayers 16 -autoupdate
\nand press enter. (-game hl2mp if it’s a HL2DM server ofcourse)
\nYour srcds is now up and running.<\/p>\n
\nyou will need to have screen installed for this. make a file called server.sh and put this in:<\/p>\n
\necho “Starting Cs:Source Server”
\nsleep 1
\nscreen -A -m -d -S css-server .\/srcds_run -console -game cstrike +map de_dust +maxplayers 16 -autoupdate<\/p>\n