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Summary ​

This guide will show you how to set up a CS:GO LAN server. Follow each of the steps from top to bottom, DO NOT skip any steps unless told to.

INFO

Note that this guide will NOT show you how to set up a Public, non-LAN server! This guide also does not work with CS2, only CS:GO.

INFO

LAN Servers cannot be Globally whitelisted, and you won’t be able to set Global records on this type of a server.

1. Installing SteamCMD ​

  1. Start by going to SteamCMD

  2. Click on [1], and download the ZIP file.

  3. Extract the contents of the ZIP into the folder which the server will reside in.

DANGER

Note that the folder which will be used for the server has to be on a drive with at least 30GB~ of free space!

2. Installing the Server ​

  1. Locate SteamCMD.exe and run it. It will install all the required Steam components.

  2. Once it's done, type in login anonymous and press enter.

  3. Next type in app_update 740 validate and press enter. This will start the install of the server and may take a while depending on your internet and drive speeds.

WARNING

Do not close the terminal until it outputs: Success! App '740' fully installed.!

3. Running the Server ​

  1. Navigate outside the SteamCMD folder, and create a new text file called start.bat.

  2. Open to edit the file and add this text into it:

txt
cd ".\steamcmd\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive Beta - Dedicated Server\"
srcds -game csgo -tickrate 128 -console -usercon +map de_dust2
  1. (Optional) Navigate to Steam GSLT Tokens (log in with steam if you aren't already) and create a new game server account. Set the ID as 730 (not 740) and click create

Next copy the token and add it along with +sv_setsteamaccount to the start.bat file like this:

txt
cd ".\steamcmd\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive Beta - Dedicated Server\"
srcds -game csgo -tickrate 128 -console -usercon +map de_dust2 +sv_setsteamaccount XXX

(Replace XXX with your token.) Save the file.

Now if you run the file by double-clicking on it, it should run a terminal. If you get a prompt to give CS:GO access through your firewall, press yes.

4. Connecting to the Server ​

WARNING

You have to run your own game before running the server!
otherwise it will not let you launch your game.

You can connect to the server by either:

  1. Open the ingame Community Server Browser and go to the LAN tab, then press connect on the server.

TIP

You can use gameui_activate; gamemenucommand openserverbrowser in your console to open the server browser.

  1. Open the ingame console, and type in connect localhost.

5. Updating the Server ​

INFO

Since CS:GO is no longer being updated, this should not be needed.

INFO

The warning about your server being outdated is something that can't be fixed without upgrading to cs2, so you can ignore it.

  1. Open up SteamCMD.exe.

  2. Type in login anonymous and hit enter.

  3. Type in app_update 740, hit enter and wait for the terminal to reply with success!.

If it doesn't succeed, type app_update 740 validate instead.

6. Installing NoLobbyReservation ​

After a change to CS:GO csgo_legacy in February 2024, you need to use a plugin to get past the lobby creation system the game uses.

  1. Open The Github Page and download the attached ZIP file.

  2. Extract it and place the addons folder into the \csgo\ folder.

7. Extras ​

KZ Plugins ​

There are 2 major KZ plugins, which both use the same API for storing times, you should pick one to add to your server. Do not use both plugins at once.

Useful Plugins ​

Adding Admins ​

Adding Maps ​