CSGO-DS

A completely Dockerized Plug-and-Play dedicated server for Counter Strike: Global Offensive

Usage Guide

This project allows anyone to create and run their own custom game server with minimal effort. It can be used to deploy to a remote server (such as an EC2 instance), or just run locally on your machine.

Prerequisites

• Docker must be installed on your machine. You can install docker on any operating system.
  • Windows | Mac | Ubuntu
• A new Steam account is recommended for running a server, though not required. Docker will use "anonymous" otherwise.

Setting Configurations

Environment

CLI_USER_NAME: Your Steam account's username. Defaults to anonymous.

CLI_USER_PASS: Your Steam account's password. Never hard code this! Defaults to a blank string.

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autoexec.cfg

Much like your CS:GO client, the dedicated server also contains an autoexec.cfg that's executed when the server starts up.

• The two most important cvars that need to be set are simply sv_cheats 0 and sv_lan 0.
• You can also set a password here with sv_password, or a description with hostname.
• Set tickrate here with sv_maxupdaterate 128 and sv_minupdaterate 128.
• Do not use autoexec.cfg for gameplay-related cvars - see below.

server.cfg

Options in server.cfg are sourced each time a new map loads.

• Use this file for cvars that are specific to server gameplay, irrespective of game mode.
• Some examples might be mp_limitteams, mp_warmuptime, or mp_deathdropgun.

gamemode_x_server.cfg

Options in gamemode_x_server.cfg are sourced independently for each game mode and load after server.cfg.

• Use this file for cvars specific to a game mode.
• Replace 'x' with the name of the game mode - ex: gamemode_competitive_server.cfg, gamemode_deathmatch_server.cfg.
• Some examples might be mp_roundtime, mp_buytime.

Running the Server Locally

Running locally is easy using docker compose!

docker compose up