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Pick your game, choose a plan, and your server is set up in under 60 seconds. No lag, no excuses.
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Community servers are back in a big way in Counter-Strike 2. The server browser works again, Workshop maps keep coming, and plenty of groups want their own practice, retake, deathmatch or surf server. Here is the practical version of how to run one.
No. Every CS2 dedicated server runs at 64 tick with Valve's sub-tick system, the same as official matchmaking. Valve removed the tick rate setting, so -tickrate 128 does nothing in CS2. Sub-tick records the exact moment you shoot or move between ticks, which is why 64 tick in CS2 feels sharper than 64 tick did in CS:GO. Your server gets exactly the same netcode as a Premier match.
| Plan | Players | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Practice | 6 | 1v1, retake practice, aim_botz |
| Casual | 12 | Friend group scrims, light DM |
| Competitive | 24 | Public 5v5 with spectators, prac and scrim duo |
| Community | 32 | Public DM, retakes or surf community |
| Tournament | 64 | LAN events, 5v5 league hosting |
Not sure? Casual ($5/mo) is the right starting point for you and your friends. Competitive ($10/mo) is the right starting point for anything public. Every plan includes 85 GB of NVMe storage, because the CS2 server files alone are about 70 GB.
Two ways:
host_workshop_map <map ID> in the Console tab. The map ID is the number at the end of the map's Workshop link.+host_workshop_collection to your server's startup. Every map in it is then ready to play.If a map does not show up, the collection is almost always set to private. Check its Workshop visibility first.
GOTV lets people spectate your matches and records demos for highlights and reviews. It needs its own port, so open a ticket and we add one to your server. Then turn it on with tv_enable 1 in your server.cfg and save a demo with tv_record <name>.
SourceMod does not run on CS2. The CS2 plugin stack is Metamod:Source plus CounterStrikeSharp, which covers admin tools, retakes, practice modes and match plugins like MatchZy. Upload them yourself through the Files tab, or add our Metamod + CounterStrikeSharp setup at checkout and we install it for you. After a big CS2 update, update Metamod and CounterStrikeSharp as well, since older builds can stop the server from starting.
Telling friends "open console, type connect 198.51.100.42:27015" is friction. Reserve a custom address like practice.bruce.lat with our free Subdomain Maker, and players type connect practice.bruce.lat instead.
mp_autoteambalance 1 on a deathmatch server. Turn it off.Every plan ships with room for the full game plus all the maps you want. Browse CS2 plans →