Hosting a game server is a great way to practice Linux sysadmin skills. Today, I'm sharing a workflow to deploy a Counter-Strike 2 server using SteamCMD and screen for session management.
The Stack:
OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Tooling: SteamCMD
AppID: 730
We cover the full lifecycle:
Creating a security user (never run as root!).
Automating the update process with a bash script.
Managing the process state with GNU Screen.
If you are a developer or sysadmin looking to host a community night, this is the most stable way to do it.
Read the full tutorial here: [https://www.fitservers.com/tutorials/howto/host-a-cs2-on-a-dedicated-server/]
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