This tutorial will show you on how to install a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Server on your Ubuntu 16.04 VPS.
Requirements
Game Server running Ubuntu 16
Steam Account
Installing Pre-Depends
Install the lib32gcc1 runtime library:
apt-get install lib32gcc1
Downloading and Installing SteamCMD
We need to create a user. To do this you have to use the useradd command:
useradd -m steam
After creating the user, login to this user to start the installation of the SteamCMD. Use the following command to login:
su - steam
It is recommended to create and enter the Steam directory with:
mkdir ~/Steam && cd ~/Steam
Now download the latest version of SteamCMD from Valve server. It can be done with:
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
Extract SteamCMD and run it:
tar xf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
And run the SH file with:
./steamcmd.sh
Using SteamCMD to Download Server Files
If the installation was successful, you should see Steam prompt:
Steam>
Login to your Steam account. It is recommended to login with the following command:
login <username> <password>
Choose a folder name for your installation folder:
force_install_dir ./cs_go/
Install and validate CS:GO Server files. We can install and validate it with (740 – Game ID - Counter-Strike Global Offensive):
app_update 740 validate
