CS 1.6 NoSteam (Linux) Server Installation Tutorial
Introduction
What do we need to make a Counter-Strike 1.6 Linux Server?- a computer having linux installed and direct acces or ssh access
- root privileges
- internet connection (at least 100kB/s speed - metro and extern) optic fiber.
- 1-2 GB disc space
- wget, screen and a text editor (pico, nano, vi or mcedit)
Downloading files
Make a new working directory first:mkdir /usr/hlds
cd /usr/hlds
Then download the following files:
- HldsUpdateTool
wget http://www.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin
- NoSteamAuthEngines
wget http://www.cstrike.ro/cstrike_files/engine.v15.tgz
- AdminMod + MetaMod
wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/halflifeadmin/halflife-admin-2.50.60-linux.tar.gz
- StatsMe
wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/statsme/statsme-2.8.3-cstrike.zip
Server Installation
1. Change current directory to /usr/hlds having the above files downloaded. Start with hldsupdatetool.bin:
chmod +x hldsupdatetool.bin
./hldsupdatetool.bin
After the above commands there should be a new file named steam.
2. Start the server installation:
./steam -command update -game valve -dir .
If an update is being made, run the command above again. Depending of the internet connection speed, the commmand may take from a couple of minutes to a couple of hours and the finishing message will be HLDS installation up to date
3. Installing Counter-Strike mod
./steam -command update -game cstrike -dir .
Again, depending of the internet connection speed, the commmand may take from a couple of minutes to a couple of hours and the finishing message will be HLDS installation up to date
Patching the server in order to accept NOSTEAM clients
The patching is made with the following commands:rm -rf engine_amd.so
rm -rf engine_i486.so
rm -rf engine_i686.so
tar xfvz engine.v15.tgz
server.cfg configuration
In /usr/hlds/cstrike directory we have a server.cfg file which we are opening with pico, nano, mcedit, vi or another Linux text editorReplace the rows and write the cvars from here.
AdminMod Installation
Extract the AdminMod anywhere on your Hard Drive.Follow theese steps to install and configure the AdminMod
Add/Remove admins
Open users.ini using pico, nano, mcedit or vi text editors. Write down the names and passwords of admins, followed by server access level. Let's say that we want to create a maximum level admin called John and password john1234. Write the following line in users.ini file:John:john1234:131071
For custom access levels go to http://www.adminmod.org/help/online/Admin_Mod_Reference/Access_Levels_and_Respective_Admin_Commands.htm and select the desired commands you want the admin to be able to have access. Then press "calculate access right" and write the resulted number in user.ini file after the admin name and password. Just like the John example, but replace the 131071 with the new number. Each admin/password/level must be on different lines.
StatsMe
Extract statsme-2.8.3-cstrike.zip to C:\HLDS\cstrike directory. Go to C:\HLDS\cstrike\addons\metamod directory and open plugins.ini with TextPad or WordPad. Add the following line at the begining of the file: win32 addons\statsme\dlls\statsme_mm.dllGo to C:\HLDS\cstrike\addons\statsme and open statsme.cfg with TextPad or WordPad. Modify the sm_menupassword from r3wt with another password. When entering the game you will have to write in the console statsme_menu password_from_statsme.cfg.cfg in order to modify last settings.
/rank and /top10
Open statsme.cfg and change the sm_storebyauth from 1 to 0.Secure server
It is important to have a non secure server because of many reasons. To do that, go to C:\HLDS\cstrike and open liblist.gam with TextPad or WordPad. Modify secure from 1 to 0. Save and exit.Starting the server
Change directory to /usr/hlds si executam comanda:./hlds_run -game cstrike +ip ip.de.internet +sv_lan 1 -nomaster +maxplayers 18 +map de_dust2
In order to start the server on screen use the following command:
screen -A -m -d -S hlds ./hlds_run -game cstrike +ip ip.de.internet +sv_lan 1 -nomaster +maxplayers 18 +map de_dust2
This command starts the server in background. In order to attach us again to it, write:
screen -r hlds
In order to send it to background again, hold pressed the ctrl button and press A letter from the keyboard and after that press D key.
If you want the server to start on every Linux server boot, you must add the following lines in /etc/rc.local file:
cd /usr/hlds
screen -A -m -d -S hlds ./hlds_run -game cstrike +ip ip.de.internet +sv_lan 1 -nomaster +maxplayers 18 +map de_dust2
Admin_who plugin
Anyone who's on the server can use the admin_who command, which will show the server connected admins as follows:Moderators
- maximum access admins (admin_rcon admin_exec * etc)
Administrators
- all commands access, except admin_rcon, admin_exec * etc
Helpers
- all access except admin_rcon and admin_ban
Slots
- rezerved name and/or rezerved slot
Download and copy this plugin to cstrike/addons/adminmod/scripts/ and then add the following line to cstrike/addons/adminmod/config/plugins.ini:
addons/adminmod/scripts/admin_who.amx





