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CS2 Server Manager

Quickly deploy three to five Counter-Strike 2 servers that are already configured for MatchZy Auto Tournament end-to-end.1

Why use it?

  • Tournament ready in minutes – downloads CS2, installs CounterStrikeSharp + Metamod:Source, and applies the MatchZy enhanced fork automatically.
  • Full automation – the included manage.sh script handles installation, updates, restarts, repairs, and debug sessions (tmux-based).
  • Safe overrides – drop configs inside overrides/game/csgo/ and they persist across plugin or game updates.
  • Flexible operation – run interactively (menu) or via non-interactive commands in CI/remote scripts.

Prerequisites

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y lib32gcc-s1 lib32stdc++6 steamcmd tmux curl jq unzip tar rsync

Ensure you have ~60 GB free disk for the Steam master install plus per-server copies.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/sivert-io/cs2-server-manager.git
cd cs2-server-manager

# Interactive (choose defaults for 3 servers)
./manage.sh

# Non-interactive (auto-installs with defaults)
./manage.sh install

During the interactive wizard:

  1. Pick the number of servers (default 3, max 5).
  2. Confirm ports/RCON password (ntlan2025 by default—change it!).
  3. Wait for SteamCMD + plugin downloads to finish.

Day-to-day usage

Common commands

./manage.sh start        # Launch all servers (non-interactive)
./manage.sh stop         # Stop all servers
./manage.sh status       # Show health + plugin versions
./manage.sh update-game  # Pull latest CS2 build
./manage.sh update-plugins
./manage.sh repair       # Validate installs without re-downloading everything

Direct tmux helpers

sudo ./scripts/cs2_tmux.sh start          # Start every server
sudo ./scripts/cs2_tmux.sh start 1        # Start server 1 only
sudo ./scripts/cs2_tmux.sh attach 1       # Open console (Ctrl+B, D to detach)
sudo ./scripts/cs2_tmux.sh logs 1 100     # Tail last 100 log lines
sudo ./scripts/cs2_tmux.sh debug 1        # Foreground mode for troubleshooting

Customization

Server Game Port GOTV Port
1 27015 27020
2 27025 27030
3 27035 27040
  • Ports auto-increment by 10; override via environment variables (see below).
  • RCON password defaults to ntlan2025—set RCON_PASSWORD=mysecure before install.

Overrides & configs

overrides/game/csgo/
├── cfg/MatchZy/         # MatchZy configs (config.cfg, admins.json, etc.)
└── addons/              # Additional plugin configs

Everything inside overrides/ survives updates and reinstalls, making it ideal for tournament-specific configs.

Environment variables

NUM_SERVERS=5 RCON_PASSWORD=myPass ./manage.sh install

Combine with automation tooling (Ansible, GitHub Actions self-hosted runners, etc.) to provision LAN environments quickly.

Troubleshooting

  • Server fails to boot: sudo ./scripts/cs2_tmux.sh debug 1 for realtime console output.
  • Plugins missing / steamclient errors: ./manage.sh repair.
  • Need to inspect logs: sudo ./scripts/cs2_tmux.sh logs <server> 200.

MatchZy Auto Tournament only needs the webhook base URL and SERVER_TOKEN once these servers are online; the manager keeps GOTV enabled, installs the enhanced MatchZy fork, and preconfigures the remote log URL hook destination.

Next steps

  1. Finish installation.
  2. Point MatchZy Auto Tournament at the new servers (Admin → Servers).
  3. Start the tournament—auto allocation and live stats will immediately work.

  1. CS2 Server Manager repository — https://github.com/sivert-io/cs2-server-manager. ↩