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| '''Half-Life Dedicated Server''' ('''HLDS''') is an application used to run a dedicated server without the clientside component.
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| == Limitations/Bugs ==
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| {{Warning|HLDS is no-longer actively updated, and only receives occasional engine and security updates.
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| {{Workaround| '''[https://github.com/dreamstalker/rehlds ReHLDS]''' is highly recommended for additional security and bugfixes. This is a server-side executable replacement; clients do not need to modify their installation to connect to severs running ReHLDS.}}
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| Use [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/halflife/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Dedicated+Server%22 GitHub] in order to prevent duplicate or outdated bug reports at the wiki.
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| == {{gldsrc|4}} games ==
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| {{todo}}
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| # {{hl|4}}
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| # {{cs|4}}
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| # {{cscz|4}} (If game is installed)
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| # {{dmc|4}} (If game is installed)
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| # {{dod|4}} (If game is installed)
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| # {{op4|4}} (If game is installed)
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| # {{ricochet|4}} (If game is installed)
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| # {{tfc|4}} (If game is installed)
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| == Hardware Requirements ==
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| {{clarify|the system requirements vary depending on how many players you have on your server.}}
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| CPU - Depends on the number of clients. At least P2 266 for hosting a full game, the more the better. 400MHz recommended.
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| RAM - Minimum 64 MB, 128 MB recommended.
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| {{clarify|bandwidth also depends on the number of clients. At least 512kbps upstream recommended.}}
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| == Connectivity ==
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| No matter which type of server you are using, your computer must be able to receive unsolicited incoming connections. This is exactly what routers and software firewalls exist to prevent, so if you are using either you will have to reconfigure. Refer to the manufacturer instructions for how to do this.
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| The ports HLDS officially requires are:
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| # 27015 UDP (game transmission, pings)
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| # 27015 TCP (RCON)
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| # 27020 UDP (HLTV transmission)
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| # 26900 UDP (VAC service) -- ''automatically increments if used in case of additional server processes''
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| HLDS has also been spotted opening connections on 27005 to 27030 UDP/TCP, but some of these may be outbound only.
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| {{tip|1=Pinging your own server will fail with some routers and/or ISPs. The most reliable way to test whether your connection is open is either to get a friend to try connecting, or to install the [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=983b941d-06cb-4658-b7f6-3088333d062f Microsoft Network Monitor] (apply the filter <code>Udp.Port == 27015</code>) and watch for requests coming in from random people around the world. Note that the heartbeats you will see being sent to the two master servers do not mean that the connection is open.}}
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| {{note|A residential internet connections may not have the upload capacity to support large games.}}
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| == Installation ==
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| See [[SteamCMD]] for most games. See [[HLDSUpdateTool]] for games that haven't been updated in a long time.
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| == Configuring and running the server ==
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| Navigate to the folder you just installed your server in. There should be a bunch of files and folders, including a directory with the name of the game you have just installed, e.g. <code>cstrike</code> for [[Counter-Strike]] (1.6). The configuration files are located in the <code><game>/cfg/</code> e.g. <code>cstrike/cfg/</code> directory.
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| Edit the main configuration file: <code><game>/cfg/server.cfg</code>. Change the <code>hostname</code> line (this is the name people will see in the server browser) and other options to your liking.
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| === Windows ===
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| Open the directory where you have installed the server and start the server by double click at hlds.exe or by batch command:
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| hlds.exe -console -game <game> +maxplayers X +map <map>
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| For example:
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| hlds.exe -console -game cstrike +maxplayers 8 +map de_dust
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| === Linux ===
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| Open a terminal where you have installed the server and start the server:
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| ./hlds_run -game <game> +maxplayers X +map <map>
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| For example:
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| ./hlds_run -game cstrike +maxplayers 8 +map de_dust
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| == See also ==
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| * [[HLDSUpdateTool]]
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| * [[Source Dedicated Server]]
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| * [[Server plugins]]
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| * [[Open Source Server Plugin List]]
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| * [[Command Line Options#Goldsource Games]]
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| == External links ==
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| * [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6758-TCMF-2234 Setting up a Standalone Dedicated Server]
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| * [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6470-EIFV-5481 Setting up a Steam Half-Life Dedicated Server]
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| * [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5386-HMJI-5162 Optimizing a Dedicated Server]
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| * [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16 Official Half-Life DS (Windows) forum]
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| * [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=19 Official Half-Life DS (Linux) forum]
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