SteamCMD

SteamCMD is a new tool to install and update dedicated servers using a command line interface.

Downloading and Running SteamCMD

1. Download the SteamCMD Update Tool:
   • Windows Installer
   • Linux Installer
   • Linux: type wget http://blog.counter-strike.net/wp-content/uploads//2012/04/steamcmd.tar.gz
2. Extract the contents to a directory.

   Do not extract the contents of the updater tool to the regular Steam Client folder or to a folder that has the older HLDSUpdateTool program.

   • Linux: type tar xvfz steamcmd.tar.gz
3. Launch SteamCMD for the first time

   1. Open a command prompt in that directory and start SteamCmd

   • Windows: type steamcmd
   • Linux: type STEAMEXE=steamcmd ./steam.sh

   The program will automatically update and enter you in to a Steam> prompt. Type help for more information.

   2. Log in with your Steam Account

   You must log out of the regular Steam client in order to properly log in to SteamCMD Update Tool

login <username> <password>

1. 3. If you receive a Steam Guard error, check your e-mail for your access code and login using the following command (you'll only need to do this once per computer):

login <username> <password> <steam guard code>

1. 4. You should see a message stating that you have successfully logged in with your account.

Downloading an app

1. Run SteamCMD and set your app install directory.

   On some linux distributions the path cannot contain any capital letters.

   Examples:

   • Windows:

force_install_dir c:\csgo-ds\
force_install_dir .\csgo-ds\

1. • Linux:

force_install_dir ~/csgo-ds/
force_install_dir ./csgo-ds/

1. Install or update the app.

app_update <app_id>

1. Once finished, type quit to properly log off of the Steam servers.