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How to Host a Counter Strike 2 Server

1. Log In for the First Time

After placing your order on the Cybrancee website, you will receive an email confirming your order as well as an email inviting you to create your panel account. To get access for the first time, you will need to create your panel account.

Select the ‘Setup Your Account’ button.

If you did not receive this email, you can go to panel.cybrancee.com and do a Password Reset from there.

Cybrancee panel, setup your account email

2. Set Your Password

Set your password using the provided fields.

Cybrancee panel reset password screen, with password fields outlined

3. Access Your Panel Dashboard

You will be taken back to the login page where you can now log in with your new set of credentials. Once logged in, you will be presented with the Cybrancee Pterodactyl Control Panel. This is where you will manage and configure your game server. From here, click on the ‘Manage Server’ button.

Opening a Cybrancee CS2 Server

4. Get Your Steam Login Token

In order to make your server public so you can connect, you need a Steam Gameserver Login Token. Enter the game id 730, leave a memo, and press generate. Then, copy the token that the site generates. and paste it in your startup tab inside the Cybrancee panel. Your token can be retrieved from the official Steam site here.

Steam create Gameserver login token CS2

5. Get Your Connection Details

By default, the world will have started automatically with the default settings on the latest version of Counter Strike 2. This setup is usually fine if you’re happy with the defaults. To join your server, use the IP address and port provided on the dashboard.

CS2 Connection details with Numbers

6. Open the Game Servers tab in Steam

In your Steam launcher, at the top, open the view tab. Then, select the Game Servers option. Finnaly, go to the favorites tab and select the plus button.

Adding a Steam server via the favorites tab with numbered steps.

7. Join Your New Server

Enter your ip, followed by a colon, and your port. Finally, select the OK button. Then, select the connect button with your server highlited to join it – and you’re in!

Connecting to a CS2 server

8. Play Counter Strike 2 🎉

You are now ready to play Counter Strike 2.

Playing a Cybrancee CS2 Server

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