SpawnPoint - Where Game Begins

Hello I must say this is the most easy guide you can find out there thanks a lot for putting this guide/tutorial together!
My question is a little bit different because I don't want to run the Game Server on a local machine, I have my own Domain/Hosting etc
so I want to know if it is possible to run a game server in my domain?

Thanks in advance!

Quote: 1. Yes, you can. The server just runs in either a console window or the Source Dedicated Server window. It's a small program and isn't a very big load on your CPU so you shouldn't have any problems running it in the background.

2. I have no idea and it's really not that easy to figure out. Just try it, if it works, it work, if not, well ...

3. How do you mean? A little more detail would be nice.

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Oh yeah, of course. It's just a matter of installing the plugin correctly.

Having a server installed on your machine is no different than having it installed elsewhere and playing on it.

another quick uestion would i need another computer to run a server? or can i just use my normal computer> Thanks

Go to the "Run" option in your computer's "Start" menu and input "cmd" to enter the command prompt. Input "ipconfig /all" in the prompt, and write down your subnet mask and default gateway DNS server as they appear. Write down the IP address also, but you only need the first three sets of numbers, which should be 192.168.1.



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Return to the "Start" menu and go to the "Control Panel." Then go to "Network and Internet Connections," "Network Connections." Right-click on the Internet connection you are using and select "Properties." Then select "Internet Protocol," "Properties." Check the box for "Static IP address."



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Fill out all of the needed information in the next window with what you wrote down. For the IP address, type in those first three sets of numbers from your original address, all followed by periods, then enter a number of your choice after that (up to three digits). Click "OK" when finished.



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Open your Internet browser to confirm that your static IP address works.




Creating the Server

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Download a game server tool such as HLDS Update Tool or HLSW and save it to your desktop. Run the tool to install its files and programs. It basically asks what part of the world you're in and what destination folder you want to use for the program (the default location is Program Files).



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Return to the command prompt. Type in "cd" followed by a space and the full address of the program's location (for example, "C:\Program Files\Valve\HLServer"). Press "Enter."



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Type in the command update for your server tool, including the name for the game you want to create a server for. If you're creating a Counter Strike: Source server on HLDS Update Tool, type "hldsupdatetool.exe -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir ." (including the space and period at the end and the quotation marks in the middle).



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Wait for the program to install your server after entering the last command. This can take half an hour to an hour, depending on your Internet speed.

Interesting, thank you I think I will try this for my clan.