Install SteamCMD
SteamCMD is a fantastic client for the Valve developer community and also allows the install of some popular games to your server such as Counter-Strike. First2Host dedicated servers are the perfect match for such software with custom inbuilt firewall options and DDOS protection included as standard we can help keep you gaming! In this tutorial, we will provide you with the steps needed to setup SteamCMD to any CentOS or Debian dedicated server. Please note that some games require a subscription to download the content files.
CentOS 7 Install Instructions
Firstly update your server and add a separate user so that SteamCMD can be run as that user. Try to avoid using the root user to run SteamCMD.
yum clean all; yum update -y; yum upgrade -y; adduser steamf2h; passwd steamf2hThen we download the libraries for SteamCMD:
yum install glibc.i686 libstdc++.i686 -ySteamCMD Ubuntu / Debian Install Instructions
apt-get update -y; apt-get upgrade -y; adduser steamf2h; passwd steamf2h
Then we download the libraries for SteamCMD:
apt-get install lib32gcc1Now all we need to do is swith to the user we have created and download the required files
-ls /bin/bash steamf2h; cd /; </code><code>wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz; tar xf steamcmd_linux.tar.gzThe final step is to run the application
./steamcmd.sh +quitYour SteamCMD application is now ready to download and install your game server.
It’s also possible to run SteamCMD on our NVMe VPS Servers. You should choose a server with at least a 250MBPS connection.
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