A key feature of CS:GO dedicated servers is that you can configure your server to fit the perfect niche for your community. Thankfully, Shockbyte CS:GO servers make it easy to access and modify common server settings.
Important: Before making any changes to your server config, ensure that you Stop your server & Start it once the change has been made.
Accessing your CS:GO Server Settings
Your primary server settings can easily be accessed using the CS:GO Server Settings config file located in your server's control panel.
- Access your control panel and Stop your server.
- Navigate to Files > Config Files.
- Click CSGO Server Settings.
Configuring your Server Settings
Once you have access to your server settings, you can make any required changes. The table below lists all of the available common server settings.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Host name | Sets the name on the server browser list. |
| Server password | Sets a password to connect to your server. |
| Steam web API-key | If you have generated a Steam web API-key for your server, you can define it here. |
| Steam GSLT token | If you have generated a Steam GSLT token for your server, you can define it here. We highly recommend you do this by following this guide. |
| Steam updates | Enable or disable automatic Steam update installation. |
| Map | The map ID for the starting map. (ex: de_dust2) |
| Map group | Players will be able to vote for maps from this map group on match completion. |
| Gamemode name | The game mode you'd like your server to use. (ex: Competitive, Casual, etc...) |
| Cheats | Enable or disable cheats. 0 is disabled, and 1 is enabled. |
| Tickrate | The tick rate or update rate you'd like your server to use. Generally, the higher this is the smoother your server's hit registration will feel for players. |
| Max players override | Change the max player slot limit on your server. This can only be set to a maximum determined by your server plan. |
| Host name store | Whether or not the server's hostname is recorded during game events and on GOTV (demos and live). 0 is disabled, and 1 is enabled. |
| Host info show | The amount of information that is shown when your server is queried. 0 is none, 1 is general info, and 2 is as much as possible. |
| Host players show | How the player count is disclosed when your server is queried. 0 is no player count shown, 1 is max player count without online player count shown, and 2 is full player count. |
| Host workshop map | Retrieves the latest version of the workshop map with the specified ID on startup and sets it as your server's map. |
| Host workshop collection | Retrieves the latest version of the specified workshop collection ID and sets the maps in that collection as your server's map list. |
| Workshop start map | Define which workshop map ID to start a collection with after server startup. The map defined in this field must be part of the collection in the Host workshop collection field. |
| RCON password | The password for RCON connections. |
| Insecure | Enable or disable secure mode. If this option is enabled, VAC will be disabled on your server. |
| GOTV port | Port field used when setting up GOTV support on your server. |
| GOTV server browser name | Display name field used when setting up GOTV support on your server. |
| GOTV GUI title | GOTV GUI window title field used when setting up GOTV support on your server. |
| GOTV advertise watchable | Whether or not to advertise your server as a watchable match on GOTV. This only works if you've set up GOTV entirely. |
| GOTV password | Password required to watch your server's matches on GOTV. Leaving this blank will disable the password all together. |
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