How to Record a GOTV Demo on your CS:GO Server

GOTV allows CS:GO server admins to record in-game events in the form of demo files which can then be used to watch back that game inside of the match itself.


Recording a Demo

By default GOTV will be disabled on your CS:GO server by default, so you will need to enable it before you can record a new demo. 

  1. Access your control panel and Stop your server.
  2. Navigate to Files > Config Files.
  3. Click CSGO server.cfg.
  4. At the bottom of the file, add tv_enable 1.
  5. Save and Start your server.
  6. Navigate to your server Console.
  7. Enter the command tv_record <NAME> to start recording a demo.
  8. When you're ready to stop recording a demo, enter the tv_stoprecord command.

Downloading your Demo

After you stop recording a demo, you can download it from your server's "csgo" directory.

  1. Access your server files via FTP, we recommend using Filezilla.
  2. Navigate to the /csgo/ directory.
  3. Locate and download your demo file.

Watching your Demo

After your demo file has been downloaded, you can load it using the in-game demo controller UI.

  1. In-game, press Shift + F2 on your keyboard to open the demo controller UI.
  2. Click the Load button.
  3. Navigate to the file location of your desired demo file and open it. 

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Mitchell Smith

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