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How to Add Mods to Your Counter-Strike 2 Server

To use plugins and mods on your CS2 server, you need Metamod and CounterStrikeSharp as a base framework.

Install Metamod

  1. Download Metamod
    Download the latest version of Metamod:Source for CS2.

  2. Stop the server
    Stop your server via the dashboard.

  3. Connect via SFTP
    Connect to your server via SFTP.

  4. Upload files
    Extract the archive and upload the addons folder to the following directory:

    /game/csgo/
    /game/csgo/
  5. Edit gameinfo.gi
    Open the file /game/csgo/gameinfo.gi and find the line:

    Game_LowViolence	csgo_lv
    Game_LowViolence	csgo_lv

    Add a new line below it:

    Game	csgo/addons/metamod
    Game	csgo/addons/metamod
  6. Start the server
    Start your server. Verify with the console command meta list that Metamod has been loaded.

Install CounterStrikeSharp

  1. Download CounterStrikeSharp
    Download the latest with-runtime version from CounterStrikeSharp.

  2. Upload files
    Extract the archive and upload the addons folder to the following directory:

    /game/csgo/
    /game/csgo/
  3. Restart the server
    Restart your server. Verify with css_plugins list that CounterStrikeSharp has been loaded.

Install plugins

  1. Download plugin
    Download the desired plugin.

  2. Upload plugin
    Upload the plugin folder to the following directory:

    /game/csgo/addons/counterstrikesharp/plugins/
    /game/csgo/addons/counterstrikesharp/plugins/
  3. Restart the server
    Restart your server.

Warning

Always stop your server before uploading files. After a CS2 update, Metamod, CounterStrikeSharp and plugins may be incompatible — check for updates beforehand.