Source Dedicated Server On Linux

Here's a quick guide to how to get any server up and running on linux from scratch.

1. Go to the steam website and download the "hldsupdatetool.bin"


2. Make a new directory for your steam install mkdir steam


3. hldsupdatetool.bin is actually a self extracting executable it extracts the executable steam into your new directory


4. Now you need to execute steam auto-update to grab the binary files
   ./steam -command update -game [gamename] -dir [installdir]
   
   The [gamename] can be:
   
   
   
   • tf: Team Fortress 2
   
   
   • l4d_full: Left4Dead
   
   
   • esmod: Eternal Silence
   
   
   
   The [installdir] is where you want it to put the game for modular installs you should place sub directory so each game will live in it's own directory.
   
   Example:
   ./steam -command update -game l4d_full -dir .
   
   


5. To run your server you navigate to your server directory and execute the following command
   ./srcds_run -autoupdate -game left4dead +maxplayers 4

Have fun!