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/
   

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

   Game_LowViolence	csgo_lv
   

   Add a new line below it:

   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/
   

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/
   

3. Restart the server
   Restart your server.