How to Join Your Counter-Strike Source Server

There are three ways onto your Counter-Strike Source server: through the in-game server browser, through the Steam favorites or with a direct connection in the game console.

Find connection details

Through the in-game server browser

1. Start Counter-Strike Source
   Launch the game and wait for the main menu to load.

2. Open the server search
   Select Find Servers in the main menu.

3. Add the server
   Switch to the Favorites tab and click on Add a Server.

4. Enter the server address
   Enter the IP address and the Game Port of your server, separated by a colon:

5. Join the server
   Confirm your entry. Your server then appears in the favorites list, where you can select it and join.

Via Steam favorites

1. Open Steam
   Open the Steam client.

2. Open the server browser
   Click on View in the top left and select Game Servers.

3. Add the server
   Click on the Favorites tab and then on + at the bottom right.

4. Enter the server address
   Enter the IP address and the Game Port of your server and confirm.

5. Join
   Select the server and connect. The server then also appears in the game under Find Servers in the Favorites tab.

Enable the developer console in the game

The console is disabled by default in Counter-Strike Source. You need it for the direct connection.

1. Start Counter-Strike Source
   Launch the game and wait for the main menu to load.

2. Open the settings
   Open the Options and switch to Keyboard.

3. Enable the console
   Open Advanced and enable the Developer Console there.

Connect through the game console

1. Open the console
   Press ~ in the game to open the console.

2. Connect
   Enter the following command:

   connect IP:Port