Installing Game Server Engine
Once you install the Game Server module on your Plesk control panel, you will need to take a few steps to install the game server program files and other required components:
- Access the Game Server by clicking the
Modules shortcut in the navigation pane and, in the Modules group, click the
Counter-Strike game server icon. - The installation program starts searching for an installed game server engine. If it does not detect it, the installer will offer you the two options:
- Install the game server automatically - download the game server files from the official directory servers on the Internet and install them automatically. This procedure might take much time and hundreds Megabytes of traffic, depending on the number of components you wish to install. During automatic installation, you will be asked to choose the game version (Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike Condition Zero) to install.
- Use an existing installation - if you already have the game server engine installed, use this option to specify the path to the directory where it is installed.
- Install the Steam software. Steam is an online content delivery system designed by Valve Corporation. To be able to download, install and update games from the Valve website through the Internet, you need to install the Steam client.
Important: By downloading and installing the Steam client, you assume responsibility for the consequences of using this software. Use it at your own risk!
- Click the Download from the official Valve site and select an option to have the Steam software downloaded from the official download site (http://www.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin). Then, the License Agreement with Valve Corporation will appear. Accept the license agreement to download and install the Steam client. You will be taken to the next step of the wizard.
- If you have already downloaded this file (hldsupdatetool.bin) and have it on your local machine, select the Install from the local machine option to upload it. Specify the path to the hldsupdatetool.bin file and click OK.
- In the next step, select the Use an existing Steam client installation on your Plesk server option to specify the path to the existing Steam installation. Locate the Steam distribution package and click OK. You will be taken to the next step of the wizard.
For automatic installation, in this step you need to specify which Steam account should be used for retrieving and updating game installation files
- If you are not a registered Steam user and do not have a Steam account yet, select the Create a new Steam account option to register a new account. Supply the requested information and click OK. Note that the E-mail field must contain a valid e-mail address. All the fields are mandatory!
- If you already have a Steam account, please select the Use an existing Steam account option. Supply the requested information and click OK.
All game modifications (also commonly referred to as mods) that are available for downloading are given in a list. Each mod title is accompanied with the following icon indicating whether the mod is already installed:
- the game mod is already installed and
- game mod is not installed. Select the checkboxes corresponding to the game mods you wish to install and click OK.
At this step, the selected game components are installed. When finished, click OK to quit the wizard.
In case of failure you can view the log file for details. To do this, click the link next to the operation result icon.
Now the game server engine is installed and you can proceed to creating game servers.