CS2 Server Manager¶

Automated multi-server management for Counter-Strike 2. Deploy multiple dedicated CS2 servers in minutes with competitive plugins, auto-updates, and tournament integration.

Designed to work hand-in-hand with:

MatchZy Auto Tournament – web UI and API for automated CS2 tournaments.
MatchZy Enhanced – enhanced MatchZy plugin for in-server automation.

What it does¶

Multi-server deployment: Spin up 3–5 CS2 servers with a single command.
Tournament-ready stack: Installs Metamod, CounterStrikeSharp, MatchZy (enhanced).
Safe updates: Handles game and plugin updates automatically while preserving your configs.
Server management: Add, remove, or reinstall individual servers without affecting others.
Persistent overrides: Everything in overrides/ survives updates.
Observability & control: Go-based CLI/TUI with live progress tracking and tmux integration.
Configuration updates: Change RCON, max players, and GSLT across all servers without reinstalling.

Quick Start¶

For most users, installing csm globally and running the TUI is all you need:

arch=$(uname -m); \
case "$arch" in \
  x86_64)  asset="csm-linux-amd64" ;; \
  aarch64|arm64) asset="csm-linux-arm64" ;; \
  *) echo "Unsupported architecture: $arch" && exit 1 ;; \
esac; \
tmp=$(mktemp); \
curl -L "https://github.com/sivert-io/cs2-server-manager/releases/latest/download/$asset" -o "$tmp" && \
sudo install -m 0755 "$tmp" /usr/local/bin/csm && \
rm "$tmp" && \
sudo csm            # launches the interactive TUI installer

Read the Getting Started section for a full walkthrough. For advanced setups you can point CSM at a dedicated config directory via CSM_ROOT and CSM_LOG_DIR (see Guides → Configuration & Overrides).

Project layout¶

overrides/ – your persistent game and plugin configuration (under the CSM root, typically next to the csm binary unless CSM_ROOT is set).

See:

Getting Started → Quick Start – first-time setup.
Guides → Managing Servers – everyday operations.
Guides → Configuration & Overrides – customizing your servers.
Guides → Auto Updates – how updates are handled behind the scenes.
Guides → Troubleshooting – common problems and fixes.

Support¶

GitHub Issues – report bugs or request features.
Discussions – ask questions and share ideas.
Discord Community – real-time support and chat with other hosts.

Project Status¶

Roadmap & Kanban Board – view project status, roadmap, and current work (auto-updates from GitHub issues).

CS2 Server Manager – multi-server CS2 deployment and management.
MatchZy Auto Tournament – web UI and API for automated CS2 tournaments.
MatchZy Enhanced – enhanced MatchZy plugin for in-server automation.

License & credits¶

MIT License • Built on MatchZy • Made with for the CS2 community MIT License • Built on MatchZy • Made with for the CS2 community