Competitive CS2 servers built for low latency and stable tickrate performance.

In CS:GO, 128 tick servers were the competitive standard: the server updated the game world 128 times a second, twice the rate of matchmaking. Counter-Strike 2 changed the model. With sub-tick, the game records the exact moment you click, move or jump between two ticks, so shots and movement register when they happened, whatever the tick rate.

That is why CS2 servers run at 64 tick, Valve matchmaking included, and why 128 tick is no longer a setting you choose on CS2. What still matters is the server keeping every one of those 64 ticks on schedule. A tick that arrives late feels like lag, rubber-banding or a shot that did not count.

We run CS2 on high-clock Ryzen 7 and Intel i9 cores with NVMe storage, so the server keeps its pace on a full scrim, a busy retake session or a crowded public.

Community maps are half the fun of a CS2 server. Paste a Steam Workshop collection ID into the Workshop collection field of your server's Startup tab, and on the next start the server downloads the maps and builds its map group from them. Change the ID or clear the field whenever you like.

You can also load a single map with host_workshop_map, or upload your own maps and configs over sFTP. The first start after adding a collection takes as long as the download: big collections run to several gigabytes and count toward your storage, so add Extra Storage if you plan a large rotation.

For a public server, create a Steam Game Server Login Token (GSLT) for app ID 730 and paste it into the Startup tab. Valve uses it to list your server and give it a stable identity, and each server needs its own token.

SourceMod does not run on Counter-Strike 2. The community moved to Metamod:Source and CounterStrikeSharp, a modern plugin framework written in C#. With full file access you install them the usual way: upload the addons folder over sFTP or through the panel's file manager, restart, and they load.

From there you can add admin tools, retakes, practice mode, surf and bhop timers, rank systems or match plugins. Every server includes a MySQL database for plugins that store stats, bans or ranks.

Auto-update keeps the server on the current CS2 build, which players need in order to join. After a large game update some plugins need a new release from their authors; until it arrives you can disable just the affected plugin and keep the server running.

Slots are the number of players who can be connected at the same time. A 5v5 scrim or practice server fits comfortably in 20 slots, with room for coaches and casters. Community pugs, retakes and deathmatch servers usually sit around 32. Busy public servers, surf and bhop, or casual 10v10 rotations are happier at 48 to 64.

Resources grow with the slot count: more CPU, storage and databases as you add players. Pick the exact number with the slider, or start small and upgrade from your client area when your community grows, paying only the prorated difference.

Already running a CS2 server somewhere else? Open a ticket and we will move it for you at no extra cost: server.cfg and gamemode configs, your addons folder with its plugins, custom maps and any MySQL database.

Your server gets a new address with the move. If your players connect through a domain, you only update one DNS record and nobody has to change anything on their side.

Counter-Strike 2 is the current game: Source 2 engine, sub-tick networking, Steam Workshop and the whole audience of Valve matchmaking. Choose it for competitive practice, community servers and anything built on today's plugins. It needs more hardware per player, which is why CS2 plans start at 20 slots.

Counter-Strike 1.6 is the classic that still fills servers across Romania, Moldova and Eastern Europe. It runs on almost any PC, keeps the AMX Mod X plugin stacks communities have built for years, and costs a fraction per slot. If your players live on 1.6, see our Counter-Strike 1.6 hosting.