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CS2 · Source 2
CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) server hosting, in Frankfurt
CS2 hosting on a Ruby VPS with GameReady™ OS in Frankfurt, which you run over SSH. You type cs2 install and the tool downloads the game, sets it up and starts the server. You have root on the machine.
What it runs on
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Storage
- NVMe
- DDoS filtering
- 8 Tbps
- Uptime SLA
- 99.9%
- Access
- SSH · root
Plans · CS2 · Source 2
Pick a tier
CS2 runs on a Ruby VPS with GameReady™ OS, in Frankfurt on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and NVMe. These are the Ruby plans its installer accepts: at least 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 60 GB of disk.
Location
Ruby 1
4 GB RAM
€15.90 /mo
Configure- vCPU cores
- 2
- NVMe storage
- 80 GB
- DDoS protection
- Always on
- VPS ready in
- < 60 s
Ruby 2
6 GB RAM
€19.90 /mo
Configure- vCPU cores
- 2
- NVMe storage
- 120 GB
- DDoS protection
- Always on
- VPS ready in
- < 60 s
Ruby 3
8 GB RAM
€32.90 /mo
Configure- vCPU cores
- 4
- NVMe storage
- 160 GB
- DDoS protection
- Always on
- VPS ready in
- < 60 s
Ruby 4
12 GB RAM
€43.90 /mo
Configure- vCPU cores
- 4
- NVMe storage
- 200 GB
- DDoS protection
- Always on
- VPS ready in
- < 60 s
Ruby 5
16 GB RAM
€56.90 /mo
Configure- vCPU cores
- 6
- NVMe storage
- 220 GB
- DDoS protection
- Always on
- VPS ready in
- < 60 s
The prices shown are final: NEOHOST SRL is a micro-enterprise and does not charge VAT.
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What to know about CS2 servers
01
Dedicated resources on KVM
The server runs on a KVM VPS on an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. The plan's cores and memory are yours, so a busy match elsewhere does not take from them.
02
Installed with one command
cs2 install downloads the game through SteamCMD, asks which game mode and map you want, and starts the server with an RCON console.
03
Your configs, maps and plugins
You have root on the VPS. Configs, custom maps and plugins are yours to add over SSH or SFTP, without asking us.
Every plan
What every CS2 server includes
Root over SSH
Underneath the tool it is an ordinary Ruby VPS. Next to the game you can run a Discord bot or a website too.
GameReady™ OS
Our Debian 12 image with the GameReady™ tool installed. One command installs the server, starts it and opens its ports.
Firewall and fail2ban
They come with the image. The tool asks you before it moves to a new version.
DDoS filtering already on
Volumetric traffic is dropped at the network edge before it reaches your VPS. It is on from the start and costs nothing extra.
Your own IPv4 address
Every Ruby plan comes with a dedicated IPv4 address and a /120 IPv6 subnet, at no extra cost.
Online in under a minute
The VPS installs itself after payment. The access details arrive by email.
Step by step
How to start a CS2 server
Pick a Ruby plan with GameReady™ OS in the configurator. The VPS is ready in under a minute, and the login arrives by email.
Connect to the VPS over SSH with the details from the email.
Type cs2 install. It downloads the game through SteamCMD, asks for the game mode and map, and starts the server with an RCON console.
Create a Game Server Login Token for app ID 730 on Steam and put it in the server configuration.
Join from the CS2 console with connect followed by the server address.
Before you buy
Questions about CS2 servers
What to know before you start your CS2 server.
Other questions
On Discord we usually answer within minutes, on tickets within a few hours, around the clock. You do not have to be a client.
Talk to usFrom €15.90 a month (Ruby 1) up to €56.90 (Ruby 5). CS2 runs on a Ruby VPS with GameReady™ OS, not on the game panel. The prices shown are final.
Not for the install: you connect over SSH, type cs2 install and GameReady™ does the rest. The server runs on a Linux VPS that you manage yourself, with root, so configs, plugins and updates are done on the command line or over SFTP.
Yes, if anyone should be able to join over the internet. Valve requires a Game Server Login Token (GSLT). You create it free on Steam's game server account page, for app ID 730, and add it to the server configuration.
Yes. Metamod:Source and CounterStrikeSharp go in like any other files: upload them over SFTP and restart. A CS2 update from Valve can break plugins until their authors catch up.
The VPS is ready in under a minute after payment. The CS2 install takes longer, because it first downloads more than 60 GB of files through SteamCMD. You see the progress on screen.
The installer needs at least 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 60 GB of disk, and every Ruby plan has that. The bigger plans add cores and memory, for more players or more servers on the same VPS.
Yes. Send us the files or the login for your current host and support does the move. Configs, maps and plugins stay as they were. Afterwards you only change the address your players connect to.
Yes, both ways, at any time. An upgrade applies immediately and is charged pro rata for the rest of the month. A downgrade happens at the next renewal, so you keep what you already paid for. Your files stay where they are.
The other games we host
Community
Our Discord server
This is where you talk to the team and to other clients. Ask about a plugin or get someone to look over your server.cfg. We post incidents here too.
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