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diff --git a/games-server/steamcmd/files/README.gentoo b/games-server/steamcmd/files/README.gentoo new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..70f027bb8044 --- /dev/null +++ b/games-server/steamcmd/files/README.gentoo @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +Before you can start installing your favourite dedicated server, +you must let SteamCMD do update itself. +You can do this, by running SteamCMD itself: + +cd /opt/steamcmd +runuser -l steamcmd -c './steamcmd.sh' -s /bin/bash + +On the first run, you will see, that SteamCMD starts updating itself. +After that, SteamCMD is ready to go +for installing your favourite dedicated server. + +Please keep in mind: You should not run SteamCMD as root! + +This package provides an init script and a conf file. +Don't modify those files directly, +but instead make a symlink of that init script +and a copy of that conf file. +You would do this for every server, you want to setup. + +For example, you wan't to setup an old Counter-Strike 1.6 server, +you would do: + +cd /etc/init.d +ln -s steamcmd steamcmd.cstrike + +cd /etc/conf.d +cp steamcmd steamcmd.cstrike + +After that, make your settings in /etc/conf.d/steamcmd.cstrike + +In order to install with SteamCMD a dedicated server, +for example CS 1.6, please run: + +cd /opt/steamcmd +./steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +force_install_dir /opt/steamcmd/hlds +app_set_config 90 mod cstrike +app_update 90 validate +quit + +While you can use any path for '+force_install_dir', it's recommended to use: +'/opt/steamcmd/hlds' for older HL1 based mods. +'/opt/steamcmd/srcds' for newer HL2 based mods. + +For more information, please visit the Valve Developer Community: +https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD |