cstrike_source

Ansible Role: Counter-Strike: Source

An Ansible role that installs and configures a Counter-Strike: Source dedicated server.

The game server is downloaded through Steam and exposed as a systemd service for easier management. Using this role it is possible to publish a minimalist server with custom maps. For more advanced configuration it is necessary to install Metamod:Source and SourceMod.

Automatic testing is provided using molecule's delegated driver and https://builds.sr.ht.

Requirements

An ansible role dedicated to the installation of SteamCMD such as tleguern.steamcmd. This role should provide the steam_home variable, pointing to such a folder as /home/steam/Steam or /home/steam/.steam depending on your operating system.

The collection ansible.posix.

Role Variables

Variable	Description	Default
`steamcmd_user`	User name for steamcmd	`steam`
`steamcmd_bin`	Path to the steamcmd executable	`/usr/games/steamcmd`
`cstrike_source_motd`	HTML text for the server's MOTD	See below
`cstrike_source_mapcycle`	List of maps for the rotation	See below
`cstrike_source_server_cfg`	Server configuration	See below
`cstrike_source_port`	Network port	`27015`
`cstrike_source_ip`	IP address to listen on	`0.0.0.0`
`cstrike_source_extra_mapcycles`	Configuration of extra mapcycle	See below
`cstrike_source_extra_maps_directory`	Directory containing extra bsp and nav files	`""`

`cstrike_source_motd`

The MOTD is a welcome text displayed by the server during the first connexion of a player. It is formatted in HTML.

Default value:

  <html>
  <head>
    <title>Counter-Strike: Source</title>
  </head>
  <body scroll="no">
    <pre>Who needs Global Offensive anyway?</pre>
  </body>
  </html>

`cstrike_source_mapcycle`

The mapcycle file is a simple list of maps loaded on the server.

There is no default value.

Example:

cs_italy
de_dust2
de_aztec
cs_office
de_piranesi

`cstrike_source_server_cfg`

The server.cfg file is the main configuration file for the server. It holds the server name, the administrator password as well as various rules.

There is no default value.

Example:

hostname "My Counter-Strike Server"
rcon_password mypassword
mp_friendlyfire 1
mp_allowNPCs 0
mp_autoteambalance 1

`cstrike_source_extra_mapcycles`

A list of hashes containing two keys: name and content. The first will be used as a prefix to form a new mapcycle file named mapcycle_{{ name }}.txt and containing {{ content }}.

Example:

cstrike_source_extra_mapcycles:
  - name: deathrun
    content: |
      deathrun_temple
      deathrun_goldfever
  - name: dustonly
    content: |
      de_dust
      de_dust2

These files can later be used with rcon, using the mapcyclefile CVAR.

Dependencies

The acl package should be installed on the server.

Example Playbook

- hosts: game
  vars:
    cstrike_source_extra_maps_directory: "files/cstrike-source/maps"
    cstrike_source_server_cfg: |
      hostname "My Server"
      sv_password password
      rcon_password rconpassword
    cstrike_source_mapcycle: |
      de_dust2
      de_aztec
      cs_office
  pre_tasks:
    - package:
        name: acl
        state: present
  roles:
    - role: tleguern.steamcmd
    - role: tleguern.cstrike_source