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Join a CS2 community server

There are three ways onto a CS2 community server: the server browser, the console with connect, or a link. If a friend is already playing, you join from the friends list.

Community server browser

Open Play and the Community Server Browser. You can search for the server name, and the tags of a server show up in the filters. Click the star to add a server to your favorites, then you find it again under Favorites.

In fullscreen exclusive mode the browser opens in the Steam overlay.

Connect with IP in the console

  1. Turn on the developer console: Settings, Game, Enable Developer Console (~).
  2. Press ~ (the key left of 1) to open the console.
  3. Type connect, the address and the port, and press Enter.

  • IP or name: both work, for example connect 192.0.2.10:27015 or a domain name like above.
  • Always add the port: without a port CS2 connects to 27015. A server on port 27016 is then a different server or none at all.

Join a CS2 server with a password

Set the password first, then connect:

A link can carry the password too: steam://connect/192.0.2.10:27015/yourpassword

Join friends on a community server

If a friend plays on a community server, open the friends list in CS2 and join them. That works as long as the server allows it.

Can't connect to a CS2 community server

  • Fatal error when connecting: the server runs a different CS2 build than you. Restart Steam to get the latest update.
  • Server not in the browser: connect with IP and port in the console.
  • Wrong server after connect: the port is missing. Add it after a colon.

Questions about joining CS2 servers

How do I connect to a CS2 server with an IP?

Turn on the developer console in the game settings, open it with ~ and type connect followed by the IP and the port, for example connect 192.0.2.10:27015.

How do I join a CS2 server with a password?

Type password followed by the password in the console, then connect followed by the IP and port. A steam://connect link can carry the password after the port: steam://connect/IP:port/password.

Why does connect take me to the wrong server?

Without a port, CS2 connects to port 27015. If the server runs on another port, add it after a colon.

Where is the community server browser in CS2?

In the Play menu under Community Server Browser. In fullscreen exclusive mode it opens in the Steam overlay.

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