Running dedicated server on Windows

Getting server files

• Download Half-Life Dedicated Server from Steam or SteamCMD (this includes cstrike files too)
• Download latest win32 release
• Copy SteamApps/common/Half-Life folder to your server directory
• Place xash3d binaries to Half-Life directory

Configuring server

Use server.cfg to set up server configuration. Add following lines if needed:

set defaultmap <mapname>
set port 27015
set rcon_password <secret password>

Server will not run without valid defaultmap value. Change port number if needed. rcon_password is optional, but you will not able to control background server without it

Running server

• First of all run cmd.exe from menu "start->execute..." or create shortcut for xash.exe. Also, you can create .bat file.
• Type /path/to/xash.exe -dedicated -dev 3 in cmd console, .bat file or shortcut properties and run (xash_vc.exe or xash_mingw.exe if xash.exe does not exist)
• Use Windows Task Scheduler to set up background task for server or register it as Windows Service