Joining Your Counter-Strike 2 Server
Join your Counter-Strike 2 dedicated server using the IP address or add it to your Steam favorites.
Here is how you can join your CS2 dedicated server using the IP address.
How to Connect Using the Console
Copy Your Server IP
Access the XGamingServer Panel and select your CS2 server. Copy the server IP address from the sidebar.
Enable the Developer Console
Open Counter-Strike 2. Navigate to Settings, then to the Game tab. If not already done, activate the Developer Console (~) by setting it to YES.
Connect to Your Server
Open the console, type connect, then paste the copied server IP, and press Enter to connect.
How to Add Your Server to Your Favorites
Copy Your Server IP
Access the XGamingServer Panel and select your CS2 server. Copy the server IP address from the sidebar.
Open Steam Game Servers
Open Steam and select View then Game Servers from the top menu.
Add to Favorites
Select the Favorites tab and press the + icon to enter your IP address.
FAQ
Why isn't my server showing in the server browser?
Counter-Strike has had a long-running issue with fake servers in the server browser. This is a problem because the server browser itself can only return so many results at once.
What this means is you could be waiting a long time for your server to show up, or it simply may not show at all. Unfortunately, this is something that is out of our control. Your favorites are not affected by this issue and should work as intended.
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