How to Set a Password on Your CS2 Server

How to password protect your Counter-Strike 2 dedicated server.

In server.cfg:

sv_password "YourPassword"

Leave empty for a public server: sv_password ""

Players connect with: connect IP:PORT; password YourPassword

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