How to Optimize the Configurations of Your Steam Server

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Set up a Steam Server;

   The Maximum Players constant should be selected according to the result of this formula:
   Bandwidth in Kbps / (sv_maxrate / 128) = Recommended Number of Slots Use 192 instead of 128 for SRCDS (Source Dedicated Servers). ,,, "Anything above that is gravy." (SMPM-Sniper) , Set a round number, no need to be too precise.
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   Step 2: When starting the Dedicated Server

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   Step 3: if you have windows and your are running the server from the GUI (the default option)

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   Step 4: you will be prompted a window in which you can change various constants.

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   Step 5: Start the server.

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   Step 6: Edit the server.cfg in the server's directory (X:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\steamapps\ServerOwner\dedicated server\ChosenGame\server.cfg).

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   Step 7: Set your sv_maxrate to a multiple of 128 between 3072-6144.

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   Step 8: Set your sv_maxupdaterate to sv_maxrate/ 256.

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