1 Choose your components. Every one defaults to the latest official release.

2 Download the archive — one ZIP with everything you picked.

3 Unzip it over the folder that contains your cstrike directory, then start the server.

CSB optimized configuration Configs tuned by us: rates, round flow, rcon hardening and per-component cvars.

Engine

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ReHLDS Recommended Reverse-engineered, bug-fixed and hardened HLDS engine. Drop-in replacement for the stock Valve engine — faster, far fewer crashes, and the base every modern CS 1.6 stack is built on. GPL-3.0 8 files Source 3.15.0.896

Game library

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ReGameDLL_CS Recommended Reverse-engineered Counter-Strike game library. Fixes long-standing gameplay bugs and adds a large set of tunable cvars. Pairs with ReHLDS. GPL-3.0 4 files Source 5.30.0.814

Metamod

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Metamod-R Recommended Optimised Metamod fork by the ReHLDS team. Loads AMX Mod X and every other MM plugin; noticeably faster than classic Metamod-P. GPL-3.0 2 files Source 1.3.0.149

AMX Mod X

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AMX Mod X 1.10 Recommended The plugin platform every CS 1.6 server runs on: admin system, menus, stats, and the runtime for all .amxx plugins. The Counter-Strike module pack (csstats, statsx, restmenu, miscstats) is included automatically. GPL-3.0 1001 files Source 1.10.0-git5479

AMX Mod X 1.9 The previous AMX Mod X stable line, with its matching Counter-Strike module pack included. Pick this only if you run older plugins that were never rebuilt for 1.10. GPL-3.0 991 files Source 1.9.0-git5303

Non-Steam authentication

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Reunion Recommended Lets non-Steam clients connect and gives every player a stable SteamID. The maintained non-Steam auth provider, and the only one supported on ReHLDS. GPL-3.0 2 files Source 0.2.0.25

Modules

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ReAPI Recommended AMX Mod X module exposing the ReHLDS and ReGameDLL APIs to plugins. Required by most modern CS 1.6 plugins. GPL-3.0 1 files Source 5.29.0.358

Anti-cheat

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ReAuthCheck Blocks forged Steam authentication (revEmu/SteamID spoofing) so players cannot impersonate each other's SteamIDs. Freeware 2 files 0.1.6

ReChecker Validates client-side files against rules you define — catches modified sprites, transparent walls and other classic cheats. GPL-3.0 2 files Source 2.7

ReSemiclip Stops teammates from blocking each other in doorways and on ramps. Per-map tuning included. GPL-3.0 4 files Source 2.4.3

SafeNameAndChat Blocks malformed names and chat messages — the control characters and colour codes that are used to crash other players' clients, spoof admin names or break server logs. Open source 1 files Source 1.2Beta3

Voice

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Revoice Translates between the Steam and non-Steam voice codecs so every player on a mixed server can hear each other. GPL-3.0 2 files Source 0.1.0.34

Bots

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YaPB Actively maintained CS 1.6 bots with waypoints for every stock map. The quickest way to make a brand-new server look alive. MIT 66 files Source 4.4.957

Your server files

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Rooted at the HLDS root, so it includes the engine files that live next to cstrike/.

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CS 1.6 Server Creator

Engine

Game library

Metamod

AMX Mod X

Non-Steam authentication

Modules

Anti-cheat

Voice

Bots

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