Starter
Regular matches and smaller communities.
€14.99/month
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- RAM4 GB
- vCores2
- NVMe80 GB
- Ports2
- Unlimited player count
- FastDL / Workshop
- Free subdomain
Rent a CS2 server
Competitive, Wingman, Deathmatch or Practice: you set up configs, Workshop maps and plugins yourself – with full SFTP access to all server files.
Game mode
Plan
€19.99 /month · 8 GB RAM
Start with Performance- Cancel monthly
- DDoS protection included
- Server in Germany
Community servers Preview
| Password | Name | Players | Map | Ping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirage Retakes | GermanyCompetitive | 0/10 | de_mirage |
Connect via console
connect your-ip:27015This is how your server appears in the community server browser. You set the map, player count and password further down in the config generator.
Plans
All plans include DDoS protection, panel access and a location in Germany.
Performance
More demanding setups with headroom.
€19.99/month
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Choose plan
- RAM8 GB
- vCores4
- NVMe80 GB
- Ports2
- Unlimited player count
- 5 backup slots
- MetaMod / CounterStrikeSharp
- Free subdomain
Custom configuration
Put together your own RAM, CPU cores, storage and extras – including a dedicated IP and a flexible term.
from€8.22/month
Configure serverIncluded in every plan
- DDoS protectionIncluded with every server, at no extra charge. With a dedicated IP address: a filter of its own and the protection panel.
- Unlimited slotsYou set the limit via a launch parameter.
- Workshop mapsAdd them by Workshop ID, no detours.
- MetaMod & CounterStrikeSharpPreconfigured in the Performance plan.
- Live console & RCONRestart with a click or via the scheduler.
- Personal supportMon–Fri 09:00–18:00, in German.
Intel Core i5-13500 · 14 coresDDR4NVMe SSDData centre in Germany99.9% availability as a monthly average under the SLA
With monthly billing, you can cancel monthly. Upgrades are available at any time and billed pro rata; downgrades take effect at the end of the term.
Panel and game modes
Real screenshots from the game server panel. Everything runs in your browser – no FTP client and no SSH required.
Screenshot from the Nexthosting panel. Use the arrow keys to switch between sections.
Configured for every play style
You switch game modes via config in seconds. You add Workshop maps using the Steam Workshop ID.
- Competitive5v5 under official rules
- DeathmatchAim training with fast respawns
- TournamentGOTV, Knife-Round, Warmup
- CasualNo team damage, for beginners
- PracticeGrenade lineups, bots, long rounds
- Surf & BhopCustom physics configs with time tracking
Config generator
You enter the mode, map and player count in the panel under “Startup”, and the name and password in server.cfg. For Practice there is a separate config you can load on demand.
Launch parameters
game/csgo/cfg/server.cfg
game/csgo/cfg/practice.cfg
You create the Game Server Login Token (GSLT) for free on Steam using App ID 730.
Nexthosting Schutz
Players stay connected. Flooders get locked out.
Every game server at Nexthosting is protected against DDoS attacks at no extra cost. With a dedicated IP address, your server gets a filter all to itself – and you get the panel where you watch every attack bounce off.
All quiet. Blue means your players. They walk through the gate – that is your server's port.
Example, no real data
Arriving right now242
Turned away1
Let through238
packets per second
Moving example from the protection panel: small squares run towards a wall. Blue squares – the players – pass through the gate to the server, during an attack too. Sand-coloured squares – the attack – get stuck at the wall.
Sand stays outside
Senders that open connections in bulk are locked out automatically while an attack is running. You lift any lock with one click.
Blue keeps playing
Existing connections are never cut. Regulars – anyone who has spent a while on your server – get in straight away, even in the middle of an attack.
Your situation room
You see where it comes from
The map shows the traffic to your server, country by country. Block a country with one click – or allow only the ones you choose. If you like, the protection blocks attacking countries by itself while an attack is running.
Every attack is put on record
Course, waves and senders, minute by minute – as a PDF and as a table. One click reports the attack to Nexthosting: an urgent notice at once, followed by a full report as a PDF. On request with a confirmation you can hand to the police or other authorities.
You decide how strict
Three protection levels – and if you like, the protection tightens by itself when an attack starts. You are told by e-mail and Discord as soon as an attack begins and when it is over. Plus: a test of the protection at the push of a button, co-managers for your community's admins, and traffic per port.
What the protection costs
- With every game server
- The data centre's basic protection against DDoS attacks. At no extra cost.
- With a dedicated IP address
- A filter for your address alone, and the protection panel with it – for €3.79 a month plus a one-time setup fee of €4.99, with no further charge. Usually set up within a few minutes; you can also add it later.
Order a CS2 serverCompare plans
You pick the dedicated IP address as an add-on while ordering. Server location: a data centre in Germany.
Included for free: your server’s live status
Your players can see for themselves whether the server is up and how full it is right now.
- In Discord
- A message in your channel that updates itself: status, players, map and address. No bot needed.
- On websites and forums
- A banner as an image, for a signature for example. You copy the embed code in the panel.
Included with every game server at no extra charge, you switch it on in the panel. Player count and map are available for games with a server query, online or offline is always shown.
Example: a Discord channel shows the status message of a server with 12 of 50 players, ping, uptime and address. Below it is a forum post whose signature contains the status banner of the same server. Both show the same player count.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about your CS2 server.
CS2 uses Valve’s sub-tick system: the server runs at 64 tick, and movements and shots are calculated precisely in between. A higher tick rate can no longer be set in CS2.
Yes, for a publicly listed server. You create the token (GSLT) for free at steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers using App ID 730 and enter it in the panel.
Yes. MetaMod with CounterStrikeSharp comes preconfigured in the Performance plan; in the Starter plan you install plugins yourself via SFTP.
Slots are unlimited; you set the maximum via a launch parameter. For full community servers we recommend Performance or a custom configuration.
Yes: Starter has 2 backup slots, Performance 5. You back up with one click or set up a schedule yourself in the panel; you restore with a click.
With a click in the panel or via RCON. You set up scheduled restarts through the scheduler.
Yes. You add Workshop maps via the Workshop ID, and you upload custom configs (autoexec, server.cfg, map list) via SFTP or edit them in the file manager.
Warmup is over
Choose a plan and pay – your server is set up automatically. You can upload your configs right after.