What is SteamCMD?
SteamCMD is nothing but a command-line interpreter for Steam. Just like Command Prompt, you can do anything here that you would normally do on your Steam client app just by executing appropriate commands. However, for the most part, it is just used to install Steam Server. We have mentioned how to do the same hereinafter. Read: How to download, install, and use Steam on Windows PC
How to use SteamCMD on Windows PC
If you want to use SteamCMD, you first need to download it and install it. In this guide, we are going to learn that as well.
So, follow the given steps to download and install Steam CMD on your Windows computer.
Go to developer.valvesoftware.com.Click on Windows from Content.
Click on the link placed next to “Download SteamCMD for Window”.A zip file will be downloaded.Go to the location where you have stored the file and extract.
You will see steamcmd.exe.Double-click on it and follow the on-screen instructions to install it.
That’s how you can install SteamCMD on your system. You can also install SteamCMD using Command Prompt.
Just open Command Prompt as an administrator and run the following commands. Note: Replace ‘f’ with the drive in which you have extracted the files. However, the latter has been giving some users trouble, so, it is preferable to just double-click on the exe file to launch the console. Now, every time, you want to use SteamCMD, just search it out from the Start Menu or open Command Prompt with administrative privileges and execute f:\SteamCMD\steamcmd, make sure to replace ‘f’ with the letter of the drive in which SteamCMD is stored.
How do I download a SteamCMD server?
One of the major uses of SteamCMD is installing Game Server. To do the same, you first need to open SteamCMD by following any of the aforementioned methods.
Now, execute the following command to create a folder where your server will be installed.
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To do that, we need to know the Steam Application ID. You can visit steamdb.info and check the Steam Application ID of the game you want to download. Search for the game you want to install, click on it and copy the App ID.
After copying the App ID, run the following command in SteamCMD.
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How to remove Steam Server and SteamCMD?
You might be wondering, is removing Steam Server as much of a hassle as adding it was? Well!, the answer is a big “NO”. If you want to delete the Steam Server, just delete the folder that you have created while installing the Server aka the folder that contains your server files. Just right-click on the folder and click Delete. That’s how you need to remove SteamCMD from your computer. Just delete the folder and you will be good to go. Remember, SteamCMD is not a program, it’s just binaries, so, you are going to find it in Apps and Features.
How do I log into SteamCMD?
It is pretty easy to log into SteamCMD, just open the app, enter login
