In this article, we are going to explain how to enable and use RCON on your CSGO hosting server.
STEP 1
Head to the game panel and log in, then go to File Management then ensure that you have put your RCON password in “csgo/cfg/server.cfg” (create it if it doesn’t exist), then use the following format to input your rcon password into the file: “rcon_password <your password>” and click save.
![Editing server.cfg for csgo rcon password](https://elixirnode.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unknown1-1024x537.png)
STEP 2
Open CSGO up and then ensure that console is enabled within the settings which can be found by going to “Game Settings > Game > Enable Developer Console” . Open the game console by pressing the tildo button (~) on your keyboard.
![csgo settings to enable developer console](https://elixirnode.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unknown2-1024x576.png)
STEP 3
Connect to your CSGO server by typing “connect <server’s ip>” in the console and press Enter. You can find your CSGO server IP inside the game panel within your servers list.
![csgo console connect to csgo hosting server ip](https://elixirnode.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unknown-3-1024x596.png)
STEP 4
Once connected, type “rcon_address <server’s ip>” in the console and press Enter.
![csgo console rcon_address ip](https://elixirnode.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unknown-4-1024x597.png)
STEP 5
Enter “rcon_password <your rcon password>” in the console.
To check if RCON is working properly you can type “rcon status” in the same respect.
![csgo console rcon_password](https://elixirnode.com/help/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unknown-5-1024x595.png)
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