Connecting and configuring Counter-Strike: Condition Zero on CentOS Stream 8

To connect to the VM, you should generate a “Private Key” in advance. This can be done using the following instruction (by choosing the “file format:” option “.ppk” in point 3)

Guide – How To – Create and use Key Pair to connect to a VM

1. Download and run Putty

2. Go to the “SSH” section in the left panel and then to “Auth”.

3. In the “Auth” section, click “Browse” and specify the path to the .ppk file you received earlier.

4. Go to the home page of “Session”, enter the IP address of the VM and click “Open”.

5. In the opened console you will need to enter the login centos

6. To manage the server, you can use the commands described in the basic usage tab on the page – Deploy Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Game Servers 

7. To connect to the server, start the “Counter Strike Condition Zero” game on your PC, open the console with the “~” key on your keyboard, write connect vm_adress and press “Enter” to connect. For example: connect 127.0.0.1

Let’s go! Hold your positions. 

Bad guys will be down!