---
title: "Enabling GOTV on your Counter Strike 2 Server"
description: "Information on How to Enable and Use GOTV on your Counter Strike 2 Server"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/359-enabling-gotv-on-your-counter-strike-2-server
collection: "Counter Strike 2"
updated: 2026-06-11
language: en
---

# Enabling GOTV on your Counter Strike 2 Server

Information on How to Enable and Use GOTV on your Counter Strike 2 Server

## Summary

GOTV allows players to spectate live matches, record replays, and review gameplay on your Counter-Strike 2 community server. This feature is perfect for admins, content creators, and competitive communities who want to capture or analyse gameplay.

### Enabling GOTV

To enable GOTV on your CS2 server:

1.  Log in to your **ChipHead Panel**
    
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2.  Stop your server.
    
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3.  Go to “Network” and copy any of the extra ports we provide - we recommend making a note to remind yourself which one you selected
    
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4.  Go to **“Startup”**
    
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5.  Find the **SourceTV Port option** and change it to your copied port
    
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    > **Success:** Changes are saved automatically
    
6.  Start your server.
    

### Spectating with GOTV

Once GOTV is enabled, spectators can connect and watch matches using the GOTV port.

1.  Launch **CS2**.
    
2.  Open the developer console by pressing the **~** (tilde) key.
    
    > **Info:** [How to enable the Developer Console](https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/426-how-to-enable-developer-console-in-cs2%20-%20developer%20console.md)
    
3.  Enter the following command:
    
    ```javascript
    connect IP:GOTVPort
    
    ```
    
    You can find your selected GOTV port in the **Network** tab of your ChipHead Panel.  
    

### Recording GOTV Demos

GOTV lets you manually record demos from your server console or via RCON, allowing you to start and stop recordings at any time with custom filenames.

-   To start recording:
    
    ```javascript
    tv_record <demo_name>
    
    ```
    
-   To stop recording:
    
    ```javascript
    tv_stoprecord
    
    ```
    

The demo file **(<demo\_name>.dem)** will be saved to the **/game/csgo** directory on your server.

### Watching GOTV Demos

To view a recorded demo:

1.  In your **ChipHead Panel**, go to the **Files** tab.
    
2.  Download the **.dem** file from the **/game/csgo** folder.
    
3.  On your computer, move the file to:
    
    ```javascript
    /Counter-Strike Global Offensive/game/csgo
    
    ```
    
4.  Launch **CS2** and open the developer console.
    
    > **Info:** [How to enable the Developer Console](https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/426-how-to-enable-developer-console-in-cs2%20-%20developer%20console.md)
    
5.  Enter the command:
    
    ```javascript
    playdemo <filename>
    
    ```
    
    Replace **<filename>** with the name of your demo file.
    

> **Success:** You can now spectate and review your recorded gameplay directly in CS2 using GOTV!