What is the Day of Defeat: Source dedicated server app id?

232290. That is the server install through SteamCMD. The store page is app 300. No GSLT token is required to run it.

Do players need to download the maps?

No. Every official map is installed on the server already, so people join and play with no downloads. Custom maps would need a FastDL host, which is not set up on this release.

How many players can join?

You choose the size on deploy: 8, 16 or 32 slots. The default map is dod_anzio and you can switch maps at any time over RCON.

How to host a Day of Defeat: Source server (DoD:S dedicated server)

Updated Sep 22, 2026

Day of Defeat: Source is WWII team combat on the Source engine, Axis versus Allies fighting over map objectives. This guide shows two ways to run a server: the manual srcds route on your own box, and the by-the-hour route on 2hours.gg where the server is up in about 5 minutes. Both give you the same game. The hosted route skips the SteamCMD install, the port forwarding and the config editing.

What you need to know first

The Day of Defeat: Source dedicated server is its own Steam app, separate from the game you play.

Dedicated app id: 232290. This is the server install, not the store page (app 300).
Game folder: dod. That is where server.cfg and the maps live.
Ports: 27015 UDP carries game traffic and the A2S query. 27015 TCP is native Source RCON. No GSLT token is needed.
Players: Pick a size on deploy: 8, 16 or 32 slots.

Option A: host it by the hour on 2hours.gg

Open the deploy page, pick a map and a size, and set a join password if you want it private. The server boots with every official map already installed, so nobody downloads anything. You get a web console with native RCON built in.

Map: Choose from Anzio, Avalanche, Argentan, Colmar, Donner, Flash, Jagd, Kalt and Palermo. The map is the scenario, so there is no separate gamemode to set.
Size: Small is 8 players, Medium is 16, Large is 32.
Join: Leave the password empty for a public server anyone can join by IP, or set one to keep it private.

Option B: run srcds yourself

If you want to run the server on your own machine, install the dedicated server with SteamCMD, then launch srcds pointed at the dod game and a map. You handle the port forwarding (27015 UDP and TCP) and the config yourself.

# install the dedicated server
steamcmd +force_install_dir ./dods +login anonymous +app_update 232290 validate +quit

# launch it
./srcds_run -game dod +map dod_anzio +maxplayers 16 -port 27015

A starter server.cfg

Drop this in dod/cfg/server.cfg. It sets the name, the RCON password and a round time limit. On the hosted server these are already handled for you, so you only need this on the srcds route.

hostname "My DoD:S Server"
rcon_password "changeme"
mp_timelimit 30
mp_friendlyfire 0
sv_alltalk 0

How friends join

Give players your IP. They join from the in-game console or the server browser.

Public: Open the console with the ~ key and run: connect IP:27015
Private: If you set a join password, they enter it first: password yourpass; connect IP:27015
Browser: Or find it in the in-game server browser by IP. A hosted server name starts with 2hours.gg.

About custom maps

Every official map ships with the server, so no downloads are needed for stock play. Custom maps need a FastDL host so players can pull them, and that is not wired up on this release. Stick to the official map list for now.

Deploy a Day of Defeat: Source server by the hour