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CS2 Demos

Record, manage, download and share your CS2 demos directly in the CKRAS webinterface.

Quick Start: Activate CSTV, finish a recording, then create a download link in the panel.

▶ Open Webpanel CKRAS Website CSTV Guide

CKRAS provides a built-in demo archive for all CS2 customers. You can record, manage, download and share your demos directly from the webpanel — free of charge.

Jump to: Requirements • Create Download • Download • Share • Availability • View Demo

Requirements

Required: CSTV / GOTV must be activated in the webinterface before demos can appear in the archive.

To activate TV recording, see the full CSTV / GOTV guide.

Recommended: Use the pre-installed MatchZy tool for automatic demo recording during pracs, scrims and matches.

Create Demo Download

To make a recorded demo available as a download link, click:

Create download

The demo is usually available in the webinterface after about 60 seconds.

If the page does not update automatically, refresh it once with F5.

Important: If a demo has not been created in the webinterface yet and was already deleted manually via FTP, it can no longer be shared or downloaded through the demo archive.

Here you can find all information about activating a TV server: CSTV

Download Demo

To download a recorded CSTV / GOTV demo, click the:

Demo button

The demo will be provided as a ZIP file.

The ZIP file also contains a short readme explaining where to place the demo file so it can be viewed correctly.

Share Demo

You can share demos easily by clicking:

Copy link

The generated link can then be sent to friends, teammates or opponents.

Example structure:

https://demos.ckras.com/linkabc391deiaa

Demo Availability

The webpanel shows exactly how long a demo will remain available.

General retention: Demos are automatically deleted from the gameserver after 8 days.

A demo that has been made available through the webinterface stays downloadable for another 8 days after the creation date.

Important: The displayed deletion date refers to the download creation date, not the original game recording date.

Where do the Demo Files Have to Go

After downloading the ZIP file, unpack it and copy the .dem file into your local CS2 folder.

Default path:

Program Files (x86) → Steam → steamapps → common → Counter-Strike Global Offensive → game → csgo → insert .dem file(s)

Alternative via Steam client:

Steam → Library → Counter-Strike → Properties → Installed Files → Browse → game → csgo → insert .dem file(s)

How to View a Demo

To watch a demo in CS2:

Activate the developer console in the game settings
Open the console
Run the command:

playdemo "filename"

You may also need to start the game with the -console launch parameter if your setup requires it.

No Demo Available

If the webinterface shows:

No demos available

then one of the following is usually true:

CSTV not activated No demo recorded yet Match still running Recording not finished yet

A demo usually only appears after the recorded game has ended successfully.

CSTV / TV Server

Everything about the CSTV / GOTV TV server can be found here:

CSTV

Support

If you have any questions, contact us via Discord or by email at:

support@ckras.com

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-We have created a demo archive for all CKRAS customers, so you can manage, download and share your demos with friends/opponents, this feature is available completely free of charge for every CS2 gameserver. https://www.ckras.com/
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+<h1 class="ck-hero-title">CS2 Demos</h1>
+<div class="ck-hero-sub">Record, manage, download and share your CS2 demos directly in the CKRAS webinterface.</div>
+<div class="ck-hero-meta"><b>Quick Start:</b> Activate [[CSTV]], finish a recording, then create a download link in the panel.</div>
+<div class="ck-hero-actions">
+[https://iface.ckras.com <span class="ck-btn ck-btn-primary">▶ Open Webpanel</span>]
+[https://www.ckras.com/en/ <span class="ck-btn ck-btn-ghost">CKRAS Website</span>]
+[https://wiki.ckras.com/wiki/index.php?title=CSTV <span class="ck-btn ck-btn-ghost">CSTV Guide</span>]
+</div>
+</div>
+|}
+</div>
+<div class="ck-lead">
+CKRAS provides a built-in demo archive for all [[CS2]] customers.
+You can record, manage, download and share your demos directly from the [[Webinterface|webpanel]] — free of charge.
+</div>
+<div class="ck-jump">
+<b>Jump to:</b> [[Demos#Requirements|Requirements]] • [[Demos#Create_Demo_Download|Create Download]] • [[Demos#Download_Demo|Download]] • [[Demos#Share_Demo|Share]] • [[Demos#Demo_Availability|Availability]] • [[Demos#How_to_View_a_Demo|View Demo]]
+</div>
+== Requirements ==
+<div class="ck-callout ck-callout--amber">
+<b>Required:</b> [[CSTV|CSTV / GOTV]] must be activated in the webinterface before demos can appear in the archive.
+</div>
 [[File:Demo-panel-show.png|alt=Demo Webpanel|200x200px]]
-----In order for a demo to be made available in the [[webinterface]], the [[CSTV|CSTV/GOTV]] must also be <u>activated</u> in the web interface, see [[CSTV#ACTIVATETV|here in the CSTV/GOTV Guide]] how to do this.
-We recommend that you use the pre-installed Scrim/Prac tool [[MatchZy]] for the <u>automatic demo recording</u> of your games, this tool is available on every [[CS2]] [[gameserver]].
+To activate TV recording, see the full [[CSTV|CSTV / GOTV guide]].
-<br><br><br>
-== Create demo download ==
+<div class="ck-callout">
+<b>Recommended:</b> Use the pre-installed [[MatchZy]] tool for automatic demo recording during pracs, scrims and matches.
+</div>
+== Create Demo Download ==
 [[File:Create-download-demo.png|alt=Create Demo Download|750x750px]]
-To make the demo available as a download link, you must click on the ‘Create download’ link. The demo will be available in the web interface after approx. 60 seconds. If the page does not refresh, please press ‘F5’ once to refresh the cache.
+To make a recorded demo available as a download link, click:
-<u>Note</u>: A demo that has not yet been created as ‘created’ in the web interface and has previously been deleted manually on the [[Webinterface#FTP-Settings|FTP]] cannot be used for the demo share.
+<b>Create download</b>
-<br><br>{{info|Here all information on how to activate a TV server: [[CSTV]] }}<br><br>
+The demo is usually available in the webinterface after about <b>60 seconds</b>.
+<div class="ck-callout">
+If the page does not update automatically, refresh it once with <b>F5</b>.
+</div>
+<div class="ck-callout ck-callout--amber">
+<b>Important:</b> If a demo has not been created in the webinterface yet and was already deleted manually via [[Webinterface#FTP-Settings|FTP]], it can no longer be shared or downloaded through the demo archive.
+</div>
+{{info|Here you can find all information about activating a TV server: [[CSTV]]}}
+== Download Demo ==
-== Demo download ==
 [[File:Demo download.png|alt=Demo Download|750x750px]]
-If you would like to download the [[CSTV|CSTV/GOTV demo]], simply click on the ‘Demo’ button. The file will be made available to you as a ZIP file. In this file you will also find a readme that explains once again in which folder you have to copy the demo so that you can view it without any problems. See also [[Demos#Where do the demo files have to go|Where do the demo files have to go]].
+To download a recorded [[CSTV|CSTV / GOTV]] demo, click the:
+<b>Demo</b> button
+The demo will be provided as a <b>ZIP file</b>.
+<div class="ck-callout">
+The ZIP file also contains a short readme explaining where to place the demo file so it can be viewed correctly.
+</div>
+See also: [[Demos#Where_do_the_demo_files_have_to_go|Where do the demo files have to go]]
+== Share Demo ==
-== Share demo ==
 [[File:Demo-share.png|alt=Demo Share, Copy Link|750x750px]]
-You can easily copy the created demos to the clipboard with the ‘Copy link’ and then share them with your friends/opponents, the link structure looks something like this: ‘<nowiki>https://demos.ckras.com/linkabc391deiaa</nowiki>’.
+You can share demos easily by clicking:
+<b>Copy link</b>
+The generated link can then be sent to friends, teammates or opponents.
-== Demo availability ==
+Example structure:
-[[File:Demo-available.png|alt=Demo available |750x750px]]
-The [[webinterface]] shows you how long the demo is available.
+<code>https://demos.ckras.com/linkabc391deiaa</code>
-<u>General:</u> Demos are automatically deleted from the gameserver after 8 days.
+== Demo Availability ==
-A demo made available in the webinterface [[Demos#Create demo download|Create demo download]] is available for a further 8 days after the ‘creation date’, the final and irrevocable deletion date is displayed in the [[webinterface]] (see image). The deletion date here always refers to the ‘creation date of the download’, this has nothing to do with the demo on the game server, which, as already mentioned, is automatically and irrevocably deleted after 8 days.
+[[File:Demo-available.png|alt=Demo available|750x750px]]
-== Where do the demo files have to go ==
+The [[Webinterface|webpanel]] shows exactly how long a demo will remain available.
-The downloaded demo files only need to be unpacked and copied into the [[CS2]] directory on the computer [[File:Copy.png|20x20px]].
+<div class="ck-callout">
+<b>General retention:</b> Demos are automatically deleted from the gameserver after <b>8 days</b>.
+</div>
+A demo that has been made available through the webinterface stays downloadable for another <b>8 days after the creation date</b>.
-’‘Default:’‘
+<div class="ck-callout ck-callout--amber">
+<b>Important:</b> The displayed deletion date refers to the <b>download creation date</b>, not the original game recording date.
+</div>
-<code>Go to ‘Program Files (x86)’ → ‘Steam’ → ‘steamapps’ → ‘common’ → ‘Counter-Strike Global Offensive’ → ‘game’ → ‘csgo’ → ‘insert .dem file(s)’</code>
+== Where do the Demo Files Have to Go ==
-’‘or find via Steam Client:’‘
+After downloading the ZIP file, unpack it and copy the <code>.dem</code> file into your local [[CS2]] folder.
-<code>Click Libary in Steam -> ‘CounterStrike’-> ‘Properties’ -> ‘Installed Files’ -> ‘Browse’ -> ‘game’ -> ‘csgo’ -> ‘insert .dem file(s)’</code>
+<div class="ck-callout">
+<b>Default path:</b>
+</div>
+<code>Program Files (x86) → Steam → steamapps → common → Counter-Strike Global Offensive → game → csgo → insert .dem file(s)</code>
+<div class="ck-callout">
+<b>Alternative via Steam client:</b>
+</div>
+<code>Steam → Library → Counter-Strike → Properties → Installed Files → Browse → game → csgo → insert .dem file(s)</code>
+== How to View a Demo ==
-== How to view a demo ==
 [[File:Playdemo-example.png|alternative text=Play Demo|500x500px]]
-You can start the demo in the CS2 console (activate the developer console in the game settings and press the Open console button). Here you only need to add the start parameter -console, then you can start the demo with the command ’‘playdemo “filename”’.
+To watch a demo in CS2:
+# Activate the developer console in the game settings
+# Open the console
+# Run the command:
+<code>playdemo "filename"</code>
+<div class="ck-callout">
+You may also need to start the game with the <code>-console</code> launch parameter if your setup requires it.
+</div>
-Command: “”playdemo name’'
+== No Demo Available ==
-== No Demo available ==
 [[File:Demos-not-available.png|alt=No Demo available|484x484px]]
-If you see the display ‘No demos available’, you have either not yet recorded a demo (see Activating [[CSTV|CSTV/GOTV]]) or a game that is [[CSTV|recording]] a demo has not yet ended.
+If the webinterface shows:
+<b>No demos available</b>
+then one of the following is usually true:
+<div class="ck-feature-list">
+<span class="ck-feature-pill">CSTV not activated</span>
+<span class="ck-feature-pill">No demo recorded yet</span>
+<span class="ck-feature-pill">Match still running</span>
+<span class="ck-feature-pill">Recording not finished yet</span>
+</div>
+<div class="ck-callout">
+A demo usually only appears after the recorded game has ended successfully.
+</div>
+== CSTV / TV Server ==
+Everything about the [[CSTV|CSTV / GOTV]] TV server can be found here:
+[[CSTV]]
+== Support ==
+If you have any questions, contact us via [[Discord]] or by email at:
-if you have any questions, please get in touch in our [[discord]] or via mail support@ckras.com
+<code>support@ckras.com</code>
-== CSTV - TV Server ==
+----[[Webinterface|WEBINTERFACE]] • [[CS2]] • [[MatchZy|MATCHZY]]
-Everything about the [[CSTV|CSTV/GOTV]] TV server in [[CSTV|this wiki]]
-----[[Webinterface|WEBINTERFACE]] - [[CS2]] - [[MatchZy|MATCHZY]]
 [[Category:CS2]]
+</div>

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