Migrate from CS:GO to CS2 without mixing engines

Migrate from CS:GO to CS2 without mixing engines. Version-specific steps, checks, rollback, and upstream sources for Source 2.

Counter-Strike 2Source 2Current

SHORT ANSWER

Rebuild the configuration against Source 2; do not paste an entire CS:GO autoexec or server.cfg into CS2. Export human-readable preferences, binds, map lists, and plugin data separately, then verify every destination command and asset against Counter-Strike 2.

Before you change anything

A legitimate Steam installation or dedicated-server installation for Counter-Strike 2.
A backup of every file that will be changed.
Access to the local client console or the dedicated-server console, as appropriate.

Version-specific procedure

Inventory the CS:GO installation: configs, binds, maps, plugins, databases, logs, and credentials.
Classify each item as portable data, human-readable intent, engine-specific binary, generated cache, or secret.
Install a clean Counter-Strike 2 client/server and establish a stock baseline.
Translate one configuration area at a time using the destination command reference; never copy loader or engine binaries.
Run functional, security, and rollback tests before switching users or DNS to the migrated service.

Verify the result

No predecessor engine binary or plugin loader exists in the destination.
Every migrated command is recognized by the destination build.
Secrets are rotated rather than copied into public migration logs.

Rollback

Keep the predecessor service/read-only archive intact until the destination passes acceptance; switch traffic back without merging destination binaries into it.

Common pitfalls

Similar filenames such as server.cfg do not imply identical execution order or command semantics.