guide:steam

Steam

  • steamguard-cli – linux utility for generating 2FA codes for Steam and managing Steam trade confirmations. You can also get 2FA codes for Aegis with that.
  • SteamTinkerLaunch – Linux wrapper tool for use with the Steam client for custom launch options and 3rd party programs
  • ProtonUp-Qt – update Proton (Windows compatibility layer based on WINE on Linux)
Option Description
-login Bypass the Steam login window by entering your login information
-tcp Launches Steam with the TCP protocol rather than the UDP protocol
-clearbeta Opt out of public beta and return to the current official release
-silent Launches Steam to the system tray only

Example:

 "C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\Steam.exe" -login username password 

Recommended: Method 2

  1. log in
  2. in menu: Steam → Backup and restore games…
  3. Backup currently installed programs
  4. select the games
  5. select the target folder (may be on external HDD or network drive, but not network folder)
  6. choose a file name, hit the down arrow besides "file size"
  7. select "custom…" and enter 4000 (for FAT32 targets) or 16000000 (NTFS/Linux file systems)
  8. click "next"
  9. on target: back to step 1, select Restore a previous backup in step 3 and follow the wizard
  1. stop all running downloads
  2. log out of steam
  3. open folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\
  4. copy the folder common and all appmanifest_… files onto external HDD or network drive
  5. on target, copy all files in new folder on desktop
  6. move (!) the files to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\

Many university and school networks as well as some proxy servers, may block ports required by steam. Although it is not possible to change the steam port configuration, in some cases starting steam in TCP mode may allow you to bypass firewalls.

Transport Protocol Port (Range) Description
UDP 27000-27015 Games-Client-Traffic
UDP 27015-27030 Matchmaking and HLTV
UDP 27031-27036 incoming In-Home Streaming
TCP 27036-27037 incoming In-Home Streaming
UDP 4380 undocumented
Transport Protocol Port (Range) Description
TCP 27015 SRCDS-Rcon-Port
Transport Protocol Port (Range) Description
UDP 3478 outgoing
UDP 4379 outgoing
UDP 4380 outgoing
Transport Protocol Port (Range) Description
UDP 1500 outgoing
UDP 3005 outgoing
UDP 3101 outgoing
UDP 28960 undocumented
  • Last modified: 2022-11-20 12:43