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First Impressions & Rules

The Message of the Day (MOTD) is the first screen every player sees when joining your lobby. In Counter-Strike: Source, the MOTD utilizes a full web browser instance, allowing for rich HTML and CSS styling.
Reading TimeDifficultyLast Updated
3 minutesBeginnerJanuary 2026

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Modifying the motd.txt

The primary file is located at /cstrike/motd.txt. You can use standard HTML tags to embed images, text, and styling. 
<html>
<body style="background-color:#121212; color:#ffffff; font-family:Sans-Serif; padding:20px;">
    <h1 style="color:#ffcc00;">Welcome to FREAKHOSTING Elite</h1>
    <p>Please follow our server rules:</p>
    <ul>
        <li>No hacking or griefing.</li>
        <li>Respect all participants.</li>
    </ul>
    <img src="https://yourdomain.com/banner.jpg" width="100%">
</body>
</html>

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Last Updated: January 2026 | CSS: Welcome to the team.