How do I host a private server to play with friends.

[cs_Office Swooner 9000]

The question is in the title. I need to know how to host a server on a map that I downloaded or whatever to play with my friends. Like if we wanted to play on Upward on tf2, then it would just be us or whoever we invite to the game. Is there any commands into the console that I have to type or anything?

[Forcen]

You could pay a company to host it for you, thats the easiest way if you want it up constantly and dont want to fiddle with options.

The alternative is to host it yourself on a computer you own: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Dedicated_Server

There might be good guides for this in the tf2 hub somewhere.

[cs_Office Swooner 9000]

Originally posted by Forcen:

You could pay a company to host it for you, thats the easiest way if you want it up constantly and dont want to fiddle with options.

The alternative is to host it yourself on a computer you own: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Dedicated_Server

There might be good guides for this in the tf2 hub somewhere.

I was wondering to host i on a computer, I tried looking it up but when I invited my friends, they couldn't join. I thought there was some commands or whatever to let me host a server to let them join. I tried the "+" button where the add a server button is but that doesn't work either.

[Forcen]

Yeah, that sounds like every user who tried to make a server..
Your routers firewall is blocking it, you need to forward ports.
This guide has some info and links about this: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=285509230

It basically links you to https://portforward.com/ which has useful guides for lots of programs and routers. Don't download that software that they advertise, just follow the guides.