Can someone PLEASE help me with starting a private server

[AllTimesSake]

PM me. I have a 317 source and client i just do not know how to set it up to work. and i also need help with making it online so one or 2 of my friends are able to connect and play with me

 

[Lord Eridor]

There is plenty of guides online of how to open up the server to other people, search port forwarding if you are running the server from your home computer make sure you are safe with all your virus and hacking protection though! I'd recommend getting a VPS Server.