In this tutorial, you will learn how to install SourceBans++, a web-based ban management system for game servers, on EndeavourOS Latest.
To install SourceBans++, we need to first install the following dependencies:
You can install all three dependencies by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb
After the installation, start and enable the Apache and MariaDB services:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
We need to configure MariaDB for SourceBans++ by creating a new database and user.
Start the MariaDB shell:
sudo mariadb
Create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE sourcebans;
Create a new database user:
CREATE USER 'sourcebans'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
Grant all privileges to the new user on the new database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON sourcebans.* TO 'sourcebans'@'localhost';
Exit MariaDB shell:
exit
Download the latest version of SourceBans++ from the official website:
wget https://github.com/sbpp/sourcebans-pp/releases/download/v1.6.3/sourcebans-pp-v1.6.3.zip
Unzip the downloaded file:
unzip sourcebans-pp-v1.6.3.zip
Move the unzipped SourceBans++ files to the Apache web root directory:
sudo mv sourcebans-pp/* /srv/http
Set permissions for the SourceBans++ files:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http
Open the SourceBans++ configuration file using a text editor:
sudo nano /srv/http/config/global.php
Update the following settings in the configuration file:
$config['db_engine'] = 'mysqli';
$config['db_hostname'] = 'localhost';
$config['db_port'] = ''; // Leave empty
$config['db_username'] = 'sourcebans';
$config['db_password'] = 'yourpassword';
$config['db_name'] = 'sourcebans';
Save and close the configuration file.
Open a web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://localhost/install/
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of SourceBans++. Once the installation is complete, you can access the SourceBans++ admin panel by going to:
http://localhost/admin/
Log in with the default username and password:
Username: admin
Password: sbbp_admin_password
You have successfully installed and configured SourceBans++ on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start using SourceBans++ to manage bans for your game servers.
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