SourceBans++ is a web-based ban management system for game servers. It is used to track and manage player bans, administer server plugins, and provide administrators with powerful tools for controlling their game servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install SourceBans++ on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before you can install SourceBans++, you will need the following:
The first step is to install the necessary dependencies for SourceBans++. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo dnf install -y git gzip php php-fpm php-gd php-mysqlnd php-xml mariadb mariadb-server
This will install Git, PHP and its associated modules, MySQL or MariaDB server and their corresponding CLI client.
Once the dependencies are installed, you can proceed to install SourceBans++ from the official GitHub repository. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo git clone https://github.com/sbpp/sourcebans-pp.git /var/www/sourcebans
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/sourcebans/
This will clone the SourceBans++ repository to the /var/www/sourcebans directory and set the appropriate permissions.
The next step is to create a new MySQL or MariaDB database and user for SourceBans++. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
sudo mysql -u root -p
MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE sourcebans;
MariaDB> GRANT ALL ON sourcebans.* TO 'sbpp'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
MariaDB> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB> quit;
Replace your_password with your desired password for the sbpp user.
Once the database is set up, you need to configure SourceBans++. Open the /var/www/sourcebans/config/config.php file in your favorite text editor and update the following lines:
$config['db_hostname'] = 'localhost';
$config['db_username'] = 'sbpp';
$config['db_password'] = 'your_password';
$config['db_name'] = 'sourcebans';
Ensure that the database credentials match those you created in the previous step.
The final step is to create a virtual host to serve SourceBans++. You can do this by creating a new file /etc/httpd/conf.d/sourcebans.conf and adding the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName sourcebans.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/sourcebans
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/sourcebans_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/sourcebans_access.log combined
<Directory "/var/www/sourcebans">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace sourcebans.example.com with your desired server name. Save the file and restart your web server:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
You have successfully installed and configured SourceBans++ on Fedora CoreOS. You should now be able to navigate to the server URL in your browser and begin using the system. If you encounter any difficulty, visit the SourceBans++ documentation at https://sbpp.dev/docs/ for additional assistance.
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