PufferPanel is an open-source game server management panel that allows you to manage game servers, websites, and Minecraft servers. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install PufferPanel on FreeBSD Latest.
Before you start, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Before installing PufferPanel, you need to install some required dependencies. Open the terminal and execute the following command to install Git and PHP on your FreeBSD system:
sudo pkg install git php70 php70-opcache php70-extensions php70-mysqli php70-hash php70-curl php70-json php70-zlib php70-session php70-gd php70-filter php70-iconv php70-mbstring php70-simplexml php70-xml php70-dom
Next, you need to download the PufferPanel installation files. Execute the following command to download PufferPanel from the official repository:
git clone https://github.com/PufferPanel/PufferPanel.git /var/www/pufferpanel
After downloading PufferPanel, you need to install it by executing the following command:
cd /var/www/pufferpanel
sudo ./pufferpanel install --accept-license
This command will install PufferPanel on your system and start the web installation process.
Once the installation process is completed, you need to configure PufferPanel. Open the configuration file by executing the following command:
sudo nano /etc/pufferpanel/config.json
In this file, you need to update the database settings with your MySQL server information:
{
"database": {
"host": "localhost",
"username": "pufferpanel",
"password": "pufferpanel",
"database": "pufferpanel",
"port": "3306",
"timeout": "5"
}
}
Save the changes and exit the file.
Finally, start PufferPanel by executing the following commands:
sudo service pufferpanel start
sudo service pufferpanel enable
These commands will start PufferPanel and enable it to start automatically on system boot.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured PufferPanel on your FreeBSD Latest system. You can now log in to the PufferPanel web interface to start managing your game servers.
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