SourceBans++ is a free and open-source web-based ban management system primarily designed for use with the Source engine. In this tutorial, we will be installing SourceBans++ on OpenBSD.
Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to install the dependencies required by SourceBans++. OpenBSD uses the pkg package manager for installing software packages. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo pkg_add php php-pgsql postgresql-server
The above command installs PHP, PHP-PostgreSQL, and PostgreSQL server.
Visit the official SourceBans++ website and download the latest release.
cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/sbpp/sourcebans-pp/archive/master.zip
Once downloaded, extract the downloaded zip file using the following command:
unzip master.zip
Before we can use SourceBans++, we need to create a new PostgreSQL user and database. Run the following command to create a new PostgreSQL user and database:
su - _postgresql
createuser -P sourcebans
createdb -O sourcebans sourcebans
exit
You will be prompted to enter a password for the new PostgreSQL user. Enter a secure password and remember it for future reference.
Open the sourcebans-pp-master/config/config.php file using your favorite text editor and update the following settings:
$config['db_host'] = 'localhost';
$config['db_user'] = 'sourcebans';
$config['db_pass'] = 'password'; // Password you set in Step 4
$config['db_name'] = 'sourcebans';
Update the sbpp base URL in the following line in the same config.php file:
$config['base_url'] = 'http://sbpp.example.com/';
Replace sbpp.example.com with your domain name.
Move the extracted SourceBans++ directory to the document root directory. By default, it is /var/www/htdocs/.
sudo mv sourcebans-pp-master /var/www/htdocs/sbpp
Make sure that the proper directory permissions are set for the document root:
sudo chown -R _httpd:_httpd /var/www/htdocs
Start the PostgreSQL service:
sudo rcctl enable postgresql
sudo rcctl start postgresql
Start the web server:
sudo rcctl enable httpd
sudo rcctl start httpd
Visit http://sbpp.example.com/install.php in your web browser to run the SourceBans++ installation script.
Follow the instructions on the installation screen to install your SourceBans++ and complete the installation process.
SourceBans++ is a useful tool for ban management and can help improve your server administration. By following these simple steps, you can install SourceBans++ on OpenBSD and start using it right away.
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