PufferPanel is a free, open-source game server management panel that provides an easy-to-use interface for managing game servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing PufferPanel on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before we begin, there are a few prerequisites you will need:
To ensure that your system is up-to-date and secure, you should always update it before installing any new software. Run the following commands to update your system:
sudo zypper update
The next step is to install the necessary dependencies that PufferPanel requires. Run the following commands to install the required packages:
sudo zypper install -y curl mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-server php php-curl php-dom php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-mysql php-posix php-zip
Now it's time to download and install PufferPanel. Run the following commands to download and install PufferPanel:
curl -L https://www.pufferpanel.com/scripts/install.py | sudo python
This command will download and run the PufferPanel installation script. You will be prompted to confirm the installation, and then the installation process will run automatically.
After the installation process is complete, you need to configure PufferPanel by setting up your web server and database. PufferPanel supports Nginx and Apache2 web servers, so you can choose the one that best suits your needs.
If you are using Nginx, run the following commands to create a new virtual host file for PufferPanel:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/pufferpanel.conf
Paste the following configuration into the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your_domain.com;
root /srv/pufferpanel;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location /themes {
deny all;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
}
}
Update the server_name to your domain name or IP address.
If you are using Apache2, run the following commands to create a new virtual host file for PufferPanel:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/pufferpanel.conf
Paste the following configuration into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
DocumentRoot /srv/pufferpanel
DirectoryIndex index.php
<Directory /srv/pufferpanel>
AllowOverride All
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>
<Directory /srv/pufferpanel/themes>
Deny from all
</Directory>
<FilesMatch \.php$>
SetHandler "proxy:unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost/"
</FilesMatch>
</VirtualHost>
Update the ServerName to your domain name or IP address.
Run the following commands to create and configure the PufferPanel database:
sudo mysql -uroot -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Then, run the following commands to create a new database and user for PufferPanel:
CREATE DATABASE pufferpanel;
CREATE USER 'pufferpanel'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'pufferpanel_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON pufferpanel.* TO 'pufferpanel'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
After configuring your web server and database, you need to finalize the configuration of PufferPanel by running the following commands:
sudo pufferpanel user add --admin
sudo pufferpanel key create
sudo systemctl restart nginx # or sudo systemctl restart apache2
This will create a new admin user, generate a new API key for PufferPanel, and restart your web server.
Now that you have installed and configured PufferPanel, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your_domain.com (update with your domain name or IP address). You will be prompted to login with your admin account credentials.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured PufferPanel on OpenSUSE Latest.
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