SourceBans++ is a popular web-based control panel used for managing game servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the simple steps to install SourceBans++ on the latest Ubuntu server.
Before we begin the installation process, ensure that the following requirements are met:
To download SourceBans++, open the terminal on your Ubuntu server and run the following command:
cd ~
wget https://github.com/sbpp/sourcebans-pp/archive/master.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the zip file using the following command:
unzip master.zip
Next, move the extracted files to the /var/www/html folder:
sudo mv sourcebans-pp-master/* /var/www/html/
Create a new MySQL database for SourceBans++. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, then enter the following SQL commands to create the new database:
CREATE DATABASE sbpp;
GRANT ALL ON sbpp.* TO 'sbppuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace "password" with a strong password you choose for your SourceBans++ database user.
Edit the Apache web server configuration file 000-default.conf:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Add the following lines to the <VirtualHost *:80> block:
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/public
<Directory /var/www/html/public>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Rename the file .env.example to .env:
cd /var/www/html
mv .env.example .env
Open the .env file and edit the following lines to match your MySQL database settings:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=sbpp
DB_USERNAME=sbppuser
DB_PASSWORD=password
Remember to replace "password" with the password you chose for your MySQL user. Save and close the file.
Install the necessary dependencies for SourceBans++:
sudo apt-get install php7.4-mysql php7.4-mbstring php7.4-zip php7.4-bcmath php7.4-curl
Migrate the database by running the Artisan migration command:
php artisan migrate --force
Set the appropriate permissions for the SourceBans++ directories:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/storage
Finally, restart the Apache web server for changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SourceBans++ on your Ubuntu server. You can access the control panel by accessing your server's IP address in a web browser. For example, http://your-server-ip-address/.
Feel free to customize your SourceBans++ installation by adding your preferred game servers, users, and permissions.
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