A simple application to control game server on a computer
This software was developed to respond to one of my problem that I have at home: playing game with my friends on my self-hosted server.
- Controlling the computer and game server from inside and outside the house network.
- Do it from a NAS that can host PHP apps.
- Most of games does not have a game server that work on Linux and if you have one it works only on x86/x64 so not on NAS.
- A dedicated Microsoft Windows computer used as a game server consume lot of power if keep always on.
- A Windows Systray application that I can start with the operating system and can be configured to start/stop game server, backup data after stop, show logs. Actions can be trigger from a web service.
- A php app that can be hosted on my NAS to power on/shutdown the computer and connect to the web service to start/stop game server.
GameserverControl is the first one, I will create another GitHub repos for the second one.
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From the Systray menu:
- Create/Edit/Delete Game configuration
- Start/Stop game server
- Backup Files/Folders after the game server shutdown
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From the web service:
- Get configuration
- Start/Stop game server
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From the GCSetComputerSettings
- Change web service port, login and password
- Configure Windows ACL and Firewall for you with netsh
- Rotate log after the game server shutdown
- Get log from the web service
- Support wildcard in logs parameter if the log filename change every time you launch the game server
- Develop the PHP application for the NAS that can start the computer with WOL and control the game server thru the web service
And maybe:
- Implement SSL web service
- None, do it yourself 😁
GameserverControl is licensed under MIT License
I'm French but this application was entirely developed in English. Why? Do i really need to answer this question? I'm sorry if my English make your eyes bleed when you read it, you are welcome to correct my work if you want.