Installation

Installation

Requirements

Requirement	Notes
Windows	Service control uses sc.exe + NSSM
NSSM	Download nssm.exe from nssm.cc and put it in the project root (next to Start.bat)
Node.js 22+	Installed automatically by Start.bat, or get it from nodejs.org
SteamCMD	Auto-downloaded into steamcmd/ on first install
Administrator rights	Start.bat self-elevates (required for service control)
Visual C++ Redistributables	2012, 2013 and 2015–2022 — download
DirectX End-User Runtimes	download
Discord bot (optional)	Create one at discord.com/developers

better-sqlite3 ships prebuilt binaries — no Python or build tools needed on supported Node versions.

Quick start

git clone https://github.com/Spidees/SCUM-Server-Automation.git
cd SCUM-Server-Automation
:: download nssm.exe from https://nssm.cc/download and put it in this folder
Start.bat

Start.bat self-elevates to administrator, installs Node.js if missing, runs npm install, then launches the app and opens the browser.

First-run setup wizard

On first launch the dashboard opens a guided wizard (served at /admin/). You provide:

• SCUM server directory & backup directory
• Windows service name
• Public IP, game port, query port, max players, BattlEye toggle
• Web port & admin password
• Discord bot token & Guild ID (optional — can be added later)

After saving, the SCUM server is installed via SteamCMD (watch progress in the browser) and the app starts automatically. Subsequent launches skip the wizard.

To reconfigure from scratch: stop the app, delete .env, and restart.

What runs where

• The app is a single Node process (node src/index.js) started by NSSM/Start.bat.
• It controls the SCUM server as a separate Windows service (NSSM).
• The web server listens on web.port (default 8080) and serves /admin (dashboard) and / (public Field Console).

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