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Ref: SK-2631
The Game Panel for VPS has been launched in beta (https://labs.ovhcloud.com/en/game-panel/).
This Pull Request contains the first series of guides related to it.

Y0Coss and others added 2 commits April 7, 2026 10:40
First batch of OVHcloud Game Panel documentation for VPS:
- Getting started, log in, user management, backup (create + restore),
  SFTP, quick-start guides for ARK, CS2, Minecraft and Valheim,
  and custom Minecraft world upload
- New "Game Panel" category in index.md (Getting started + Configuration
  sub-categories) with translation keys for all 7 locales
@Y0Coss Y0Coss added Guide creation The Pull Request contains at least 1 new guide (meta.yaml and index edition needed) Offer: Bare Metal The PR documents Bare Metal products: Dedicated Servers, VPS labels Apr 29, 2026
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pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-create-backup/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![The backup settings tab](images/backup-tab.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Creating a backup with the stop server option](images/create-backup.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-edit-minecraft-config/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Minecraft server with Settings button highlighted](images/minecraft-server-settings.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Game Config tab in the Server Settings panel](images/minecraft-game-config.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Advanced Configuration section showing server.properties editor](images/minecraft-advanced-config.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-enable-sftp/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![The SFTP settings tab](images/sftp-settings.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Enabling SFTP with password configuration](images/enable-sftp.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-getting-started/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![The Game Panel main dashboard](images/game-panel-dashboard.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Selecting a game from the available list](images/game-selection-list.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Installation progress in the log tab](images/deployment-progress.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Server management interface with status controls](images/server-management.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Game-specific configuration panel](images/game-settings.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Performance monitoring dashboard](images/monitoring-dashboard.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![User management panel with permission settings](images/user-management.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-log-in/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![The Game Panel login page](images/game-panel-login.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Entering credentials on the login page](images/game-panel-login-form.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-manage-users/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![The user administration interface](images/user-administration.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Creating a new user account](images/create-user.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Configuring server-level permissions](images/server-permissions.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-7-days-to-die/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Game Servers section with Add Game Server button](images/game-servers-list.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Selecting 7 Days to Die from the game list](images/select-7-days-to-die.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![7 Days to Die installation form](images/7-days-to-die-install-form.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![7 Days to Die server with Running status](images/7-days-to-die-running.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![7 Days to Die Game Config settings](images/7-days-to-die-game-config.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-ark/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Selecting ARK: Survival Evolved from the game list](images/select-ark.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Monitoring ARK server installation in the logs panel](images/installation-logs.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![ARK server with Running status](images/server-running.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Connection details for the ARK server](images/connection-details.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-arma-reforger/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Selecting Arma Reforger from the game list](images/select-arma-reforger.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Arma Reforger installation started screen with Open Logs button](images/arma-installation-started.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Arma Reforger server with Running status and installation logs](images/arma-installation-logs.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Connection details for the Arma Reforger server](images/arma-connection-details.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-cs2/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Selecting Counter-Strike 2 from the game list](images/select-cs2.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Counter-Strike 2 server with Running status](images/cs2-running.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-dayz/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Game Servers section with the Add Game Server button](images/add-game-server.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![DayZ installation form showing server name and Steam credential fields](images/install-dayz-form.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Network ports section with pre-configured DayZ UDP ports](images/network-ports.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![DayZ server with Running status and management controls](images/server-running.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Server Settings panel with Game Config and File Manager options](images/game-config.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Game Servers list with connection IP and port highlighted](images/connection-details.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-garrys-mod/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Game Servers section with Add Game Server button](images/game-servers-list.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Selecting Garry's Mod from the game list](images/select-garrys-mod.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Garry's Mod server with Running status](images/garrys-mod-running.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Garry's Mod Game Config settings](images/garrys-mod-game-config.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-minecraft/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Selecting Minecraft from the game list](images/select-minecraft.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Monitoring Minecraft server installation](images/installation-logs.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Minecraft server with Running status](images/server-running.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-teamspeak-3/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Game Panel dashboard with Add Game Server button](images/teamspeak-add-server.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Selecting TeamSpeak 3 from the game list](images/select-teamspeak-3.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![TeamSpeak 3 Network Ports configuration](images/teamspeak-network-ports.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![TeamSpeak 3 install configuration form with Install button](images/teamspeak-install-form.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![TeamSpeak 3 installation logs panel](images/teamspeak-installation-logs.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![TeamSpeak 3 server with Running status](images/teamspeak-running.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-tf2/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Selecting Team Fortress 2 from the game list](images/select-tf2.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Team Fortress 2 installation started screen](images/tf2-installation-started.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Team Fortress 2 installation logs panel](images/tf2-installation-logs.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Team Fortress 2 server with Running status](images/tf2-running.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-quick-start-valheim/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Selecting Valheim from the game list](images/select-valheim.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Monitoring Valheim server installation](images/installation-logs.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Valheim server with Running status](images/server-running.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-upload-backup/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![Downloading a backup from the list](images/download-backup.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Serverfiles directory on the server](images/serverfiles.png){.thumbnail}

pages/bare_metal_cloud/virtual_private_servers/game-panel-upload-minecraft-world/guide.en-gb.md

  • +![The default world folder in the server file structure](images/world-folder.png){.thumbnail}
  • +![Configuring the world folder name in Game Config](images/world-folder-name-config.png){.thumbnail}

Y0Coss added 6 commits April 29, 2026 15:33
- 9 new guides: PaperMC, Rust map, Fabric/NeoForge, Edit Minecraft config,
  7 Days to Die, Garry's Mod, Arma Reforger, Team Fortress 2, TeamSpeak 3
- Sync from v2 Confluence drafts: manage-users permissions list, Valheim
  password retrieval (config-lgsm/vhserver/secrets-common.cfg + dual-port),
  DayZ housekeeping
- Title cleanup: choose-vps renamed to "Choose a VPS plan for your game server"
- All 22 guides bumped to 2026-04-29
- SCREENSHOT-STATUS tags applied (playwright | manual-edit)
- Go further sections refactored as bulleted links (no introductory wording)
- Nested-list indentation normalised to 4-space across all guides
- Categories restructured: 3 buckets ("Manage your Game Panel" / "Deploy a
  game server" / "Customise your server"), reflected in 7 translation files
Captured from release.gamepanel.ovh with anonymisation (custom domain
masked to gamepanel.ovh, news carousel hidden, OrangeSunrise #FF9803
boxes baked in for click-target shots).

Coverage:
- Login flow (clean + filled form)
- Dashboard / game-servers list (reused across 6 guides)
- Add Game Server modal — full list + 9 per-game select shots with
  orange highlight on the target Install button
- Install forms: 7 Days to Die, TeamSpeak 3 (+ Network Ports expanded),
  DayZ (+ Network Ports expanded)
- Server Settings tabs: Game Config, Advanced Configuration, Backup
  retention, SFTP access, World folder name highlighted
- User Administration: list, Create user dialog, Edit user permissions
- Host Status: monitoring with CPU/RAM/Disk/Network history graphs

Content fix while capturing: DayZ network ports corrected to actual UI
values 2302/2304/2306/27016 (the v2 PDF source had stale values).

Updated SCREENSHOT-STATUS tags from "playwright" to "as-is" for the 38
captured shots. Tags remaining as "playwright" indicate Phase B shots
still needing per-game server deployments (Steam-required games, fresh
installation logs, deployed-server connection panels).

Skipped (deferred — would require state changes on shared panel):
- backup-list.png, download-backup.png (no backups exist; do not auto-
  trigger backups per safe-interaction policy)
- enable-sftp.png (would require toggling SFTP on)
User-imported screenshots from Confluence + small markdown adjustments.
Recolored red annotation in upload-backup/serverfiles.png to OrangeSunrise
California (#FF9803) per docs convention.
Insert <div class="todo-image">🚧 Image pending</div> above every
SCREENSHOT-STATUS: playwright reference whose image file is not yet
on disk. Makes missing screenshots easy to spot in the rendered page
and trivially grep-able to strip when the captures land.
- Re-capture remaining UI shots in light mode (login dark mode kept as default)
- DOM-fake per-game install logs and connection-details rows
- Strip todo-image placeholders and SCREENSHOT-STATUS comments
- Update guide dates to today
- EN-GB proofread: gerund→imperative titles, fix 'launch button' label,
  third-party UI labels remain {.action}, R5/R6/R7/R8/R10/R11 rewordings,
  Garry's Mod apostrophe, 'Refer to [Title]' simplification
- FR-FR: full translations of all 22 Game Panel guides + index translations
- Phase 1 NBSP-before-punctuation fixes (105 insertions)
- 'journaux' → 'logs', 'Le panneau' → 'Le Game Panel' (standalone)
- Excerpt/title length normalisation
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Now ported via ovh/ovhcloud-docs#27

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