How to Install PufferPanel on Clear Linux Latest

PufferPanel is a free and open-source game server management panel, which allows you to easily manage your game server infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PufferPanel on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A system running Clear Linux Latest or later.
  • Sudo permissions or root access to the system.
  • Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to update the Clear Linux system to ensure that you have the latest software packages installed.

To update the system, run the following command as root or with sudo:

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install Prerequisites

Before installing PufferPanel, you need to install some prerequisites. The prerequisites are:

  • Apache web server.
  • PHP 7.3 or later.
  • PHP extensions.
  • MariaDB or MySQL database.

To install the prerequisites, use the following commands:

  1. Install Apache web server:

    sudo swupd bundle-add web-server-basic

  2. Install PHP and PHP extensions:

    sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add php-mysqlnd
sudo swupd bundle-add php-gd
sudo swupd bundle-add php-mbstring

  3. Install MariaDB or MySQL database:

    sudo swupd bundle-add mysql

Step 3: Install PufferPanel

Once the prerequisites are installed, you need to download and install PufferPanel.

To download and install PufferPanel, use the following commands:

  1. Download the PufferPanel installation script:

    curl -sSL https://get.pufferpanel.com | sudo bash

  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install PufferPanel.

Step 4: Set Up Apache Web Server

After installing PufferPanel, you need to configure the Apache web server to serve the PufferPanel web interface.

To configure Apache, use the following commands:

  1. Enable Apache Web Server:

    sudo systemctl enable httpd

  2. Start Apache Web Server:

    sudo systemctl start httpd

  3. Create a virtual host for PufferPanel:

    sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/pufferpanel.conf

  4. Add the following content to the pufferpanel.conf file:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/pufferpanel/public
    <Directory /var/www/html/pufferpanel/public>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/pufferpanel_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/pufferpanel_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

  5. Save and exit the text editor.

  6. Reload the Apache Web Server configuration:

    sudo systemctl reload httpd

Step 5: Set Up PufferPanel

After configuring Apache, you need to log in to the PufferPanel web interface to set up your game servers.

To access the PufferPanel web interface, open a web browser and go to your server's IP address, followed by /admin.

For example:

http://192.168.0.10/admin

Enter the default username and password:

  • Username: admin
  • Password: admin

After logging in, you can set up your game servers, create users, and manage your server infrastructure.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PufferPanel on Clear Linux Latest. Now you can easily manage your game servers with PufferPanel.