How to Install PufferPanel on EndeavourOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PufferPanel on EndeavorOS with a few simple steps.

Prerequisites

Before we start installing PufferPanel, there are several prerequisites that we need to fulfill.

• A Linux VPS (Virtual Private Server) with EndeavorOS installed.
• Sudo access to the server with a non-root user.
• A web server (Nginx or Apache) installed and configured properly.
• PHP installed with the required extensions.
• A MySQL or MariaDB database server installed and running.

Step 1: Update your system

Before we start installing any new package, let's update your system using the following command.

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install them.

sudo pacman -S gcc git openssl sqlite libicu libzip libpng libjpeg-turbo php php-fpm php-gd php-intl php-xml php-pdo

Now you have all the necessary dependencies installed.

Step 3: Install and configure MariaDB

If you don't have MariaDB installed, run the following command.

sudo pacman -S mariadb

Once MariaDB is installed, start the service and enable it to start on boot using the following commands.

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Now that the service is up and running, we need to secure it by running the command.

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Follow the on-screen prompts and set a strong password for the root user.

Step 4: Install PufferPanel

Now we finally get to the part where we will install PufferPanel.

First, change to the /var/www/html directory using the command.

cd /var/www/html

Now clone the PufferPanel repository using the following command.

sudo git clone --recursive https://github.com/PufferPanel/PufferPanel.git .

Change the ownership of the project directory to your web server’s user, usually http.

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html

Next, install Composer, which is a dependency manager for PHP. Run the following command to install Composer.

sudo pacman -S composer

In the project directory, run the below command to install the required packages.

composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

Once the installation completes, create an environment file using the following command.

cp .env.example .env

Configure the .env file with your database details, SMTP credentials, time zone, and other settings using your preferred editor.

Once you have completed the configuration, run the following command to generate the application key.

php artisan key:generate

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Next, configure your web server to serve PufferPanel.

If you are using Nginx, create a new server block file in /etc/nginx/conf.d/. For example, pufferpanel.conf.

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /var/www/html/public;
    index index.php;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/pufferpanel_access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/pufferpanel_error.log;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        try_files $uri =404;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Save the file, then restart the Nginx service by running

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Finish the setup

Open your browser and navigate to the PufferPanel web interface. The default URL is http://your_domain_or_IP/. You should be redirected automatically to the setup page.

Follow the setup prompts and enter the required details, including an admin account.

Once the installation completes, you can log in to your PufferPanel instance and start creating game servers.

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed PufferPanel on EndeavorOS. You can now use PufferPanel to manage your game servers.