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KM Panel: a hosting panel for a Minecraft server network

A panel for managing game servers entirely from the browser: real-time console, backups, plugin management and a commission system.

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  • control panel
  • hosting
  • Minecraft
  • PHP
KM Panel dashboard for managing Minecraft servers

KM Panel was built for one of the larger Minecraft server networks in Poland. The premise: every aspect of running the network’s servers had to be possible from a browser, by several administrators at the same time.

Features

  • Multi-tenancy: each administrator manages the server assigned to them.
  • Real-time game server console.
  • Backup system with one-click restores.
  • Direct access to server.properties without logging in over SSH.
  • Plugin installation and management straight from the panel.
  • Ban list with real-time search.
  • Per-user earnings statistics together with a commission system.
  • Premium service management and a history of SMS messages sent.
  • Online player chart across every server in the network.
  • Administrator action logs and a panel-wide action history for the whole network.
  • Ticketing system with email notifications on new replies.

Stack

  • HTML5, jQuery, CSS, JS, Bootstrap
  • PHP with the Net_SSH2 library
KM Panel, dashboard with online player chart
Dashboard showing player counts across all servers in the network.
KM Panel, game server console
The game server console running in real time.
KM Panel, plugin management
Installing and updating plugins without shell access.

The takeaway

The most valuable element turned out to be the administrator action log. With a dozen or so people holding production access, being able to reconstruct who did what and when solves more problems than any single convenience feature.

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