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yourdawi/linuxgsm-dashboard

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2JavaScriptAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

TLDR

A lightweight web dashboard for managing LinuxGSM game servers, letting you control and monitor servers from a browser instead of the command line.

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    What it does
      Web control panel
      Console access
      Backup management
    Tech stack
      Go backend
      JavaScript frontend
      Systemd service
    Use cases
      Game server admin
      Automated backups
      Alert notifications
    Audience
      Game server hosts
      Self hosters

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Control and monitor game servers running under LinuxGSM from a web browser.

USE CASE 2

Schedule and restore automatic backups for your game servers.

USE CASE 3

Set up alerts to Discord, Telegram, or email when server events happen.

USE CASE 4

Manage multiple staff accounts with different permission levels for server administration.

What is it built with?

GoJavaScriptSystemdTmux

How does it compare?

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Stars222
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2021-09-252021-02-06
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/51/52/5
Audienceops devopsresearcherdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Must be run as root since it manages system users and LinuxGSM processes directly.

The README does not clearly state the license terms.

In plain English

This project is a web dashboard for managing game servers that run through LinuxGSM, a popular command line tool for setting up and maintaining servers for games like Rust, Ark, or Valheim on Linux. Instead of typing commands in a terminal every time you want to check on or restart a game server, this dashboard gives you a browser based control panel to do it visually. The backend is written in Go and compiles down to a single small program that uses only about 10 to 15 megabytes of memory, leaving most of the server's resources free for actually running games. Installation can be done with one command that downloads and runs a setup script, which detects your Linux distribution, installs anything missing, sets up the dashboard as a background service, configures your firewall, and prints out a generated administrator password. There is also a manual installation path for people who prefer to build it themselves from source using Go. Once running, the dashboard lets you view a live console for each game server, send commands to it, perform maintenance actions like updating the server software, and manage backups, including scheduling automatic backups and restoring from a saved copy. It supports multiple user accounts with different permission levels, so you can give someone limited access without full control. It can also send alerts to Discord, Telegram, or email when something happens on a server. The dashboard includes basic monitoring showing CPU, memory, and disk usage, supports both dark and light visual themes, and is available in English and German. A built in mock mode lets developers test the interface on their own computer without needing a real Linux game server running. The README states this is an independent community project with no official connection to LinuxGSM itself.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me run the installer script to set up linuxgsm-dashboard on my Linux server.
Prompt 2
Explain how to configure automatic backup scheduling in this dashboard.
Prompt 3
Walk me through building linuxgsm-dashboard from source using Go.
Prompt 4
Show me how to test the dashboard locally using its mock mode without a real game server.

Frequently asked questions

What is linuxgsm-dashboard?

A lightweight web dashboard for managing LinuxGSM game servers, letting you control and monitor servers from a browser instead of the command line.

What language is linuxgsm-dashboard written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes Go, JavaScript, Systemd.

What license does linuxgsm-dashboard use?

The README does not clearly state the license terms.

How hard is linuxgsm-dashboard to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is linuxgsm-dashboard for?

Mainly ops devops.

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