Game Server Panel

Open Source

Deploy Open Game Panel (OGP) on a VPS

Free, open-source game server management panel supporting 100+ games — deploy, manage, and monitor Minecraft, CS2, ARK, Rust, and more from a single web interface.

At a Glance

Project	Open Game Panel
License	GPL v3
Recommended Plan	RamNode Cloud VPS 2 GB+ (4 GB+ for multiple game servers)
OS	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Stack	Apache, MariaDB, PHP, Perl
Estimated Setup Time	25–35 minutes

Prerequisites

A RamNode VPS with at least 2 GB RAM and 2 vCPU cores (4 GB+ recommended for multiple game servers)
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS selected as the operating system
Root SSH access to your VPS
A registered domain or subdomain (optional but recommended for HTTPS)

Update the System

Update and set hostname

apt update && apt upgrade -y
hostnamectl set-hostname ogp-server
reboot

Install the LAMP Stack and Dependencies

Install full stack

apt install -y apache2 mariadb-server php php-gd php-zip php-curl \
  php-mysql php-xmlrpc php-mbstring php-bcmath php-xml \
  libapache2-mod-php curl subversion unzip git gettext

Enable services

systemctl enable --now apache2
systemctl enable --now mariadb

Secure MariaDB

Run security script

mysql_secure_installation

Set a strong root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, remove the test database, and reload privilege tables. Answer Y to each prompt.

Install the OGP Web Panel

Download and install

cd /root
wget "https://github.com/OpenGamePanel/Easy-Installers/raw/master/Linux/Debian-Ubuntu/ogp-panel-latest.deb"
dpkg -i ogp-panel-latest.deb

Fix dependencies if needed

apt --fix-broken install -y
dpkg -i ogp-panel-latest.deb

During installation, enter your MariaDB root password when prompted. Note the database credentials displayed at the end.

Complete the Web Panel Setup via Browser

Navigate to http://YOUR_VPS_IP/index.php and complete the wizard:

Compatibility check — scroll down and click Next
Database config — enter credentials from the installer output
Admin account — set username, strong password, and email

Post-install security

rm -f /var/www/html/install.php
chmod 644 /var/www/html/includes/config.inc.php

Install the OGP Agent

Create agent user

adduser ogpagent
usermod -aG sudo ogpagent

Install agent dependencies

apt install -y libxml-parser-perl libpath-class-perl perl-modules \
  screen rsync sudo e2fsprogs unzip subversion libarchive-extract-perl \
  pure-ftpd libarchive-zip-perl libc6 libgcc-s1 git curl

dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt update
apt install -y lib32gcc-s1 libc6-i386

Download and run installer

cd /root
wget "https://github.com/OpenGamePanel/OGP-Agent-Linux/archive/master.zip"
unzip master.zip
cd OGP-Agent-Linux-master/
bash install.sh

Important: Write down the encryption key during installation — the web panel needs it to communicate with the agent.

Connect the Agent to the Web Panel

In the OGP web panel, go to Administration → Servers → Add Remote Server:

Agent IP: 127.0.0.1
Agent Port: 12679
Encryption Key: the key from agent installation
Remote Host IP: your VPS public IP

Configure the Firewall

UFW rules

apt install -y ufw
ufw default deny incoming
ufw default allow outgoing
ufw allow 22/tcp
ufw allow 80/tcp
ufw allow 443/tcp
ufw allow 12679/tcp
ufw allow 27000:27050/udp
ufw allow 27000:27050/tcp
ufw enable

Open additional ports as needed for specific game servers.

Secure the Panel with Let's Encrypt SSL

Install Certbot and configure

apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-apache

Apache virtual host

cat > /etc/apache2/sites-available/ogp.conf << 'EOF'
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName ogp.yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html

    <Directory /var/www/html>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/ogp_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/ogp_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
EOF

Enable and request cert

a2ensite ogp.conf
a2enmod rewrite
systemctl reload apache2
certbot --apache -d ogp.yourdomain.com
certbot renew --dry-run

Deploy Your First Game Server

Log in to the OGP web panel
Navigate to Game Servers → Add Game Server
Select your registered agent
Browse the game list and select your game (Minecraft, CS2, Rust, etc.)
Configure install directory, ports, startup parameters, and player slots
Click Install, then Start when complete

Performance Tuning

File descriptor limits

cat >> /etc/security/limits.conf << 'EOF'
ogpagent soft nofile 65535
ogpagent hard nofile 65535
EOF

Kernel network tuning

cat >> /etc/sysctl.conf << 'EOF'
net.core.rmem_max = 16777216
net.core.wmem_max = 16777216
net.ipv4.udp_mem = 65536 131072 262144
net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 30000
EOF

sysctl -p

Maintenance

System updates: apt update && apt upgrade -y
Backup database: mysqldump -u root -p ogp_panel > /root/ogp_backup_$(date +%F).sql
Agent logs: tail -f /var/log/ogp_agent.log
Restart agent: systemctl restart ogp_agent

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