Introduction
In this tutorial we will setup a game server control panel called AMP. With this panel we can host game servers for multiple games like Minecraft, Terraria, ARK and many more.
Prerequisites
- You will need an AMP license. A license can be bought here.
Step 1 - Create a new Cloud server
- Login to your cloud dashboard from [https://console.hetzner.cloud]
- Create new project and name it whatever you want
- Choose your server location - it's up to you
- Click
Add Serverand selectUbuntu 18.04from Image - Choose the resources you need from Type
- Click on the field
User Dataenter this#include https://get.docker.com(this will install docker) - Select your SSH-Key
- You can read this article to know how to generate SSH key
- Write your server hostname in
nameinput - Click
Create & Buy Now
Step 2 - Install updates on the server (Optional)
Wait a few seconds for the server to startup and then connect to it using SSH and your private key. Now you should install available updates on your server by running:
apt update && apt upgrade -y
Step 3 - Install Java (for Minecraft servers)
If you want to run a Minecraft server you will need to install java. You can do so by executing:
apt install -y openjdk-8-jre
Step 4 - Install AMP
Now you want to install AMP. In order to do so execute:
curl -sSL https://cubecoders.com/getamp.sh | bash
This will setup AMP.
You are going to be asked to choose a password for the amp user that AMP will run under. Please choose a secure password.
Directly after that you will need to choose a username and password for the AMP ADS instance (a web portal to create new instances - every game has its own instance). Once this is done simply press y when asked if you want to install some packages needed for AMP.
Step 5 - Connect to the panel
Now its time to open your browser and go to http://10.0.0.1:8080. There you can login with the user and password you just choose. Directly after your login AMP will ask you for its Operation Mode. Since this is a single server installation choose Standalone (Default). Then enter your license key. Once entered press the big green Restart AMP button.
Step 6 - Create a game server instance
First click on Create Instance. Then in the Application drop down select the game server you want (for example Minecraft Java Edition). In the field Friendly Name (Optional) you can give the server a name. This is optional but can be nice. Please do not check the checkbox Create as standalone (Not managed by ADS) because this will make it impossible to manage the instance via the ADS webinterface.
Step 7 - Connect to the instance
You should now see a new instance in the local instances block. It should have the colour red, click onto it and then select Start Instance. Now when you click on the Manage button you will see the AMP interface for that instance and be able to manage it.
Step 8 - Make AMP start at boot
In order to make AMP start at boot you will have to add a cronjob. Type crontab -e and then choose a editor for example nano. Scroll down to the bottom and add @reboot /opt/cubecoders/amp/ampinstmgr -b to the file. You can exit and save by pressing control+x. If you are asked if want to save press enter to confirm.
Step 9 - Upgrade AMP
Sometimes a new AMP version gets released. In order to upgrade AMP to the latest version, simply run ampinstmgr upgradeall.
Conclusion
You can now use the AMP webinterface to create new instances of your favorite game server. This way you can not only create a new game server in no time at all, but also make the administration of these servers very easy.