How to: Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels
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Utilities for managing game servers.

_Related: [Games](#games)_

- [auto-mcs](https://www.auto-mcs.com) - Cross-platform Minecraft server manager. ([Source Code](https://github.com/macarooni-man/auto-mcs)) `AGPL-3.0` `Python`
- [Crafty Controller](https://craftycontrol.com/) - Minecraft launcher and manager that allows users to start and administer Minecraft servers from a user-friendly interface. ([Source Code](https://gitlab.com/crafty-controller/crafty-4)) `GPL-3.0` `Docker/Python`
- [Drop](https://droposs.org) - Game distribution platform, designed for distributing and sharing DRM-free games efficiently (alternative to Steam, GameVault). ([Source Code](https://github.com/Drop-OSS/drop), [Clients](https://github.com/Drop-OSS/drop-app)) `AGPL-3.0` `Docker`
- [EasyWI](https://easy-wi.com) - Easy-Wi is a Web-interface that allows you to manage server daemons like gameservers. In addition it provides you with a CMS which includes a fully automated game- and voiceserver lending service. ([Source Code](https://github.com/easy-wi/developer/)) `GPL-3.0` `PHP/Shell`
- [Gameyfin](https://gameyfin.org) - Video game library manager with automatic scanning, web access, downloads, and plugin support. ([Source Code](https://github.com/gameyfin/gameyfin)) `AGPL-3.0` `Docker`
- [Gaseous Server](https://github.com/gaseous-project/gaseous-server) `⚠` - Game ROM manager with a built-in web-based emulator using multiple sources to identify and provide metadata. `AGPL-3.0` `Docker/.NET`
- [Kubek](https://kubek.seeeroy.ru) - Web management panel for Minecraft servers. ([Source Code](https://github.com/seeroy/kubek-minecraft-dashboard)) `GPL-3.0` `Nodejs`
- [Lancache](https://lancache.net) `⚠` - LAN Party game caching made easy. ([Source Code](https://github.com/lancachenet/monolithic)) `MIT` `Docker/Shell`
- [LinuxGSM](https://linuxgsm.com/) - CLI tool for deployment and management of dedicated game servers on Linux: more than 120 games are supported. ([Source Code](https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM)) `MIT` `Shell`
- [Minus Games](https://accessory.github.io/minus_games_user_guide) - Sync games and save files across multiple devices. ([Source Code](https://github.com/Accessory/minus_games)) `MIT` `Rust`
- [Pelican Panel](https://pelican.dev/) - Web application for easy management of game servers, offering a user-friendly interface for deploying, configuring, and managing servers, server monitoring tools, and extensive customization options (fork of Pterodactyl). ([Source Code](https://github.com/pelican-dev/panel)) `AGPL-3.0` `PHP/Docker`
- [Pterodactyl](https://pterodactyl.io/) - Management panel for game servers, with an intuitive UI for end users. ([Source Code](https://github.com/pterodactyl/panel)) `MIT` `PHP`
- [PufferPanel](https://www.pufferpanel.com/) - Game server management panel designed for both small networks and game server providers. ([Source Code](https://github.com/pufferpanel/pufferpanel)) `Apache-2.0` `Go`
- [RconCli](https://github.com/gorcon/rcon-cli) - CLI for executing queries on a remote Valve Source dedicated server using the RCON Protocol. `MIT` `Go`
- [Retrom](https://github.com/JMBeresford/retrom) - Private cloud game library distribution server + frontend/launcher. `GPL-3.0` `Docker/Rust`
- [RomM](https://romm.app/) `⚠` - ROM manager for organizing, enriching, and playing retro games, with support for 400+ platforms. ([Demo](https://demo.romm.app/), [Source Code](https://github.com/rommapp/romm)) `AGPL-3.0` `Docker`
- [SourceBans++](https://sbpp.github.io/) - Admin, ban, and communication management system for games running on the Source engine. ([Source Code](https://github.com/sbpp/sourcebans-pp)) `CC-BY-SA-4.0` `PHP`
- [Sunshine](https://app.lizardbyte.dev/Sunshine/) - Remote game stream host for Moonlight with support up to 120 frames per second and 4K resolution. ([Source Code](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine)) `GPL-3.0` `C++/deb/Docker`