Building own server for the first time, and using Linux for the first time

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Pterodactyl

Then I've seen people mention things that they call "panels" like Crafty or Pterodactyl. From what I understand this is more of an Interface program to more easily use, in this case, the minecraft server? I know that I would prefer to have it as a Virtual Machine, considering that then I don't need to get another screen and I don't neccesarily have to be home to troubleshoot and fix things etc.

#Gaming #Game Servers #Server Management 148 social mentions

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Crafty Controller

Then I've seen people mention things that they call "panels" like Crafty or Pterodactyl. From what I understand this is more of an Interface program to more easily use, in this case, the minecraft server? I know that I would prefer to have it as a Virtual Machine, considering that then I don't need to get another screen and I don't neccesarily have to be home to troubleshoot and fix things etc.

#Gaming #Group Chat & Notifications #Realtime Backend / API 30 social mentions

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Docker

As a start, I would recommend you to ignore these panels, and I would ask you to learn the shell to have comfort with it. Sure, it's nice to have a UI in which everything is labeled, but on Linux you will have to resort to the shell sometimes, so it's better if you get acquainted with it :) If you want some kind of automation, then sure, Pterodactyl is a great tool, but it still uses docker as a core, which is why I would recommend to learn docker before using Pterodactyl (containers and images as an example), but if you just want a forge server as a start, then I would just recommend using none of those. Pterodactyl, or more specific docker, create a virtual machine inside of your OS, to allow compatibility, which just slows things down. If you want to go for performance, pure Linux is the key.

#Developer Tools #Containers As A Service #Container Tools 62 social mentions

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GNOME

Using Xorg and a Window/Desktop Manager (maybe you heard of gnome), you're able to have a functional desktop like Windows.

#Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems 22 social mentions