Managing 10+ SRCDS installations

[Mike]

Hi guys,

So me and the folks in our clan are probably going to get a new dedicated server where we can host ~10+ SRCDS instances. The games will be TF2 and some L4D(2) servers. What I want is a fully automatic system, where updates are applied automatically whenever VALVE pushes an update, my current system runs a cronjob at 7 'o clock and shuts down all the servers, then update them one by one, this is time consuming and it requires a lot of bandwidth, so would it be possible to move them all into one dir and then use different SourceMod installations and different servercfg files?

Also, how can I manage these fast and simple, I was thinking using rsync over to my local server where I can host a mirrored copy of every sourcemod installation, but that requires a lot of hassle too. So is there a way to manage them with ease?

Would a GameCP do my job easier? If so, what is the best free one for Linux (Debian) that supports game-installation and updating? I have been looking at GamePanelX, which does indeed look nice. Since I run Linux-servers only, TCAdmin won't be a choice. I've also looked at "UGGC" but that does not support game-installation, only updating. The SwiftPanel CP does look nice too, but is that in development yet, or is it dead..?

tl;dr easy ways to manage a lot of servers

[Terrorkarotte]

Take a look at easy-wi.com. Maybe it is something you could use.

[Arjen]

Why don't you just update one instance and copy that one to the others (except for the cfg and addons folders). It's not that hard to write a script you can run in the crontab.

[Mike]

Don't know, because I don't know bash scripting I suppose.

[Arjen]

Give it a try... pm the script.

[Mike]

Well, the point is that it doesn't really bother me, the updating bit, because it is done automatically and I'm asleep when it does it. What does bother me is that I don't have an efficient way to monitor and manage the gameservers, any recommendations of a gamepanel?

[Mooga]

For updates... you could run a script that updated an un-used install every hour and then checks the game version against the live servers.
If the servers are out of date: give a 5 min warning, shut down, update using the mast you are checking with, boot server back up.

As for game panels... do you want a web-end, or just a system that helps you better managed 10 server?

[Mike]

What's the difference between a web-end and a system that helps me manage 10 servers? I was thinking something that allows me to do one-click installs of servers and letting all my admins reboot the servers if anything happened (most trusted admins, not all). I was kinda thinking of GamePanelX, because it seems like it has got everything I need.

[Mike]

I think I'm going to use GamePanelX, it seems like it's the best one out there that's free.