Single-host deployment

Install the management panel and run game servers on the same host.

Prepare the server

Use a Linux amd64 or arm64 server with internet access and administrator privileges. The installer uses the system Docker Engine; Docker Desktop is unsupported. Ensure the server can pull GameX images from GHCR. See installer requirements for dependencies.

1. Install GameX

Run on the server:

curl -fsSLO https://docs.gamexserver.com/install/install-compose.sh &&
sudo bash install-compose.sh --apply

If Docker is missing, the script installs it on supported systemd hosts. Existing Docker must meet the version requirements.

The script installs latest by default. To choose a specific version, add --version 1.2.0 to the installation command and confirm that its images are available.

2. Open the management panel

• Installed on your current computer: open http://localhost:3000/setup in your browser.
• Installed on a remote server: open the panel port, then visit http://SERVER_IP:3000/setup in your browser.

You can also use SSH forwarding without opening the panel port.

Follow the on-screen setup, create the administrator account, and sign in.

3. Create a game server

After setup, the local Daemon pairs automatically. Confirm that Local Docker is online under Nodes and Docker status is Running, then create and start your first game server.

For more deployment tasks, see Deployment management.