Aurora Panel

A modern, self-hosted game server management panel with deep Modrinth integration. Lightweight alternative to MCSManager and Pelican Panel.

Features

• 10 Minecraft platforms — Vanilla, Paper, Purpur, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt, Spigot, Folia, Bukkit
• Modrinth integration — Search, install, update, and remove mods/plugins/modpacks/datapacks
• Multi-node — One panel manages multiple daemon hosts
• Real-time console — WebSocket streaming with command input
• File manager — Browse, edit, upload, and delete server files
• Backup system — On-demand and scheduled backups
• Scheduler — Cron and interval-based automation (backups, restarts, commands)
• Docker-first — Containerized servers with resource limits, optional bare-metal
• RBAC — Role-based access control with granular permissions
• Modern UI — SvelteKit 5 + Tailwind CSS 4 + shadcn-svelte

Quick Start

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coffeeisle/aurora-panel/refs/heads/master/install.sh)

The interactive installer will:

1. Check prerequisites (Docker, RAM ≥4GB, disk ≥20GB, ports)
2. Let you choose Panel + Daemon, Panel only, or Daemon only
3. Clone the repo and generate secure secrets
4. Build and start Docker containers
5. Wait for the panel to be ready

Then open http://your-server:3000/register to create your admin account.

Management CLI

# Install system-wide
sudo ./aurora.sh install

# Then use from anywhere:
aurora status
aurora logs panel
aurora update

Manual Setup

git clone https://github.com/coffeeisle/aurora-panel.git
cd aurora-panel
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env — set AUTH_SECRET and DAEMON_JWT_SECRET
docker compose up -d

See DEPLOYMENT.md for full documentation.

Architecture

                      Internet
                          |
                     [Caddy:443] (optional)
                          |
                   [Panel:3000]
                      /       \
              [Daemon:8443]  [Postgres:5432] (optional)
                    |
          [Docker containers]

• Panel — SvelteKit app: UI + API + orchestration
• Daemon — Per-host service: manages Docker containers, file system, backups
• Communication — JWT-authenticated Socket.IO + REST; no direct browser-to-daemon

Documentation

• Deployment Guide — Full setup, configuration, troubleshooting
• System Prompt — Technical architecture and conventions

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	SvelteKit 5, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, shadcn-svelte
Database	SQLite (default), PostgreSQL (optional)
Real-time	Socket.IO
Container	Docker via dockerode
Auth	Lucia Auth, JWT

Development

bun install
bun run dev        # Dev server on :5173
bun run check      # Type checking
bun run build      # Production build

License

MIT