DEV Community: Melih Yazar The latest articles on DEV Community by Melih Yazar (@melih_yazar_ed30f7f911af3). https://dev.to/melih_yazar_ed30f7f911af3 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4011292%2F23b484a2-bd53-4285-b2ab-66f0e7416efa.jpg DEV Community: Melih Yazar https://dev.to/melih_yazar_ed30f7f911af3 en I built an open-source panel for self-hosting game servers Melih Yazar Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:42:44 +0000 https://dev.to/melih_yazar_ed30f7f911af3/i-built-an-open-source-panel-for-self-hosting-game-servers-34hh https://dev.to/melih_yazar_ed30f7f911af3/i-built-an-open-source-panel-for-self-hosting-game-servers-34hh <p>Why I built this</p> <p>I wanted a self-hosted panel for managing Minecraft (and eventually other game) servers, with a modern stack — Node.js/TypeScript on the backend, React on the frontend, PostgreSQL + Prisma for storage. The panel and a lightweight node agent talk over WebSocket, so you can manage multiple machines from one place.</p> <p>The result is Kretase — MIT licensed, fully open source.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Web console, file manager, player/whitelist management</li> <li>Multi-node support (manage several machines from one panel)</li> <li>Live CPU/RAM/disk stats</li> <li>World manager: browse/install premade worlds via CurseForge, backup/download existing ones</li> <li>Plugin/mod manager built into the panel</li> <li>One-command install script for Ubuntu/Debian</li> </ul> <h2> Tech stack </h2> <ul> <li>Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Express, PostgreSQL, Prisma</li> <li>Frontend: React, Vite, Tailwind</li> <li>Node agent (wings): separate process per machine, communicates with the panel over WebSocket</li> </ul> <h2> Try it / contribute </h2> <p>Repo: <a href="https://github.com/mwlih28/mc-manage-panel" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/mwlih28/mc-manage-panel</a></p> <p>Still actively developing this — feedback, issues, and contributions are all welcome. Happy to answer questions about the architecture in the comments.</p> opensource showdev typescript selfhosted