Network, proxy and firewall

Manage server ports in FeatherPanel: allocations, the primary port, subdomains, a reverse proxy with HTTPS, firewall rules and FastDL.

The Networking group in the server sidebar holds every page that deals with addresses and ports. Your host decides which of these pages exist.

Allocations

An allocation is an IP and port on the node. The primary allocation is the address players connect to.

• Assign Allocation: pick a free allocation on the node, or Auto for a random one.
• Auto-Allocate: let the panel assign a free allocation in one click.
• Set Primary, copy the address, or delete an extra allocation.

The plan limit is shown at the top of the page. Needs allocation.read, and allocation.create, allocation.update or allocation.delete to change things.

Subdomains

When the host added domains (server_allow_user_made_subdomains), Create Subdomain asks for a domain from the list and a prefix, so play on example.com gives play.example.com. A server can have several, up to the limit the host set. Needs subdomain.manage.

Reverse proxy

A reverse proxy serves your own domain on ports 80 and 443 and forwards it to one of your server’s ports, which suits web panels, maps and other HTTP services.

1. Point an A record for the domain at the node IP shown in the form.
2. Create Proxy, enter the domain and pick the target port.
3. Verify DNS. The proxy cannot be saved until the record checks out.
4. Optionally Enable SSL: auto-generate a Let’s Encrypt certificate with your email, or paste your own certificate and private key. Let’s Encrypt certificates renew automatically.

The default limit is 5 proxies per server (server_proxy_max_per_server). Needs proxy.read and proxy.manage.

Firewall

Firewall rules control which remote IPs can reach one of your allocations.

Needs firewall.read and firewall.manage. Node side details are in Wings firewall and FastDL.

FastDL

FastDL serves files for Source engine games over HTTP from the node, so players download maps and addons from nginx instead of the game server.

1. Pick an optional subdirectory (empty means /fastdl in the server files) and click Enable FastDL.
2. Copy the Game Server Command, which looks like sv_downloadurl "https://...", into server.cfg or run it in the console.
3. Upload the files to the FastDL folder with the file manager.

The node must be set up for FastDL first, see Wings FastDL.