The Pure Game Server Web Administration Tool

The intent of this tool is to make administering servers a breeze without ever leaving the comfort of your favorite browser, no matter what kind of device you're using. Enjoy!

Setup

If you do NOT have any version of Visual Studio 2012 currently installed on your computer, you can grab the free VS Web Express version here, which is prepackaged with all the required Windows Azure components.

• Fork our repo at GSWAT. Choose the develop branch if you plan on modifying the project.
• Open the project in VS by clicking the gswat.sln file in the repo.
• If prompted to, convert the project to target Windows Azure Tools 2.1.
• In the Solution Explorer, find the WebFrontend.Azure item, right click it, and select Set as StartUp Project

If your version of Visual Studio 2012 is having trouble opening the Windows Azure files in the project, you will need to install some additional components.

• Download and launch the Microsoft Web Platform Installer.
• In the search box, type azure. Find and add the following:
  • Windows Azure Libraries for .NET (VS 2012) - 2.1
  • Windows Azure Libraries for .NET - 2.1
  • Windows Azure SDK - 2.1
• Install the components and try opening the project again.

Run Locally

• Visual Studio should be running with administrative privileges, or the Windows Azure emulator(s) may have trouble launching.
• Make sure that the project is set to Debug mode, you can find this at the top of the toolbar.
• Click Debug -> Start Debugging, hit F5, or click the green arrow icon in the top toolbar. GSWAT will open automatically (as a new tab) in the selected browser.

You may need to clear your browser's cache before you can see changes.

Run on Windows Azure

If you have a Windows Azure account, you can use it to put a stage version of GSWAT to test.

Steps

Publish to Azure

• Open the VS Project
• Click on Build -> Publish to Windows Azure
• Sign in to your Azure Account by following the prompts
• Choose a Cloud Service, Environment (choosing Production is easier)
• Set the Build Configuration to Release if you don't want extra diagnostic logging
• Select the Cloud profile
• Hit Next and then Publish

Once the process completes, you can check your Windows Azure Dashboard for the view link, you'll need to configure the Storage first though

Configure Storage

Once you've got it published, go to your Windows Azure Storage, and follow these steps:

• Select the storage instance and click on Manage Keys at the bottom of the window
• Copy the first two fields into the following string: DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=STORAGE ACCOUNT NAME;AccountKey=PRIMARY ACCESS KEY
• Go to Windows Azure Cloud and select your app instance
• Go to the Configure tab
• Paste the string into the webfrontend settings field and hit Save

Technologies

Server Platform

• Windows Azure

Backend Code

• C# .NET4.5 MVC3 on the backend

Frontend Code

• Backbone
• Underscore
• jQuery
• LESS
• ICanHaz (modified)
• Mustache
• Moment JS
• Twitter Bootstrap
• YepNope