GDC - Game Distribution Controller

Author: Karol Koś

Overview

The Game Distribution Controller (GDC) is a side project of mine—an API for managing game servers with the help of a mobile application for easier access. The system leverages AWS infrastructure to provide game server provisioning and management.

Important

Currently, the implementation consists only of a Minecraft Vanilla server.

System Components

GDC consists of two main components:

• REST API: Built on AWS, serving as the backend for server management operations.
• Mobile Application: A user interface for remotely controlling game server.

Technologies

Backend

• API Gateway
• Lambda
• ECS - Fargate
• ECR
• Docker
• Golang
• Python

Mobile Application

• React Native
• TypeScript

Note

Deployment automation will be added in the near future.

Current Features

• Start and stop the game server on request.
• Check server existence and status.
• Retrieve the server's IP address for active instance.
• Automatically create a game world if run for the first time.
• Persistent worlds

Planned Features

• Backup and Restore: Ability to back up Minecraft worlds and import/export them.
• Additional Game Servers: Support for Don't Starve Together and Counter-Strike (Vanilla).

Note

New game support will be added only if I don't get bored with this project.