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What is Cerberos RCON
Cerberos RCON is game administration and watch system. It's main purpose is to take the burden of manual administration and constant watch over the game servers.
Official web page address: http://www.cerberos.org.uk/
Compared to other available rcon tools Cerberos is different in it's concept.
It's server-client system, meaning you have to have:
1) server side installation
2) client side installation for remote administration and watch if needed.
Getting started
Cerberos RCON should be very easy to install and to setup with current game servers on the box.
Generally server side goes on the box where game servers are running and the client goes to remote client.
Process of installation and setting up is discussed here RCON installation & setting up
Compared to other available rcon tools Cerberos is different in it's concept.
It's server-client system, meaning you have to have:
1) server side installation
2) client side installation for remote administration and watch if needed.
For more detailed information go to RCON manual page.
Cerberos RCON and firewall
As any other program using communication from server to the clients, firewall can be obstacle.
By default configuration ports that needs to be passed from server to clients are:
1) 29800 - main communication port from client to server
2) 8080 - standard WEB port
3) 21 - standard FTP port
If any of those ports are used or wants to be changed for some reason please change it in settings prior starting up Cerberos.
NOTE: if any of those ports are used and protocols are enabled (this applies on WEB and/or FTP port) Cerberos will not start up.
Twitter and Cerberos RCON
To follow any news regarding versions, updates and whatever comes up my mind regarding Cerberos follow on Cerberos Twitter!
Cerberos RCON and security
Rcon game protocol is not a secure protocol!
There are tools that can use brute force crack methods to figure out the rcon password.
With rcon password your game server is exposed and whoever have that, can "play" around with your server?!?
Using Cerberos your rcon password can be very complex string that will be very hard to break using mentioned crack method or any other method known to the mankind. For administration and watch of your game server with Cerberos you don't need rcon password at all, just username and password given to you from administrator.
User database, implemented inside of Cerberos, is lifting security on additional level. Giving you ability to fragment rights per users on:
1) admin users
2) users with ability only to execute basic commands (eg. map_change)
3) watch only users
etc.
Users rights also apply on IP addresses of game servers and permissions on actions given. (have I told you that Cerberos can monitor multiple game servers at once?). This makes Cerberos also not only suitable for dedicated servers but also for GSP (game server provider) hosted slot servers.
Not only that, all actions are logged so if there are issues to figure out who has done what, you can find out.
Will Cerberos RCON affect on my dedicated box
Cerberos RCON is made to use server resources optimally. Communication between server and clients is compressed and encrypted.
Because of that not only it won't affect on bandwidth it will make your game server much secure.
Requirements
1) Windows OS
2) .NET framework ver2.0
What Cerberos means and why this name
A while ago I got a question why do you call your game admin system Cerberos, is it that hell guardian 3 headed dog?
No it's not. In Greek mythology, Cerberus or Kerberos (Greek Κέρβερος, Kérberos, the cer of Erebos) was the hound of Hades, a monstrous three-headed dog. Do you see difference in spelling? Hades was the world of dead but don't confuse it with hell.
