**Core Platform Infrastructure**
- **Container Orchestration**
- Docker Compose support for defining, deploying, and managing game servers.
- Automated build processes for pulling container images directly from repositories.
- Support for scaling containers horizontally and integrating with load balancers.
- **Database Management**
- MariaDB storage for users, roles, servers, logs, and other metadata.
- Automated migrations and schema updates.
- Optional backups and restore functionality.
- **System Administration & Configuration**
- Centralized configuration for environment variables (database, container registry, etc.).
- Configurable settings for default themes, branding, resource allocation, and networking.
- Integrations with external services (e.g., email notifications, webhooks).
**User Management & RBAC**
- **Authorization & Roles**
- Admin: Full privileges, manages providers, monitors system-level logs, configures app settings.
- Provider: Manages Docker Compose files, sets up game servers, customizes theming for sub-tenant users.
- End-user: Creates, starts/stops, and monitors personal game servers within provider-defined constraints.
- **Registration & Onboarding**
- Self-service user registration and password management.
- Invite-based or open registration toggles for providers.
- Granular permission sets (e.g., server creation, theming changes, advanced logs, etc.).
- Scoped resource access (e.g., only providers can see their own servers).
- Server status overview (running, stopped, failed) with quick access controls.
- Resource usage graphs (CPU, memory, network).
- Logs aggregated from Docker containers.
- Start, stop, restart, and remove containers.
- Scheduled tasks for automatic restarts, backups, or updates.
- Error handling with detailed logs for failed starts or deployments.
- **Server Configuration**
- Provider uploads and maintains Docker Compose configurations.
- Dynamic environment variable injection (e.g., for server name, region, or ports).
- Handling persistent volumes for game data, backups, logs, etc.
**Theming & Customization**
- Provider interface to upload custom CSS, logos, colors.
- Version management for new or updated themes.
- **Theme Editor for End-users**
- Light/dark mode toggles.
- User-defined accent colors, backgrounds, or layout settings.
- **Branding & White-labeling**
- Custom logos, favicons, and domain names.
- Optional header/footer branding for providers.
- Live streaming of container output within the dashboard.
- Logs paginated or filtered by container, date range, or log level.
- Admin panel for critical events (e.g., container failures, resource exhaustion).
- Alerts for CPU/memory usage thresholds.
- Tracking actions (user login, server creation, permission changes).
- Time-stamped entries stored in MariaDB.
**Scalability & Performance**
- Option to integrate with Nginx/HAProxy or container-orchestration-based balancing.
- Automatic distribution of containers across hosts (if multi-node).
- Additional hosts/nodes can be added to the cluster for more container capacity.
- Database clustering or read replicas for high-traffic environments.
- **Caching & Optimization**
- Caching mechanism for static assets like themes and images.
- Configuration for memory usage and container concurrency limits.
**Security & Compliance**
- Secure password storage (bcrypt or similar).
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) option.
- Optional SSL/TLS termination for secure connections.
- Firewall and trusted host rules for Docker engine.
- **GDPR & Data Handling**
- User data export functionality.
- Data retention policies for logs and backups.
- **RESTful/GraphQL Interface**
- Endpoints to manage servers, theming, user roles, and logs.
- Auth tokens for third-party integrations.
- **Plugin/Module System**
- Standard interface for adding new functionality (chat systems, analytics, etc.).
- Hooks for events like server creation or theme updates.
- **Automated Unit Tests**
- Coverage for RBAC logic, user registration, server operations.
- **Integration & End-to-end Tests**
- Tests for Docker Compose deployments and theme customizations.
- **Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)**
- Automated builds, tests, and deployments on code changes.
**Documentation & Support**
- **User & Provider Guides**
- Tutorials for creating servers, managing Docker Compose files, customizing themes.
- **Admin Documentation**
- Detailed guides for configuring, scaling, and troubleshooting the platform.
- **Community & Support Channels**
- Optional forum or ticketing system for technical help.