Can this be self hosted? Yes!

[Magnum97]

First I would like to say this looks amazing. The web interface is so clean and responsive.
I would however prefer to self host this- is that possible and what steps would I need to take to get this done? I have Minecraft server and webserver hosted on a VPS.

[Osiris-Team]

18.02.2023: AutoPlug-Web SELF-HOST version released! 🥳 👏
Buy it now at: https://autoplug.one/store

19.12.22 Self hosted version will be available soon. Im not sure about the price yet.

Thanks for the kind words @Magnum97 . It was a lot of work, so I appreciate it.
You can not self-host the AutoPlug-Webserver at the moment and I'm not yet sure if you will ever be able to.
That's why I wrote the list below. I'll leave this issue open for further discussion and add arguments to the list, so feel free to share your opinion.

Cons self-hosting:

• AutoPlug-Web uses a lot of resources (since its based on vaadin) and optimizing it for self-hosting would mean a lot of work.
• I put a lot of effort into developing its web components, so I wouldn't want to share all that precious work for some dude to copy and make it his own. That's why currently the code for AutoPlug-Web is private.
• You have basically no impact on your Minecraft servers performance when using AutoPlug-Web, since the webserver is hosted by me (compared to other web-panels) and connections are only established when logged in.
• You don't need to care about the webservers security and its encryption (SSL). The only thing you need is a strong password.
• You can access your server from anywhere at any time, without needing to open any extra ports.
• I wouldn't get any revenue from this project for all the work I put into it over the years.

Pros self-hosting:

• I wouldn't have to pay for a webserver every month.
• I wouldn't have to worry about my users' data and its security/protection.
• You wouldn't need to rely on an external service and thus not worry about it being unavailable.
• You would have access to the complete code and thus feel more secure.

[ahdg6]

I would like to say this plugin is amazing and thank you for making plugin update autometely possible but if I use this from a country with Internet censorship (like China).
The connection to AutoPlugin-Web would be slow and updater can not work correctly.
As a result,I would prefer to self-hosted this,hope it can come true one day.

[Osiris-Team]

@ahdg6 Oh I see. Sry I to hear that :/ I hope the connection is not too slow...
But your point is pretty valid and I'm going to add it to the list.

[Osiris-Team]

@ahdg6 Good news for you! I'm planning on making the complete update checking client-side, so that registration and use of AutoPlug-Web will be completely optional!
This should drastically increase the checking time for you. I'll try to make the checking asynchronous, so that all your plugins can be checked at the same time.

[Osiris-Team]

@ahdg6 v2.0 now has the search algorithm inside of the client, so your plugin checking speed wont be affected from your internet connection

[ahdg6]

@ahdg6 v2.0 now has the search algorithm inside of the client, so your plugin checking speed wont be affected from your internet connection

wow,that would be awesome,I will try it when I have spare time.
Thank you for your amazing work.

[Osiris-Team]

Closing this since it doesn't look like there will be much further discussion.

[Osiris-Team]

Self hosted version will be available soon. Im not sure about the price yet but I am thinking of 499€ one time payment with life-time updates. And as alternative monthly payment.