{"id":1239,"date":"2019-12-09T11:10:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartfoxserver.com\/blog\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2019-12-09T11:10:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:10:22","slug":"the-new-admintool-beta-is-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartfoxserver.com\/blog\/the-new-admintool-beta-is-available\/","title":{"rendered":"The new AdminTool (beta) is available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the progressive retirement of the Flash platform we started researching how to port our SmartFoxServer 2X <strong>Admin Tool <\/strong>to the<strong> HTML5<\/strong> <strong>environment<\/strong>. This has led to a significant investment of time as many of the frameworks and tools available\u00a0for Flash development did not have an equivalent in the browser\u00a0world.\u00a0Another major time sink was\u00a0rethinking a significant portion of our workflow and finding good replacements for visual components that would render correctly on devices of all sizes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1240\" src=\"http:\/\/smartfoxserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/admin-new.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartfoxserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/admin-new.png 800w, https:\/\/smartfoxserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/admin-new-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/smartfoxserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/admin-new-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/smartfoxserver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/admin-new-624x423.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the launch of <strong>SmartFoxServer 2X 2.14<\/strong> we&#8217;re happy to announce the beta phase of the new <strong>HTML 5 AdminTool<\/strong>, which will replace the existing Flash-based\u00a0one during 2020.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>\u00bb\u00a0What is available<\/h2>\n<p>In the current beta the new AdminTool provides the following modules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Server Configurator<\/li>\n<li>Zone Configurator<\/li>\n<li>Zone Monitor<\/li>\n<li>BlueBox Monitor<\/li>\n<li>Extension Manager<\/li>\n<li>Servlet Manager<\/li>\n<li>License Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All these modules are in <em>complete state\u00a0<\/em>meaning that they&#8217;re perfectly usable and they map 100% of the features we have in the Flash-based tool.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bb\u00a0What is\u00a0missing<\/h2>\n<p>The following modules are still under\u00a0development and will be shipped in\u00a0the final version of the tool:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log Viewer<\/li>\n<li>Ban Manager<\/li>\n<li>Analytics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00bb Getting Started<\/h2>\n<p>Since the new AdminTool uses Websocket (rather than TCP socket)\u00a0to connect to the server you will need to change the <strong>admin port <\/strong>value to <strong>8080<\/strong>, under\u00a0<strong>Server Configurator &gt; Remote Admin<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Also make sure that the Websocket service is active from <strong>Server Configurator<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Web Server<\/strong>, then<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">restart SmartFoxServer (if necessary also update your firewall rules)..<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In alternative you can also set the <strong>admin port value to -1<\/strong>, in which case the port check for admin connections will be skipped and you\u00a0will be able to connect with both the Flash and HTML5 admin tools.<\/p>\n<p>Once this is done you can point your browser to: <em>http:\/\/your-server-address:8080\/admin-new<\/em> and you will be welcomed by the login screen.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bb\u00a0Bug reports and feedback<\/h2>\n<p>If you encounter any issues or bugs while using the new beta AdminTool <strong>make sure to let us know<\/strong> via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartfoxserver.com\/forums\/viewforum.php?f=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support forums<\/a>. Send us the details of your client platform and a description of the issue alongside any\u00a0the error messages (client and\/or server) you&#8217;re getting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the progressive retirement of the Flash platform we started researching how to port our SmartFoxServer 2X Admin Tool to the HTML5 environment. 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