VanillaRP

Where users go to authorize, link their accounts, apply for roles, report bugs and issues, read announcements and a lot more. This hub collected user telemetry for security, creating a matrix fingerprint for each user to assist with administrative duties.

Tools

WordPress

oAuth

xTheme Pro

JavaScript

CSS

MySQL

HTML5

PHP

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Overview

VanillaRP is a very robust portal which allows for authorization and user tracking for administrative actions and access to the game environment.

The moment a user signs up or signs in, basic telemetry is collected to create a server-side 'handprint' of the user. These handprints allow administrative side work to contain soft-flags such as 'possible alt account', allowing for further review to be easier when looking into troubled accounts.

Full Website

oAuth

Application Flow

Profile Themes

Ticket Portal

Discord API

Security Features

User Tracking

Queue System

Responsive Design

Queue Up!

One of the biggest issues with creating a game server like VanillaRP is the technology used to onboard users into the game world. A 3rd party service acts as a main portal for user traffic, and there are limitations with this system.

The way we fixed this with VanillaRP was by creating a Queue system which is accessed from the website, reducing several security risks and rate limiting connection attempts to the server. This also helps us mask the true IP of the server until a user is allowed to connect, reducing attack surface for bad actors.