We're releasing ManiaHost for Maniaplanet, an application that you host and that allows players to rent dedicated servers with Planets - giving you additional Planets revenues.
ManiaHost consists of a Manialink where people can come and rent servers for a given amount of time (for as little as 1 hour). The backend of ManiaHost is responsible for starting the Dedicated Servers, handling transactions, etc.
Free, open-source and written in PHP, you'll need the following items to run a ManiaHost instance:
- A server running Lunix or Windows (see documentation for more requirements)
- A Maniaplanet player account
- Dedicated Server logins
You get started with ManiaHost by reading the documentation on the project Website: http://code.google.com/p/maniahost/
As always, questions, feedback and bug reports are welcome.
Have fun!