RustCMS 1.4.4.1

V2.0 is on the horizon!

Release is set to end of June (v2.0)

- I am adding more screenshots along the way till the demo release, the main part is making everything front-end at the moment. The backend is 95% done. 

- Added couple new screenshots, also proof of code.

RustCMS is a specialized content management system built from the ground up to serve the needs of Rust gaming communities. With its intuitive admin interface, powerful server management tools, and player-focused features, RustCMS helps you create an engaging community hub for your Rust servers. The CMS is fully database-driven and is developed in a MVC structured code style.

  Notable Features

   # For Server Owners

• -  Complete Database-Driven System: All settings, servers, and content managed through the database
• -  Complete Server Management: Add unlimited servers with detailed information
• -  Automatic Status Updates: Real-time server status and player count tracking
• -  RustServers.gg Integration: Streamlined voting and server statistics
• -  Staff Management: Organize your admin team with role-based permissions
• -  News Publishing: Keep your community informed with a powerful article system
• - Custom Pages: Create custom pages from the CMS, no need to mess with files.

### For Players

• -  Server Information: Clear, accessible server details and connection options
• -  Community Updates: Stay informed with the latest news and announcements
• -  Staff Directory: Connect with the server administration team
• -  Voting Rewards: Support your favorite servers with integrated voting

### For Developers

• -  100% Database-Driven: No hardcoded configurations, everything managed through the database
• -  Extensible Design: Built with customization and extension in mind
• -  Modern Codebase: (MVC) Clean, well-documented PHP code
• -  Mobile Responsive: Perfect display on all devices

#### Requirements
- PHP 8.0 or higher
- MySQL 5.7 or higher / MariaDB 10.3 or higher
- Web server (Apache, Nginx, etc.)

RustCMS v2.0 Development Roadmap

This document outlines the planned development path for RustCMS, 
including completed milestones, current development priorities, and future enhancements.

##  Completed Milestones

## Initial Setup 

- Created project structure with the following directories:

  - app/

    - config/

    - controllers/

    - models/

    - views/

    - public/

      - css/

      - js/

      - images/

    - admin/

    - core/

- Set up basic file organization

- Initialized progress tracking file

## Core System Development 

- Created main application architecture

- Implemented core classes:

  - Application.php - Main application controller

  - Database.php - Database connection and query handling

  - Router.php - URL routing and request handling

  - Session.php - Session management and security

- Created autoloader for class loading

- Defined application routes in routes.php

- Created base controller class (BaseController.php)

- Implemented HomeController for the main page

## Frontend Development 

- Created view templates:

  - Main layout template (layouts/main.php)

  - Home page template (home.php)

  - Error pages (404.php, 500.php)

- Implemented responsive design using Bootstrap 5

- Added support for flash messages

## Installation System 

- Created installation wizard with multi-step process:

  - System requirements check

  - Database configuration

  - Site configuration

  - Admin account creation

  - Installation completion

- Implemented templates for each installation step

- Created configuration sample file (config.sample.php)

## Database Implementation 

- Created schema.sql with tables for users, servers, news, staff, pages, settings, server votes, and server status

- Implemented database installer script

- Updated installation process to create database and admin user

## Server Management 

- Created ServerController with methods for listing servers, viewing server details, and voting

- Added server status updating functionality

- Created server views directory

## Admin Panel Development

- Created admin controllers:

  - DashboardController.php - Admin dashboard with statistics

  - ServerController.php - Manage servers (CRUD operations)

  - UserController.php - Manage users (CRUD operations)

  - NewsController.php - Manage news articles (CRUD operations)

  - SettingsController.php - System settings management

- Updated routes to include admin functions

- Implemented permission control for admin area access

- Created admin panel views:

  - Admin layout template (layouts/admin.php)

  - Dashboard view with statistics (admin/dashboard.php)

  - Server management views (admin/servers/*)

  - User management views (admin/users/*)

- Added CSS and JavaScript for admin functionality

- Implemented responsive admin design using Bootstrap 5

## Authentication System

- Implemented AuthController with login, registration, and logout functionality

- Created login and registration form views

- Added password hashing and security measures

- Implemented session handling for logged-in users

- Added user role-based redirects after login

- Created user registration with validation and security checks

- Set up flash messages for authentication feedback

- Added password reset functionality with secure token-based system

- Created forgot password and reset password views

- Implemented email notification for password reset requests

## User Profile System 

- Implemented UserController with profile viewing and editing functionality

- Created user profile view with personal information display

- Added user social media integration (Steam, Discord)

- Implemented profile editing with validation

- Added avatar upload functionality

- Created user activity tracking

- Integrated server favorites display

## News Management System 

- Implemented news article creation interface

- Added news categories and tags functionality

- Created news listing and detail views

- Implemented featured news for homepage display

- Added rich text editor for content creation

- Implemented image uploads for news articles

- Added comment system for news articles:

  - User comment submission

  - Comment moderation system

  - Comment approval workflow

  - Admin comment management interface

- Implemented social media sharing for articles

- Added view count tracking for articles

- Created related articles functionality

## Staff Management System 

- Created StaffController for frontend display of staff members

- Implemented staff listing page with position grouping

- Added user profile integration for staff members

- Created admin StaffController for staff management

- Implemented admin staff listing page

- Added functionality to add new staff members

- Created edit functionality for staff positions and information

- Implemented staff deletion functionality

- Added display order control for staff members

- Created views for staff management in admin panel

- Added social media links for staff profiles (Steam, Discord)

## Custom Pages System 

- Created PageController for viewing custom pages on the frontend

- Implemented custom page view with metadata support

- Created admin PageController for page management

- Implemented admin page listing view

- Added functionality to create and edit custom pages

- Implemented rich text editor for page content

- Added SEO metadata management (title, description, keywords)

- Created publish/unpublish functionality for pages

- Added navigation menu integration for custom pages

- Implemented page deletion functionality

- Created URL slug generation and management

- Added menu ordering for pages displayed in navigation

## Server Management Enhancements 

- Set up RCON integration for Rust server management

  - Created RustRcon core class for RCON protocol implementation

  - Implemented RconController for admin panel

  - Added RCON console interface for server management

  - Added player management (view, kick, ban)

  - Added server info display

  - Added broadcast message functionality

  - Implemented command execution logging

- Implemented server status monitoring cron job

  - Created automated server status checking

  - Added player tracking

  - Implemented server information updating

## Server Statistics and Analytics 

- Implemented server statistics system

  - Created StatisticsController for admin panel

  - Added player count charts with multiple timeframes (day, week, month, year)

  - Implemented server uptime tracking and visualization

  - Added peak player time analysis

  - Created player growth charts

- Added player statistics functionality

  - Implemented top players tracking

  - Added unique player counting

  - Created recent players list

  - Added player connection history

## Server Backup Management

- Created BackupController for admin panel

- Implemented backup database tables

  - server_backups for storing backup records

  - server_backup_logs for tracking backup operations

- Added backup functionality

  - Create backups of Rust servers

  - Download server backups

  - Restore servers from backups

  - Delete backups

- Implemented backup settings management

  - Backup directory configuration

  - Automatic backup scheduling

  - Maximum backups per server setting

- Created backup views

  - Backup management overview (index.php)

  - Backup history for specific servers (history.php)

- Added backup integration with RCON

  - Server communication during backup operations

  - Server status management during restore

- Implemented backup logging and tracking

  - Record backup creation information

  - Track backup operations (create, download, restore, delete)

## Server Wipe Management System 

- Created WipeController for admin panel

- Implemented wipe database table (server_wipes)

- Added wipe management functionality:

  - Schedule wipes with different types (map, blueprint, full)

  - Execute wipes with automatic pre-wipe backups

  - Cancel scheduled wipes

  - Track wipe history per server

- Created wipe notification system:

  - Manual notification sending through admin panel

  - Automatic notification via cron job

  - Player broadcasts with time remaining information

- Implemented wipe views:

  - Wipe management overview (index.php)

  - Wipe history for specific servers (history.php)

  - Wipe scheduling form (schedule.php)

- Added integration with existing systems:

  - Backup system for pre-wipe and post-wipe backups

  - RCON system for server communication during wipes

  - Logging of all wipe-related actions

- Created cron job for automatic wipe notifications (notify_wipes.php)

# Plugin Management System

- Created database tables for plugin management:

  - server_plugins: store plugin metadata and status

  - plugin_configs: store plugin configuration values

- Implemented PluginController for admin panel

- Added plugin management functionality:

  - List plugins by server

  - Add new plugins with file uploads

  - View plugin details and configuration

  - Edit plugin information and configuration

  - Enable/disable plugins

  - Delete plugins

  - Reload plugins

- Implemented file handling for plugin management:

  - Upload plugin files (.cs for Oxide/uMod)

  - Upload plugin configuration files (JSON)

  - Download plugin files

- Added plugin configuration management:

  - Add/edit/delete configuration values

  - Support multiple data types (string, number, boolean, array, object)

  - Push configuration to server

  - Pull configuration from server

- Created plugin management views:

  - Plugin overview (index.php)

  - Server plugins (server.php)

  - Add plugin form (add.php)

  - Plugin details (view.php)

  - Edit plugin (edit.php)

- Updated admin navigation with new plugin management section

- Integrated with RCON system for server plugin 

- Created sample plugin and configuration files for testing

# Player Ban Management System 

 Created database tables for ban management:
  - player_bans: store ban information
  - ban_appeals: store ban appeal records
  - ban_logs: track ban-related actions
- Implemented BanController for admin panel with functionality:
  - List bans by server
  - Add new bans with online player selection
  - View ban details with history and appeals
  - Edit ban information
  - Unban players with RCON integration
  - Ban logging system
  - Search functionality for bans across all servers
- Created ban appeals system:
  - List all appeals with status
  - Review and approve/reject appeals
  - Automatically unban on approval
- Added ban management views:
  - Ban management overview (index.php)
  - Server bans (server.php)
  - Add ban form (add.php)
  - Ban details (view.php)
  - Edit ban form (edit.php)
  - Ban appeals listing (appeals.php)
  - Appeal review form (review-appeal.php)
  - Ban search interface (search.php)
- Updated admin navigation with new ban management section
- Added routes for ban management
- Implemented ban enforcement via RCON
- Added player Steam profile linking
- Created flexible ban durations (temporary or permanent)

## Server Performance Monitoring System

- Created database tables for performance monitoring:

  - server_performance: store server performance metrics

  - performance_thresholds: define alert thresholds for various metrics

  - performance_alerts: track created alerts

  - maintenance_windows: schedule maintenance periods

  - recovery_actions: define automatic actions for threshold violations

- Implemented ServerPerformance model with comprehensive functionality:

  - Save and retrieve performance metrics

  - Collect metrics from Rust servers via RCON

  - Threshold management and violation detection

  - Alert creation and management

  - Maintenance window scheduling

  - Recovery action execution

- Implemented PerformanceController for the admin panel with features:

  - Server performance dashboard with real-time metrics

  - Performance history visualization

  - Threshold management

  - Alert monitoring and acknowledgment

  - Maintenance window scheduling

  - Recovery action configuration

- Created views for the performance monitoring system:

  - Main dashboard showing server status

  - Server detail page with metrics

  - Historical metrics visualization

  - Threshold management interface

  - Alert listing and management

  - Maintenance window scheduling

  - Recovery action configuration

- Added cron job for automatic metric collection

- Integrated with existing RCON system for server communication

- Implemented real-time metric visualization with progress bars

## Theme System Development 

- Created Theme model for theme management functionality:

  - Get all available themes from filesystem

  - Set and retrieve active theme information

  - Manage theme-specific assets (CSS/JS)

  - Support custom layouts for themes

  - Handle theme variable management

- Implemented ThemeController for the admin panel:

  - Theme listing and activation

  - Theme customization interface

  - Save theme customization values

  - Generate custom CSS from templates and variables

- Created theme management views:

  - Theme listing (admin/themes/index.php)

  - Theme customization (admin/themes/customize.php)

- Updated BaseController to support theme integration:

  - Added theme instance initialization

  - Modified view rendering to support custom theme layouts

  - Added layout file selection based on active theme

- Modified main layout to include theme assets:

  - Added theme CSS and JS injection points

  - Added support for theme variable values

- Created theme directory structure:

  - app/public/themes/ for theme files

  - Support for theme assets (CSS, JavaScript)

  - Support for custom layouts

- Implemented sample "Dark Theme":

  - Created theme configuration (theme.json)

  - Added CSS template with variable placeholders

  - Created custom JavaScript for theme-specific functionality

  - Added custom layout override

  - Implemented variable-based design system

  - Added user-configurable theme settings:

    - Color scheme customization

    - Typography options

    - Animation toggles

    - UI element styling

- Added routes for theme management in routes.php

- Updated autoloader to include Theme model

- Added animation support with conditional activation

- Implemented gradient header styling for Dark theme

- Added server status display in footer for Dark theme

- Enhanced navigation with icons in Dark theme

## Notification System Implementation 

- Created Notification model for notification management:

  - Methods for creating notifications for individual users or roles

  - Functions for retrieving user notifications with pagination

  - Tracking unread notification counts

  - Mark-as-read functionality for individual or all notifications

  - Deletion features for notification management

  - User notification preferences (email/site notifications, notification types)

- Implemented NotificationController for user-facing notification operations:

  - Viewing user notifications with pagination

  - Real-time unread notification count retrieval via AJAX

  - Mark-as-read functionality with AJAX support

  - Notification deletion

  - Preferences management

- Created admin NotificationController for notification management:

  - Send notifications to all users, specific roles, or selected users

  - View notification statistics

  - User search functionality for specific targeting

- Implemented Mailer utility for email notifications:

  - PHPMailer integration

  - Configuration-based SMTP setup

  - HTML email templates for notifications

  - Support for attachments and customization

- Created notification views:

  - User notification listing with type-based styling

  - User notification preferences management interface

  - Admin notification creation form with recipient selection

  - Admin notification statistics dashboard with charts

- Updated layouts to integrate notifications:

  - Added notification badge to main layout's navigation

  - Real-time notification updates with JavaScript

  - Notification access in admin panel sidebar

  - Added notification-specific routes

- Added full support for notification preferences:

  - Email notification opt-in/out

  - Notification type filtering (system, news, server, user)

  - Default preferences for new users

## Event Logging System Implementation

- Created EventLog model with comprehensive logging functionality:

  - Methods for logging events of different types (system, user, server, security)

  - Functions for retrieving event logs with filtering and pagination

  - Helper methods for common event types

  - Log retention policies and cleanup functionality

- Added EventLogController for the admin panel:

  - Event logs listing with filtering options (type, action, user, date range)

  - View detailed event logs with metadata

  - Export logs to CSV for backup and analysis

  - Configure log retention settings

  - Clear old logs based on retention policy

- Implemented database table for event logs:

  - Storing event type, action, description

  - Recording user ID and IP address

  - Saving additional metadata as JSON

  - Tracking timestamps for all events

- Created event logs views:

  - Main event logs listing with filters (index.php)

  - Event log details view (view.php)

  - Event log settings (settings.php)

- Added helper functions for common system events:

  - logSystemEvent for system-wide events

  - logUserEvent for user-related actions

  - logServerEvent for server management activities

  - logSecurityEvent for security-related incidents

- Integrated event logging throughout the application:

  - Authentication events (login, registration, password reset)

  - User management events (create, update, delete)

  - Server management operations (status change, configuration)

  - System settings changes

  - Security-related activities (failed logins, suspicious behavior)

- Added routes for event log management

- Updated admin navigation with event logs section

- Implemented log visualization in the admin interface

- Added export functionality for compliance and analysis

## Server Categories System

- Created ServerCategory model for server categorization:

  - Methods for creating and managing server categories

  - Functions for assigning servers to categories

  - Support for hierarchical category structures

- Implemented server category management in the admin panel:

  - Create, edit, and delete server categories

  - Assign servers to multiple categories

  - Reorder categories for display purposes

- Updated server listing to support category-based views:

  - Filter servers by category

  - Display category badges on server cards

  - Category-specific server layouts

- Added server category selection in server creation/editing forms

- Created category-specific pages for showcasing servers by category:

  - Vanilla servers listing

  - Modded servers listing

  - PvP/PvE specific server views

- Updated server search functionality to include category filters

- Enhanced navigation to include category-based server browsing

## Donation and Payment System 

- Created complete donation and payment system with:
  - Configurable payment gateways (PayPal integration)
  - Donation store with product management
  - Donation goals with progress tracking
  - Donation tiers with rewards system
  - Shopping cart functionality
  - Order history tracking
  - Admin dashboard with sales statistics
  - Payment IPN handlers for automatic order processing
  - Email notifications for payments
  - Integration with server RCON for automatic reward delivery

## Social Media Integration System

- Created database structure for social media integration:
  - Social platforms configuration table
  - User social connections table
  - Social posts management table
  - Social webhooks table
  - Feed caching table
  - Social settings table
- Implemented core models:
  - SocialSettings: Manage platform configurations and general settings
  - SocialConnection: Handle user connections to social platforms
  - SocialPost: Manage social media posts and publishing
- Created platform interface and factory pattern:
  - SocialPlatformInterface: Standardized interface for all platforms
  - SocialPlatformFactory: Factory pattern for platform instantiation
  - Implemented Discord platform as reference implementation
- Developed controllers:
  - SocialController: User-facing connection management
  - Admin/SocialController: Admin panel for social media management
- Added features:
  - Social login functionality with Discord, Steam, Twitter
  - Profile connections management
  - Social rewards for linking accounts
  - Social posting system with scheduling
  - Auto-sharing for news and events
  - Discord widget integration
  - Social feed displays
- Updated user profiles to show connected social accounts
- Added social sharing buttons for content
- Implemented webhooks for real-time platform events

## Localization System Implementation 

- Created comprehensive localization system with:

  - Multi-language support with language selection

  - Database-driven translation management

  - User language preferences

  - Browser language detection

  - Admin panel for language and translation management

  - Import/export functionality for translations

  - Translation groups for better organization

  - Translation fallback to default language

  - Integration with views and controllers via the trans() helper function

## Two-Factor Authentication System 

- Created comprehensive two-factor authentication system with:

  - Support for authenticator apps (TOTP)

  - User-friendly setup wizard with QR code

  - Recovery codes for emergency access

  - Two-factor verification during login

  - Management interface for enabling/disabling 2FA

  - Regeneration of recovery codes

  - Security events logging

  - Profile integration for easy access

  - Protection of sensitive actions with 2FA verification

## Custom Themes Upload System

  - Created a complete custom themes upload and management system:
  - Database structure for storing theme information
  - Theme upload functionality with ZIP archive support
  - Theme validation and automatic installation
  - Theme settings management with customizable options
  - Theme activation and deletion
  - User-friendly theme management interface
  - Theme preview support
  - Documentation for theme development

## Anti-Piracy System

  - Created anti-piracy system with Codefling integration:
  - License key validation during installation
  - Product verification with Codefling API
  - Secure license storage mechanism
  - Periodic license validation checks
  - Admin license management interface
  - License status notifications
  - Graceful handling of license issues

  ©Copyright:  

 @TimRS For Version 2.0 & 1.0 Back-end & 2.0 Front-end
                                                                                                                                   

@Kodak VAC For Version 1.0 Front-end