Getting Started
This is the quickstart guide for VyHub. For additional information, read our further guides.
Get your VyHub Instance
Using VyHub for your gaming community is as easy as a few clicks are.
- Create your account on vyhub.net.
- Go to the Dashboard and click
Create Instance
. - Fill out the required details. See instance guide for more information.
- Click
Submit
.
Your VyHub instance is usually created within a few minutes. Your instance is ready as soon as the status changes to Provisioned
. You can find the status by visiting the instance details page.
Open your VyHub Instance
Congratulations you can now connect and login to your VyHub instance under the domain you have chosen in the installation process. You can find the frontend URL on the details page of your instance.
All further steps are accomplished within the settings panel of your VyHub instance
(your-domain.com/settings)
Connect your Gameserver
One of the first things to do is to connect your gameserver with VyHub.
Each gameserver is organised in a serverbundle.
All servers within a serverbundle are from the same type (e.g. GMOD, Minecraft, Discord)
- (optional) Navigate to the
Server
settings and create your serverbundle.
We are going to choose the default group for new users in this bundle later. - Now it's time to connect your server, which is done in the same settings menu.
Follow the displayed instructions. - Install the fitting gameserver addon to your server. You can find it on this page in the "Game Integrations" section. (For example Garry's Mod or Minecraft)
Groups
You can now create all the user groups that you want.
Memberships in a user group are scoped to a serverbundle.
- Navigate to the
Group
settings and create your group. - The permission level is used to decide which users can be targeted by a member of the group
- e.g. A user with permission level 42 can't target another user with the level of 99.
A group has properties to control the user right management and access control.
Additional to properties, admins have all permissions. More admins can be added on vyhub.net.
- Now edit the created group, switch to the
Properties
tab and choose all needed properties. - At the
Mappings
tab, you can map the VyHub group to an in-game group. - Go back to the
Server
tab, edit your serverbundle and choose a created group as default group.
Shop
Payment Gateways
Payment gateways (e.g. Paypal, Stripe) available for your customers can be added in the Payment Gateway
settings.
You need to provide the VyHub instance with the payment providers secrets. These secrets can be obtained directly from the payment provider after creating an account with them.
Tax
For correct taxation of your sales, tax rules for your target countries must be created.
In the
General
settings of the shop, you can decide whether or not buyers from countries where no tax rule is specified are allowed to use your shop.
To provide the correct tax information go to the Tax
settings.
Reward
A reward may execute some action after a packet has been applied to a user.
Create a reward in the Reward
settings.
Packet
Your created packets are available for purchase in the shop.
Packets are ordered within categories. Categories are created in the Category
settings.
A price is set in the Payment
tab.
Do not forget to select the rewards the user receives after purchasing the packet.
Customize your Community
VyHub is customizable for your needs.
Try changing the theme in the theme settings or start creating your own pages in the navigation settings.
You can set the community name in the General
settings.
Congratulations you are all set up!