ASA Server Manager 2.0 - Documentation Index
Welcome to the technical documentation for the ARK: Survival Ascended Server Manager 2.0. This documentation provides an in-depth look at the application's architecture, page-by-page functionality, and backend service logic.
🏗️ Architecture Overview
The application is built using a modern desktop stack:
- Frontend: React 18, TypeScript, Vite, TailwindCSS, Zustand (State Management).
- Backend: Rust, Tauri 2.0 (Framework), SQLite (Database), RCON (Protocol).
- Communication: Tauri IPC (Inter-Process Communication) for seamless interaction between the UI and Rust backend.
📂 Documentation Sections
1. System Architecture
Detailed breakdown of the core systems, data flow, and state management patterns.
2. Frontend Pages (/src/pages)
Documentation for each user interface module:
- 📊 Dashboard - Real-time monitoring and server status.
- 🖥️ Server Manager - Server installation and lifecycle management.
- 🧩 Mod Manager - CurseForge integration and modpack handling.
- ⚙️ Config Editor - Visual and raw INI editing.
- 🔄 Backups - Local and cloud backup management.
- 🔗 Cluster Manager - Multi-server cluster configurations.
- 📟 RCON & Logs - Command execution and log monitoring.
- 🤖 AI Assistant - Intelligent log analysis and troubleshooting.
- 🔌 Tools & Plugins - Discord bot, Plugin manager, and UPnP.
3. Backend Services (/src-tauri/src/services)
Technical deep-dives into the Rust logic:
- 🚀 Process Manager - Handles server startup/shutdown.
- 📡 ArkRcon - Custom ASA-specific RCON implementation.
- 🛡️ Security & Steam - Admin privileges and SteamCMD integration.
- ☁️ Cloud & Discord - Backup sync and Discord bridge.
4. Developer Guides
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