W3Arena w3arena.pro
An online gaming and community platform I built end to end and run on my own: a website and forum, a Windows app, a shop, an admin console and a fleet of game servers.
9,400+registered accounts
17,000+games hosted
80+ serversin 6+ regions
15+public releases since August
How the platform fits together
W3Arena platformAccounts, ranks and games, shared by every part- WebsiteLanding page, live stats, ladders
- Forum5+ regions, reports with the replay
- Windows appChat, voice, matchmaking, rejoin
- ShopMemberships, wallet, receipts
- Admin console28+ sections, 137+ permissions
- AI translation6+ languages, spend caps
- Game servers80+ servers in 6+ regions
- Standby serverStays in sync, takes over
Built with
- Website, forum, consoleNode.jsJavaScriptSocket.IOHTMLCSSSQLShellLive updates sent as changes only
- Windows appElectronJavaScriptCHTMLCSSNSISSigned auto-update, strict content-security policy, Windows 7 to 11, 6+ languages
- UpdaterGoA starter that installs the next version and falls back to the working one
- Native Windows codeCkoffiPythoncapstoneCrash recovery and reconnect built in at the native level
- ForumTipTapNode.jsA rich editor with cards, spoilers and polls; a sanitizer tested on 441+ attack inputs
- Stream overlayServer-Sent EventsA live rank card for OBS and Streamlabs, pushed when a game ends
- Game serversC++GHost++ baseJASSGoNSISPowerShellDockerLinuxOne source, x86 and ARM, updated as each game ends
- Reconnect gatewayCC++MakefileA dropped player rejoins the running game
- VoiceWebRTCcoturnTeam voice in game, with a relay server
- DataMySQLRedisProxySQLA standby copy kept in sync, backups restore-tested
- Network and deliveryNginxCloudflareWireGuardPM2Blue/green releases that disconnect nobody, tests before every update
- AIClaude APIChat translation with a monthly spend cap and per-user limits
- PaymentsPayPalCryptoLocal sellersTebex (before)OtherWallet, receipts and refunds, sellers in 6+ countries
- SecurityEd25519Every update signed with our own keys and checked before it installs
- OpsBashPythonPowerShellGitDeploy, lock and patch tools, all or nothing with a revert
- Clouds3+ cloud providersStandby regionOne fleet across 3+ providers, with a standby region